An obituary ahead of timeSourced
The obituary appeared while he was in Australia
British politician John Stonehouse disappeared from a Miami beach in November 1974, leaving clothes behind. He was presumed drowned and obituaries appeared. He had actually travelled to Australia, where he was arrested in Melbourne in December.
The reported ending was not the real ending.
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