Sandy Seligman, a 26-year-old man from Vancouver, British Columbia, was last seen on August 17, 1980, in Miami, Florida. Seligman had traveled to Florida as part of a vacation that also took him to the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. While in Miami, he stayed at the Singapore Motel in Bal Harbour and had planned to return home by flying from Miami to Seattle before taking a bus to Vancouver.
On August 15, he called his mother to inform her that he would be coming home in two days and mentioned he had purchased an expensive Colombian emerald as a gift for her.
On the day of his disappearance, August 17, Seligman checked out of his hotel and returned his rental car to Hertz. He was scheduled to board an Eastern Airlines flight later that day but never made it to the airport. There have been no confirmed sightings of him since, and he has not been in contact with family or friends. Despite investigations, few leads have surfaced, leaving the circumstances surrounding his disappearance a mystery.
Several theories have emerged over the years, but none have been substantiated. It remains unclear whether Seligman met with foul play or experienced an accident during the short window of time between checking out of his hotel and his scheduled flight. His case is listed as a missing persons case, and law enforcement, along with online communities, continue to seek information that might help resolve it. Despite various efforts to match him to unidentified remains found in the area, Seligman’s fate is still unknown.Last Seen: Aug 17, 1980
