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Why Did Amelia Simmons Disappear Essay

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Here today, gone tomorrow and never to be seen again. Thousands of people go missing each year in the United States, leaving behind mysteries without any clues. People disappear into what seems like thin air without a trace as to why they disappeared. In some cases, the person that disappeared is eventually found either alive or dead. Whether it is a year after the person went missing or fifty years after. Some families of a disappeared person finding out that their loved one is dead and knowing what happened to them is better than never finding them and constantly wondering about them. This is the story of Amelia Simmons who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind no clues as to why she disappeared or any clues to what had happened to …show more content…

A young woman leaves work one summer night and never returns, Amelia Simmons disappeared on August 7th, 1797 in Hartford, Connecticut. Mary Tolford Amelias best friend and neighbor knew Amelias daily routine better than Amelia herself somedays so, when Amelia never returned home from her two to ten o’clock shift at the local general store. Mary immediately knew something was terribly wrong, because Amelia was not the type of person to meander around after her shift. Mary had known Amelia since she was five years old and knew that if Amelia did have plans she would have informed her the day before so she would not …show more content…

He had worked from ten o’clock that mourning to six-o’clock that evening at the general store before he returned home and spending the rest of the day with his wife and children. When questioned if he had any clues about what might have happened to Amelia, he began telling the police about what a wonderful person Amelia was, always eager to learn new things, great with the customers and had the kindest and purest heart he had ever seen. However, much like Mary, ted informed the police of Amelias uneasiness around the Indians passing

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