What Happened to Richard Cox?

from Tales of History and Imagination · host Simone Whitlow

This week Tales goes true crime - as we travel West Point Military Academy, January 1950. Cadet Richard Colvin Cox receives a mysterious visitor identified only as ‘George.’ A week later, Richard would disappear without a trace. The investigation would uncover several intriguing scenarios, but ultimately are we any closer to knowing what happened to Richard Cox? Sources this week include: I started off with Harry J. Maihoffer’s ‘Oblivion, The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox’ And found two podcasts this week far more useful This episode of Robin Warder’s The Trail Went Cold is excellent. And this episode of Disappearances was decent. Much of my information on West Point came from an old, unpublished blog post I’ve had saved to drafts for three years - I’ll be releasing it as a minisode on The Eggnog Riots for my Patrons on Patreon in coming days. I referred to this LA Times article. And this article from Ohio Wesleyan University Jim Underwood’s articles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. This West Point Alumni article And God knows whatever book I first picked this tale up from more than twenty years ago… Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales of History and Imagination a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly. Tales of History and Imagination is on | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Threads | Instagram | YouTube | Music, writing, narration, mixing yours truly. Visit Simone’s | About Me | Twitter |

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This week Tales goes true crime - as we travel West Point Military Academy, January 1950. Cadet Richard Colvin Cox receives a mysterious visitor identified only as ‘George.’ A week later, Richard would disappear without a trace. The investigation would uncover several intriguing scenarios, but ultimately are we any closer to knowing what happened to Richard Cox? Sources this week include: I started off with Harry J. Maihoffer’s ‘Oblivion, The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox’ And found two podcasts this week far more usefulThis episode of Robin Warder’s The Trail Went Cold is excellent. And this episode of Disappearances was decent. Much of my information on West Point came from an old, unpublished blog post I’ve had saved to drafts for three years - I’ll be releasing it as a minisode on The Eggnog Riots for my Patrons on Patreon in coming days. I referred to this LA Times article. And this article from Ohio Wesleyan UniversityJim Underwood’s articles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.This West Point Alumni article And God knows whatever book I first picked this tale up from more than twenty years ago… Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales of History and Imagination a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly. Tales of History and Imagination is on | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Threads | Instagram | YouTube | Music, writing, narration, mixing yours truly. Visit Simone’s | About Me | Twitter |