The manuscript for the research was extremely large so the story was split between two books, Missing 411 Western United States and Canada and Missing 411 Eastern United States. This is not a phenomenon that has been occurring in just the last few decades, clusters of missing people have been identified as far back as the 1800's. Topography does play a part into the age of the victims and certain clusters have specific age and sex consistency that is baffling. The belief by the relatives is not an isolated occurrence it replicates itself time after time, case after case across North America.The research depicts 28 clusters of missing people across the continent, something that has never been exposed and was a shocking find to researchers. As Search and Rescue personnel exhaust leads and places to search, relatives start to believe kidnappings and abductions have occurred. The book chronicles children, adults and the elderly who disappeared, sometimes in the presence of friends and relatives. Nobody has ever studied the archives for similarities, traits and geographical clusters of missing people, until now.A tip from a national park ranger led to this three year, 7000+ hour investigative effort into understanding the stories behind people who have vanished.

It's understood that people routinely get lost, some want to disappear but this story is about the unusual. (Missing-411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disappeared in the wilds of North America.

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