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7 Chilling Details Of A Vanishing That Stunned New York
A wealthy heiress disappeared on a winter afternoon, leaving behind a mystery no one could solve.
On the morning of December 12, 1910, Dorothy Arnold left her family’s Upper East Side townhouse with a simple plan.
She told her mother to stay inside due to the chilly weather and said she’d handle the errands alone.
Dorothy had her sights set on finding a dress for an upcoming party. She promised to call home later, but that call never came.
Her day began rather uneventfully — she bought chocolates at Park & Tilford, then strolled to Brentano’s Bookstore, where she picked up a copy of Engaged Girl Sketches.
Shortly afterward, she encountered a friend and mentioned she would be heading home through Central Park and that friend was the last person to speak with her.
Once she disappeared into the city’s streets, there was no confirmed sighting of her ever again. Even today, her name sits at the top of thousands of entries in missing persons databases.
Questions have swirled ever since — did she fall victim to foul play, or was her exit part of something more deliberate?
