The Puzzling Disappearance of Agatha Christie

[@BuzzFeedUnsolvedNetwork]

Make sure to leave your questions for our Post Mortem episode down below!

[@Del_lunesssss]

For The Post Mortem: Is it possible that she was drunk and that's why her car was found like that? Like maybe she lost control of the car

[@agatha6385]

For The Post Mortem: is the hotdaga going to continue?

[@Korethirix]

@@agatha6385 same question here

[@catsdgs]

Down below? Do you mean like a reply to this comment or a seperate comment?

[@lucashauswald8554]

Ok

[@AllieAllieOxenFree21]

I love that Agatha's writing career was born of spite. Her mother wouldn't teach her to read so she taught herself. Her sister bet her she couldn't write a mystery so she did. Love that energy.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

Spite can push people to do amazing things.

[@CieraMychele]

Which is why I would love to believe the theory that she did all this to ruin her husband's weekend w his mistress LMAO

[@Becky.Ray14]

right which gives credence to the theory that she went missing just to expose her husband. she is one to go the distance to be petty.

[@enacrt]

Spite is THE motivation of many of her characters to be fair

[@lindsayeller8649]

She was a baddie

[@AbbyJD]

Clearly, the 'disturbing content' warning was for the horrific english accents

[@bambooisgr8]

Yes!

[@marian7514]

underrated comment 😭

[@catabc-rd8dy]

They were literally great accents. That is literally how they talk and sound.

[@comicallylargetoe]

@@catabc-rd8dy not english are you? 😭

[@catabc-rd8dy]

@@comicallylargetoe Fish n' chips mate. No, I'm not lol.

[@mastergecko1178]

Agatha: “This is literally where I’m at.” UK police: “This is definitely not where she’s at.”

[@steezyastro]

Wow, no replies

[@anon224_]

Lmao

[@mendesarmy1235]

Embarrassed to be British 😅😅

[@marcellinoleopatria4101]

british peak comedy summarized in 2 sentences.

[@ewsoo]

LOL

[@melware1372]

Agatha Christie: *leaves a letter explaining where she is going* UK police: This must be this female hysteria everyone's talking about

[@apaiaa]

an inexplicable species 🤨🤨

[@sunsun5005]

lmao they literally took a dog more seriously than her

[@sageann7490]

yes because we all do that as we go through female hysteria

[@rubygloom3287]

LMAOOOO EXACTLY

[@GaganSingh-nx2yv]

Uk police: Women ☕

[@nathaliemillerr]

shane and ryan: **talk about murder for years and years** youtube on this video and this one only: **content warning**

[@xeniaszekely6268]

Yess omg!! There is a channel about cleaning up crime scenes uncensored, and I've never gotten a content warning for their vids, yet i get one for this...no logic whatsoever

[@nathaliemillerr]

@@xeniaszekely6268 omg I know that channel!! I used to watch it all the time but I unsubscribed because it kept popping up when I was eating lol

[@pixelgamer1599]

I was watching the collective Videos that have full seasons all in one video and some of those also have a warning too so its not just this one lol

[@YellowEllo]

Its because of the suicide references I think

[@kailey2643]

@@nathaliemillerr what’s the channel name? i saw it once but i forget.

[@rorycarruth6258]

The whole world: AGATHA CHRISTIE IS MISSING! WE HAVE TO FIND HER!!! Agatha Christie: 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃

[@sharonwilliam1494]

Please 💀💀💀

[@lanabanananana]

LMAO PLS

[@josefveronbuido8866]

StooOoop😭😭😭

[@adb8003]

She was really just chillin lmfao

[@iamdumb50]

Your so quirky

[@samikshyapanda1280]

*agatha: "i'm literally in yorkshire"* *the police: "nah she wildin"*

[@longlivethebook5877]

Technically, she was wildin'! Out there boogie-ing down on a Wednesday night🥳💃🏽

[@mares7003]

PLSSSS 😭

[@nesquackity]

@@longlivethebook5877 hahah

[@hqtt7957]

@@nesquackity that’s not funny

[@ding-dong_bing-bong]

@@hqtt7957 🅾️ К

[@jalapenopoggers]

Police: man it's so depressing Agatha is gone. Agatha: hey im just at the spa in Yorkshire Police: sometimes I feel like I can still hear her voice 🥺

[@CaseyAvalon]

LMFAOOO

[@babynyancat2002]

Lmao

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

lol

[@MariaKiran1]

😂😂😂

[@CrazyOnAcid]

Lol

[@katiewilliams3148]

There’s no warning for Jack the Ripper but there’s one for Agatha Christie Amazing

[@DanielleVlog365]

Hahahaha

[@sygneg7348]

Looks like the dude in YTs basement who puts content warnings was drunk and gave this a content warning because he doesnt get paid enough to do a good job

[@Gaigai275]

In this day and age, words and pronouns hurt more seemingly.

