Amelia Earhart Part I: The Lady Vanishes

Ever since Amelia Earhart made her last radio transmission somewhere over the Pacific, theories about her disappearance have proliferated; more than 80 years later, the constant retelling of her story shows no signs of slowing. Although the search to find a “smoking gun” has yielded little evidence, there are many who believe they know how Amelia’s story ended. Whether they’re right or wrong, one thing remains true: Their stories have little to do with Amelia herself.
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Check out the maps of Amelia Earhart’s flight plan as well as archival photos, and take a peek inside Bob Ballard’s search vessel (nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/inside-…) in a National Geographic story about Ballard’s expedition. You can also watch the documentary Expedition Amelia (disneyplus.com/movies/expedition-amelia/6iFF9z…) on Disney+.
See the final radio log (docsteach.org/documents/document/earhart-radio…) between Earhart and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca on the morning she disappeared.

Also explore:
Learn about how cadaver dogs are used around the world to help uncover what humans can’t detect (akc.org/expert-advice/training/cadaver-dogs-ho…).
There’s a reason humans are such good storytellers—it’s to our evolutionary advantage. Learn about why we crave the ending to a story (time.com/5043166/storytelling-evolution).

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