Disappearance of Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson
Born
James Harrison Wilson Thompson

(1906-03-21)March 21, 1906
DisappearedMarch 26, 1967 (aged 61)
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
StatusMissing for 58 years, 2 months and 21 days
Known for

James Harrison Wilson Thompson, an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s, vanished in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands on March 26, 1967. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the case created a significant amount of media coverage. Over the years, many theories have been advanced to explain his disappearance.