[@ThePixieixie]

Oh, how the times have changed...

[@oneslikeme]

Haha right? Like, the video on George Reeves right before this talks about suicide and they put up their own warning for it. And they did with this one too. But KZbin has to butt in on this one for some reason wtf

[@nonexistent4270]

Ryan: "At age five, she taught herself how to read." What in the Matilda is this-

[@saverton8442]

My step dad taught himself to read at 2

[@tayloranderson7547]

Ryan : at age five, she taught herself how to read.

[@hanhoang7883]

Im really curious how can one do that or learn another language all by themselves

[@suyashsingh9865]

@@hanhoang7883 same way children learn to speak, by observation.

[@justforcommenting96]

I did a lot of self-teaching and remember clear as a bell that I could read Mickey Mouse and the Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Rumplestiltskin, before I started kindergarten. Though my parents did help out when they had time.

[@Sierracat7807]

“that letter was not important” sources- dude trust me

[@maximusheaton8375]

Explain what you mean please

[@Sierracat7807]

@@maximusheaton8375 it’s a joke about the husband allegedly burning the letter that agatha gave him! he said there was nothing important in it but we can’t really believe him

[@maximusheaton8375]

Oh I get it now - my brain is broken . Sorry

[@Sierracat7807]

@@maximusheaton8375 no worries ! ^^

[@avatar1012]

Idk what like I am

[@bloodysparkles5372]

that letter archie burned ONE HUNDRED PERCENT was an accusation of cheating by agatha, and the reason he burned it was because he didn't want proof of his adultery all over the newspapers. it would be very hard to convince me otherwise

[@ama2065]

ooooooooooohhhhh

[@bloodysparkles5372]

@@arthurvice503 beforehand. otherwise i don't think she'd know who the people were to write letters to them

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@arthurvice503 It was Archie who said she had lost her memory, maybe she just booked in under a pseudonym and wanted to get away from it all for a while.

[@sheijuna]

i agree

[@mariesabine2385]

Totally 💯

[@Noo0our]

i saw a comment that said “sometimes i feel like shane is a demon sent to kill ryan but just became attached” and now i cant get that out of my head

[@aislinnberry8487]

I will remember this forever

[@deshaun_thewise]

They just became homies and Ryan pull the good out of Shane. Lol

[@ErieRosewood]

this is just a rpf of "welcome to hell" and I couldnt be happier.

[@chrisoca958]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH omg

[@magspie04]

Yoooo I literally just saw that comment! It's on "The Demonic Goatman's Bridge" from the user " helena_lang".

[@Twocryingkittens]

The fact she was so happy thinking she was “Mrs Neele” really speaks volumes about her just wanting to be the woman her husband was in love with

[@kinsijeany99]

That’s so sad 😔

[@ghostmemeboi]

wanted to down thumb this just because its so sad

[@un6250]

That’s deep

[@azuumiclk]

that's a real jump in logic since she apparently had no clue she even had a husband at that time, i think it's FAR more about her suddenly "waking up" with money, a relaxing holiday, and zero recollection of any of her recent troubles OR her responsibilities. Anyone would love that.

[@Twocryingkittens]

@@azuumiclk have you ever heard of this thing called the subconscious

[@elevenofclubs]

Agatha: I'm in Yorkshire Police: *Search the skies*

[@lovablesnowman]

Agatha: literally sends a letter telling exactly where she is Police: "nah it's fake. Let's not check there"

[@UrKPopQueen2007]

How the hell is this a inappropriate video?

[@radddish]

Look in the skies Look in disguise

[@Kinben69]

How can she lose her memories if she sent a letter to her brother about where she is. If she sent the letter before she lost her memories how did she knew to go to that exact spa after she lost her memories. I call some bs on her story.

