Reply #75: The other day on Unsolved Mysteries

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The plane crash of Hale Boggs and Begich in 1972. The plane was never found.

Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) -- also known as Hale Boggs -- of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Married to Corinne Claiborne Boggs; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter and commentator). Born in Long Beach, Harrison County, Miss., February 15, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72; died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Amvets; Catholic War Veterans; Knights of Columbus. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane crash, but apparently the wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. See also: congressional biography.
Nicholas Joseph Begich (1932-1972) -- also known as Nicholas J. Begich -- of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minn., April 6, 1932. Democrat. Member of Alaska state senate, 1963-71; U.S. Representative from Alaska at-large, 1971-72; died in office 1972. Alaska Native and Croatian ancestry. Disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane crash, but apparently the wreckage was never found. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. See also: congressional biography.