Aliens, Espionage, or Murder? Inside Texas’s Most Bizarre Missing Persons Case: The Patterson's

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This episode explores the mysterious disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson in Texas in 1957.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Box in the Basement, we examine one of Texas’s most enduring cold cases: the mysterious disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson of El Paso in 1957. The wealthy couple vanished without warning, leaving behind their home, business, finances, and even Margaret’s beloved cat. A strange phone call, a suspicious telegram, questionable letters, and decades of unanswered questions fueled theories ranging from voluntary disappearance to espionage, domestic v...

People in this episode

Hosts: Arlene, Leah, Bree

Topics covered

• missing persons
• cold case
• Texas
• disappearance
• espionage
• true crime

Keywords

• Patterson case
• missing couple
• cold case investigation
• Texas true crime
• 1957 disappearance

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Places: Texas, El Paso

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