[@ThatLonelyMeatball]

Agatha: **literally sends a letter showing her specific whereabouts** police: *WhAt AbOuT pOrTsMoUtH?!*

[@spencerg5893]

I like to imagine that her dirtbag husband just assumed she lost her memory because she didn’t say anything to him. Her husband “hey honey I’m here to take you home” Agatha: just glaring at him and refusing to talk to him Her husband “great heavens my wife has lost her memory!!! Surely that is the ONLY reason she’s not saying anything to me!! She doesn’t know who I am!”

[@honorhope705]

I love this comment so much.

[@Primalxstic]

Not only this but it could be after he came up with the idea, she could have went with the theory so she could avoid him even more

[@jellybeanboy]

No, she had brain scans done that showed actual gaps in her memory, she was actually physically ill, she wasn't faking it

[@toolatetothestory]

@@jellybeanboyBrain scans??? Mate she died in 76.

[@Hailey_sophia]

Agatha Christie seeing her husband: I hate to say this, I hope I don’t sound ridiculous but I don’t know who this man is

[@omegasage777]

LMAOOOO

[@candicemarie3386]

“I’m sorry to this man.”

[@clickclack8097]

that’s exactly what i thought! i even pulled up the video lmao

[@tiamarie699]

“He could be walking down the street and I wouldn’t know a thing”

[@kandie_ytofficial]

LMAOOO PLS😭🤚🏻

[@ChefBoiiiiii]

I like the idea that she faked the car crash, faked the memory loss, and just went on vacation for a bit. came back was was like oh yeah i lied lol

[@stagrunners]

Honestly that has always been my take on it. Agatha Christie just wanted to humiliate her cheating husband and also wanted to just party it out. I mean a prolific mystery writer HAS to know that cops are gonna be worthless so who's gonna call her bluff? The guys who held a séance instead of GOING TO LIVERPOOL? Good for her that's Gaslight Girlboss Gatekeep energy

[@TheWorldOverHeaven420]

@@stagrunners plausible. Also why would she use the girl that her husband cheated on last name? If she lost her memory I would assume she would not remember that name.

[@asponk3243]

@@stagrunners LMAOOOO

[@the_glitter_is]

@@TheWorldOverHeaven420 To get people to find out who that woman was without her bringing it up & to be seen as the victim that was so hurt, not even memory loss could rid her mind of the name,

[@ca-ke9493]

I feel like the emotions associated with Theresa Neele could still be true even if she didnt actually have memory loss.

[@helgaformo2054]

Agatha Christie: "I'm going to a spa in Yorkshire." All of England: "Let's check everywhere but the spa."

[@tayloranderson7547]

Let's check everywhere but the spa.

[@doodle4178]

Why would she EVER be near the spa!? What a ridiculous idea

[@dynamitedude28]

Shush we don’t talk about some decisions made by our police

[@blamass6708]

Yorkshire is massive 😂

[@helgaformo2054]

@@blamass6708 i dont think its made of spas though lol

[@potakiwito]

I believe she had a gone girl moment and I support her

[@probablyaudrey6498]

sometimes a lady's got to go "gone girl" for a bit, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, ya know?

[@divinexxvenus4959]

this is like lowkey inspo to gone girl thanks to ms agatha ✨🙌🏼

[@inter_esting]

kids

[@mt.2237]

Cringe

[@freyascobbie7208]

this comment just made me go buy the book gone girl oops-

[@mureithikivuti]

So Christie's life is basically people telling her, "You cant do this!" Then she goes ahead and proves them wrong.

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

inspiring woman. How many times are toxic people going to mock others for talking about their ambitions and dreams in life. Literally every time that someone finally achieves their dream, these haters get proven wrong and i feel embarrassed for them lmao like haters, please stop, i feel sorry for y'all at this point. Just be supportive and kind, folks

[@mureithikivuti]

@@bwingbwinggwiyomi Word

[@thegoat-ishere4414]

Girlboss

[@mureithikivuti]

@@thegoat-ishere4414 Yup

[@hilarygillis8592]

she reminds me of Joan Jett in that way!

[@eureka7876]

The poor woman needed a break. Her mother died, she had writer’s block, and her husband was cheating on her. How many of us don’t want to drop everything and go off the grid when things get difficult?

