An anonymous hijacker with $200,000 strapped to his chest steps out of a plane high above the woods of Washington and is never found. A newly appointed New York Supreme Court Judge hails a taxi after dinner one night and rides into oblivion. The body of a famed climber is found on the slopes of Mt. Everest 75 years after he disappeared. They are among history"s most puzzling mysteries--the fates of notable individuals who have vanished without a trace. They have inspired legends, folk tales and dark speculation about their fates. With the help of historians, psychologists and forensic investigators, THE VANISHED speculates about what happened to people like D.B. Cooper, Judge Joseph Crater and Raoul Wallenberg. Examine the few leads we have, and hear theories as to what happened, from the sinister to the bizarre.