8 Famous Musicians Who Mysteriously Disappeared And Were Never Seen Again

8. Connie Converse

Connie Converse was a singer-songwriter who was active in the New York City area in the 1950s.

After years struggling to make ends meet in New York, the folk singer moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1963. During her time there, she worked as a secretary and later as a writer/editor for The Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Converse's tenure with The Journal of Conflict Resolution ended when the organization was auctioned off and moved out of state in 1972. She would struggle with depression following the loss of her job, and her bouts would only worsen when her doctor informed her she would need a hysterectomy.

In 1974, she wrote letters to her family, suggesting she wanted to head west and start a new life and disappeared soon after.

To this day, her fate remains a mystery.

It's possible she simply started over elsewhere, as her letters suggested. Following her disappearance, her brother Philip was reportedly informed that an Elizabeth Converse (Elizabeth was her real name) had surfaced in a phone book ⁠— though he couldn't recall the state. However, he felt that leaving has her choice and decided not to pursue the lead.

Philip Converse believed that his sister likely committed suicide and possibly drove her car into a body of water. However, there is no evidence to support this theory.

Her work remained largely unknown until it was featured on a WNYC radio show in 2004 ⁠— roughly 30 years after her disappearance ⁠— and eventually became a hit on Spotify.