[@MegaCunnie]

😁

[@keteruyamiko]

Yes ikr

[@ndisfoshiz]

You’re right! I wanted to run away when I was 19 after being forced to drop out of college (terrible grades and agreement with parents), being cheated on and then dumped, diagnosed with depression, being grounded, and almost being disowned. I didn’t do it but I get why she would have done it.

[@keteruyamiko]

@@ndisfoshiz dang i'm so sorry

[@keteruyamiko]

@7inchsui she still has been through some things though

[@thinkingboutlifeatalltimes4770]

Ryan: I think you’re not gonna spend any time with my kids. Shane: That’s fair.

[@melissarain16]

We all knew Shane never wanted that lol

[@devontemarks13]

Funny as hell😂

[@robbieclark7828]

Reverse psychology worked

[@ouuushiiidd]

Shane:leave them in the woods

[@emilywhite9549]

Their banter is just so good!

[@leafbenway2290]

I genuinely don’t understand why this is regarded as a mystery- like… she told people where she was going, she was in a very reasonable accident, she lived to tell the story after she was PICKED UP WHERE SHE SAID SHE WOULD BE. Like… if they had just immediately checked in on where she said she was right from the beginning it wouldn’t be regarded as a mystery like it is. Just because she writes mysteries doesn’t mean everything that’s ever happened to her has some ulterior motive

[@tatianajenesis]

it’s a mystery because she claims she doesn’t remember anything after the accident and swore she was mrs. neele until she got home …. like huh? 🧐

[@LoveLee_Dreamer]

Everything about her story doesn't add up, and nothing about her accident was reasonable either. The car was precariously teetering on a cliff, in a very dramatic and extremely unrealistic fashion. How often does an out of control car end up perfectly balanced on a cliff so as not to fall off but allow a concussed driver to get out and walk away? It's a mystery because she says one thing but all evidence points to it not being true.

[@yahia5476]

@@LoveLee_Dreamer You'd be surprised

[@rosiejl2798]

Yup she had a traumatic brain injury after already been deeply depressed that likely triggered a dissociative state that left her with tempary amnesia. With psychiatric treatment involving her loved ones giving her support needed she was able to come out of it slowly just as you would expect. Her account easily cleared up any remaining questions. I fail to see how this could be a true mystery

[@aarondavis8943]

@@rosiejl2798 Nah there was no brain injury. She was just going through a very difficult time with the death of her mother and betrayal of her husband. The memory loss story was a cover because she felt embarrassed.

[@ethanisfancy]

“She’s at a spa in Yorkshire” “Ok, so let’s get the dog to sniff the car and bring in a medium.” “Should we check the spa?” “What?…. Are you serious?”

[@floydstephman]

Obviously the murderer will be waiting at the spa to murder the cops

[@musairfan750]

😂😂😂

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

lol

[@katalbinson6562]

I don’t think Buzzfeed Unsolved has ever covered a case where the main subject reappears and goes on to live normally.

[@anshi5098]

yea kinda surprised that the person its made on isnt killed brutally like the rest

[@aceofkpop1243]

The only one I can think of is the one about the Tromp family 🤔

[@CakefoxDots]

@@aceofkpop1243 Yeah, they were all fine but it was just super strange!

[@sreelakshmibabukallat1952]

And remain unsolved

[@dukes1993724]

So refreshing

[@jessicaberger560]

I love that this is the only unsolved video I’ve ever gotten a “disturbing content” warning for and it was probably the least disturbing unsolved video the guys have ever done

[@swastikbaderiya1250]

KZbin going crazy fr

[@emilybarclay8831]

Probably cause it has the word ‘disappearance’ in the title and KZbin is a pissbaby

[@misslangleysoryuisiconic]

_Same here I was having a toilet break and I wanna see our bebe bois_

[@johanvajse8410]

well the implication if Agatha did have her daughter in the car with her is that Agatha was going to kill herself AND the child. that's a little disturbing but yeah, they covered the Jamison case which could have been murder/suicide so still not anything new for the boys. this new warning is unsolved

[@hararazzaq5405]

Sammmmmmeeeee

[@SailorDoom21]

I used to know someone who saw their friend murdered in front of them. They then proceeded to finish out college without remembering a thing about having done so afterwards. Grief an trauma really just Does That to people sometimes. Its terrifying what the mind can do when it doesn’t want to be hurt.

