John Ballenger

John Clifton Ballenger, property 20, vanished from Satellite Beach, Florida connected June 26, 1977.

John, who was called Cliff by his family, had been connected a treble day astatine the Satellite Theater, watching Star Wars connected the evening of his disappearance. During the movie, helium excused himself to usage the restroom, and ne'er returned.

John was a postgraduate of Satellite High School, but had precocious gotten progressive with intoxicant and drugs. Two friends of his were severely beaten, and the assaults whitethorn person been cause related. Accounts disagree arsenic to whether this occurred earlier oregon aft John’s disappearance, and immoderate sources authorities helium was past seen connected July 26, 1977.

Although authorities initially believed helium was missing of his ain accord and didn’t analyse for 2 years, his household believed helium is deceased, and had him declared legally dormant successful 1990.

It’s beauteous uncommon to spot drugs being a origin successful disappearances from the 1970’s. Of course, things similar marijuana and LSD were everywhere, but radical weren’t mostly killed, oregon adjacent beaten implicit it.

It’s besides unusual that helium had just, astatine least, according to his friends, said helium was utilizing the restroom. I deliberation helium would person had to exit the gathering for thing to person happened to him. The movie theatre lobby, wherever the restroom would person been, would beryllium a precise improbable spot for him to travel to harm.

Perhaps helium near the theater, intending to tally to a adjacent liquor store to sneak immoderate booze into the auditorium, oregon possibly helium ran into idiosyncratic helium knew successful the lobby, who lured him outside.

Both of John’s parents, arsenic good arsenic his brother, are deceased, meaning determination apt isn’t anyone near to look for him.

Sources:

The Charley Project

Orlando Sentinel