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1957: The mysterious disappearance of the Pattersons

Some said it was space aliens. Others said it was clearly a kidnapping. Or had they just run off to a tropical island to start a new life?

No one in El Paso could understand how William and Margaret Patterson had so thoroughly vanished—and 67 years later, we’re still no closer to an answer.