[@calamity2383]

Wow that’s sad. Did they eventually remember or did someone else know it happened?

[@saxwastaken]

famous author: *leaves note before going missing where she details her whereabouts* police: what da dog doin

[@normalstories8540]

I thought you were going to say where is the doge coin

[@LemonLoafEucharist]

LMFAOOOOO

[@dirty.dopamine9693]

😭😭😭

[@AGrotesqueMess]

Lol

[@elberryjuana]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAA

[@mercuryretrogatorade6258]

"ricky goldsworth is a horrible name" *ryan suddenly gets possessed and has intense war flashbacks*

[@braydenking87]

Only og's know Ricky Goldsworth is from like season 3

[@markshortall3384]

Why is this the only comment talking about how weird that was

[@marleymars2223]

@Barack Obama thanks obama

[@-Zer0Dark-]

@@markshortall3384 Because the comedy of it was obvious to the rest of us.

[@markshortall3384]

It didnt seem like a joke, what was the joke? It just came out of absolutely nowhere. Also it felt really genuine to me. Im not familiar with these guys so maybe theres some context im missing

[@LaurenMcIntosh93]

Sounds to me like the trauma of losing her mother and her husband having an affair, combined with her already wobbly mental health, triggered a dissociative episode. Dissociation is hardly recognised today, so I don't imagine they'd have picked up on it or even known what it was back then.

[@emmabug9953]

yup thats what i was thinking

[@dellanakessler]

FINALLY! That’s what I was thinking

[@armiahaiyannamasapol3193]

I think of the same scenario. She did underwent a psychiatric treatment or smth as mentioned in the video. So, even there wasn't really someone who can diagnose it, she eventually regained her memories back

[@MultiKO3]

Yeah it definitely sounds like an episode of fugue state

[@ashleydowney1222]

I was thinking it was an dissociative episode as well. The trauma from losing her mother and her husband's affair definitely could have contributed to that.

[@61936]

Agatha : I’m going to a spa Cops : bs that’s fake Agatha : *shows up at the spa* Cops : I am confused flummoxed and flabbergasted

[@aleshakant]

Shane knowing “Yes We Have No Bananas” adds more proof to the theory that he is a evil deity that has decided to spend this chapter of his immortality torturing Ryan with painful cynicism and scepticism despite being himself a supernatural creature. He has had many lifetimes but in every one he finds himself a ‘Ryan Bergara’ to torture

[@gordonramsay9879]

Lol

[@debrainman3831]

I sang along with him!

[@amp-le4699]

Makes sense

[@camillaaston2495]

@@debrainman3831 same! I love that song!

[@user-yw8tg8hw7j]

There's a fruit store on our street It's run by a Greek. And he keeps good things to eat But you should hear him speak! When you ask him anything, he never answers "no". He just "yes"es you to death, and as he takes your dough He tells you "Yes, we have no bananas We have-a no bananas today. We've string beans, and onions Cabbageses, and scallions, And all sorts of fruit and say We have an old fashioned to-mah-to A Long Island po-tah-to But yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today." Business got so good for him that he wrote home today, "Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right away." When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet. Someone asked for "sparrow grass" and then the whole quartet All answered "Yes, we have no bananas

[@chez066]

For the post Mortem: There is a rare disorder called Dissociative Fugue where someone can forget their identity. It is marked often by childhood trauma, but can be caused by a singular traumatic event traumatic event. The person makes unplanned or unexpected trips or wandering and sometimes forms a new identity. This fits with Agathas story. The car crash, her being suicidal, could have caused a fugue state. But whats odd though is Agatha was found where she said she would be. Also, the fact she used the last name of her husbands mistress. She could have been in a fugue state and those be coincidences, but it seems odd.

[@SlickWillyTFCF]

Like Walter White!

[@moonchildinthesky]

Maybe there’s a little bit of her memory like at the back of her mind where she knew the hotel, the mistress, but just doesn’t have the consciousness to know what it meant. Just like what the boys said. This happened actually (a bit) to me before, dealing with childhood trauma and a sudden big traumatic event brought me to a similar situation that I only was able to “get back” through long and intense therapy.

[@ADDICTb2st]

I don't buy the fugue state theory. There were too much of coincidences, like the last location of the car, the using of her husband's mistress last name and ending on the same destination as she said she would go (on the letter).

