On this day - 3 December
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Disappearance of Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was an exceedingly famous author responsible for characters including Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. On December 3rd 1926 Christie left her home and disappeared. The car she left in was found the next morning with clothes inside and concerns were raised about what could have happened to her.
She was located on December 14th in a spa hotel in Harrogate. Many theories exist for why she disappeared and what happened during that time, but Christie herself didn't mention it in her autobiography.
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