William Christie

White/Caucasian, male. On May 8, 1915, William Christie stepped away from the bustle of the Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island after a stranger arrived with the air of authority and a story to match. The visitor introduced himself as a U.S. marshal carrying a court summons for Christie. William Christie left the mine office in Douglas in the man's company and vanished, a disappearance later reported in some accounts under the name James Christie but tied to the same ruse, place, and date. No body ...