[@courtneykaiser8817]

Dissociative fugue doesn’t really fit since she was able to make it to her goal destination of the spa.

[@thisislio]

Yeah I don’t buy the fugue state either

[@jamesuristi4226]

Agatha's disappearance sounds more like a "self-cation" to find herself.

[@Youngnrrwhtjwtjetk]

we all know her disappearance was caused by a vespiform

[@jongininikim5219]

@@Youngnrrwhtjwtjetk indeed

[@Vanessa-ht6kl]

@@Youngnrrwhtjwtjetk man of culture, i see

[@Youngnrrwhtjwtjetk]

@@Vanessa-ht6kl *woman, but yes~

[@CJCroen1393]

That's my theory too, tbh. And I wouldn't blame her in the slightest. Sometimes people just need to get away from it all, it ain't _that_ deep.

[@ghostgem27]

I've only read one of Christie's novels, (And Then There We're None) and it was terribly depressing and had a horrifying plot twist. But it was very nice in stylistic manner. I'm an author myself, and I was in awe of how she completely blindsided me with that plot twist. I want to write like her.

[@who_Is_faten_helmi]

Good luck dear, hope to read one of your novels some day. 💙

[@aishasalam32]

I fell in love with reading because mom got me agatha Christie… there were other books but I fell in love with mystery and that’s the books I read after… I LOVE THEM. I’ve watched every series or film made of the books and I wish to pick up reading again. I’m so glad my mom introduced me to her booooksss ❤️

[@josefveronbuido8866]

When Shane said "ARCHIEeEee" with disappointment, I felt that.

[@kaceykace]

Yesss but also like check come back lol

[@way2dead4u]

let’s be real. this very polite lady wanted to get away but didn’t know how to do it. her husband cheated on her, she’s depressed, etc. she’s a mystery author, probably a bit dramatic (it’s the 20s). She packs a bag, drives probably a bit off, walks to the train, vibes for a couple days, and feels better after coming back from being “off the grid.” I give her props

[@midnight3458]

It could also be a psychological thing, she was so traumatised by her mum's death, her husband's cheating that her mum had warned her of, that she wanted to sort of run away. But instead of planning it, it happened unconsciously and she wanted to get rid of this life, which is why it may also have taken her a little time to remember this life too.

[@tayloranderson7547]

Know to do it. Her husband cheated on her, she dependsed , ect. Mystery author, a bit dramic ( it's the 20s). She packs a bag , drivers pombley a bit off, walks to the train, vibes for a couple days, and feels better after come back from being off the grid. I give her props

[@Pdalow]

I agree with this theory, her life was falling apart and this was the only way out for her that wouldn't lead to destitution or scandal.

[@prarthanamahale6437]

@@midnight3458 Yes..maybe it was amnesia due to PTSD, some people experience such things- she lost her true confidant in her mother , the fact that her mom turned out to be right, Archie basically traumatizing her life...she was in too much pain!

[@caitlinw-r2389]

@@prarthanamahale6437 seems more like disassociation, I've had a disassociative episode before and cant remember what happened the entire time I was in it, one minute I was one place and the next I was somewhere else doing something different, it's so confusing

[@dowehavetoputournames2420]

It sounds like she just really needed a break from being Agatha Christie

[@Cre80s]

Yes, plenty of humans flip out when trapped inside of fame, understandably. Richard Simmons?

[@patrickbateman6885]

@@Cre80s You mean Ben Simmons? Because I’m pretty sure he forgot how to play basketball.

[@victoriacarpio4774]

@@patrickbateman6885 damn

[@Carraiwnl]

@@patrickbateman6885 lmfao

[@patrickbateman6885]

@@Carraiwnl I’m an Australian saying this as well

[@erie_py]

the way Shane says "my heart breaks for this woman" at 21:57 is so bittersweet

[@wonnudaze]

she was clearly distraught by her mother's passing and by her cheating husband. I feel she disappeared to see how her husband would handle it and he clearly did not handle it well...

[@braidena1633]

Lol that's just the plot to gone girl

[@martinajukic2008]

tbh this is the best way to ghost a cheater

[@KenXyroReal]

She was going through some really tough times, sounds like the trauma led to a dissociative episode. She even took the name of cheater husband's mistress probably because she was thinking about the upcoming divorce a lot. Also, fun fact, among the people involved in the "spiritual medium search" of Agatha was none other than Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes lol

[@jazzzmonee]

I applaud the epic shade by Ms. Christie by using the mistress’s name. Well done sister 💕

[@easyenetwork2023]

They were friends, I do believe.

