The Mysteries of Point Pleasant

In late 1966, rumors surfaced of a large, red-eyed creature with large moth-like wings appearing in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. It was the beginning of several months of Mothman sightings and paranormal events for the people of Point Pleasant.

The 2002 movie, The Mothman Prophecies, is based on John Keel's book of the same name published in 1975. Many people now think the events reported during the time period were the results of mass hysteria in the tiny town of 200 residents. 

The creature was even rumored to be somehow connected with the December 15, 1967 collapse of Silver Bridge which left 46 dead.

Many of the events that occurred so many years ago may always be a mystery. But the fact remains that out of the 46 people who died in the bridge collapse - only 44 bodies were recovered. Two people are still missing, Kathy Byus and Maxine Turner. I confirmed that as fact this week with local media.

I also spoke with a Point Pleasant Police Officer and he could not find any evidence of the existence of a missing persons report on file. This was before his time and he didn't recall the two missing ladies. But he was very interested and vowed to follow up on the issue. It is possible he might find information at county or state level. Hopefully the inquiry itself has sparked movement. I'll check back to see what he learns.

Are the bodies of these two ladies still lost somewhere beneath the waters of the Ohio River? Or were they recovered downstream in another town and lie somewhere among the unidentified deceased? Are there family members that can still come forward and make a legitimate missing persons report?

Upstream?
Is it even possible the bodies of Kathy Byus and Maxine Turner could have been carried upstream after the bridge collapse?

It happened in the case of Letitia Luna.

In August of 2000, Letitia's vehicle had been found at the Hernando De Soto Bridge in Memphis, TN. A search of the area and the river "downstream" produced no clues to her disappearance.

A Jane Doe was found days after Letitia's disappearance several hundred miles "upstream" in the state of Kentucky.