[@peacheillo2641]

Dang. I love Arthur Conan Doyle, he did so many random and fun things. What a man.

[@KyraWS]

@@easyenetwork2023 idk about they are being friend, but Arthur Conan Doyle was really interested in supernatural thing, no wonder he came to that event.

[@TheLastGuardian30]

Not surprised that Doyle was involved lol. After all his wife was the medium who pissed off Harry Houdini

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

For people who don’t understand how writing more than 2 books a year is impressive: Most books, especially debuts, can take all from a year to 10 years based on the author. If you’re contracted to a publisher you will have a deadline which is usually a year if it’s in a series. Personally I’ve been writing on a 7-part story since I was 15 years old (19 now) and though I’m a young writer the way **I** personally write means the whole story has to be on some level done. Which means it’s gonna be a while before they’re even considered being published. Her writing more than one a year shows that it was her element and that she was so good at her job that she didn’t have that type of writer’s block most authors/aspiring authors have

[@little_wintry3098]

Big agree. Book writing is a time consuming experience. I wish I could be that productive lmao

[@aidenadamson7270]

I agree I’ve been writing novels since I was 15 (18 at the time of comment) and none of which have really been finished. But I started something last summer based upon a small theory about Jack the Ripper and now as I have nearly finished book 1 I decided to work on a stand alone. If they are published I would hope for them to be released the same year as I am really enjoying writing them, and I love all the characters

[@rhythmspinner]

As an aspiring writer myself, I feel the need to compliment you on how well written this comment was! ♥︎

[@mvaloppies]

I'm not someone who reads a lot of books, but yeah, writing in general is hard. Especially after you have to write your thesis for your final project as an undergrad.

[@katwilson6455]

you guys left out the best part about the seance- it wasn't called by inspectors, it was called by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. the man spent his entire life writing about deductive reasoning and logic and threw it all to the wind when his bestie went missing

[@theknightradiant2]

Actually, he had a known affection for the occult but I get you

[@raima6877]

This is hilarious and kinda weirdly sweet but very strange

[@kin.4198]

That's kinda sweet

[@ashleydowney1222]

I had forgotten about that. But he definitely dabble with the occult. Wonder if he was the one who suggested a seànce.

[@tarotsushima3332]

Ironically speaking Arthur Conan Doyle did have some faith in the occult while his good friend Harry Houdini was a staunch skeptic.

[@mib5633]

agatha: yeah everyone i'm takin a lil break i'm kinda stressed i'll be in yorkshire tho everyone: wtf where she at

[@bertiewooster5100]

For Post Mortem: Not exactly a question, BUT- Christie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel called "Unfinished Portrait" that was published in 1934 in which the protagonist (Celia) loses her mother (with whom she was very close) and soon after discovers her husband was cheating on her. In the novel, after trying to keep the marriage together for the sake of her daughter (her husband wants a divorce so he can marry the mistress) and dealing with severe insomnia, she has a breakdown and tries to drown herself. She's rescued but she spends a lot of time afterwards in a sort of fuzzy state of mind. Even though Celia doesn't disappear in the book, that sounds really similar to what Agatha Christie described to the newspapers. Afterwards, she goes to Switzerland to recover before eventually getting a divorce. The book also goes into a lot of detail about Celia's emotions and mental stress at the time, so the memory loss theory makes a lot more sense once you read it. Even though there are some differences in their actual lives, Celia's personality is pretty much exactly what Christie's was described as in the episode (shy, imaginative, interested in writing and literature) so you could sort of see it as Christie explaining her point of view through the character? Idk I just wanted to bring up the book since I haven't seen any mention of it in the comments yet lol. #buzzfeedunsolvedpostmortem #Postmortem

[@joan5211]

why doesnt this have more likes, istg i never knew that thanks! gonna buy that book

[@tayloranderson7547]

That was published in 1934 Ceuia loses her mother she was very close) and soon after discovers her husband was cheating on her. In the novel, after trying to keep the marriage together for the sake of her daughter her husband wants a divorce so he can marry the mistress) in a stort of fuzzy state of mind. Even though Celia donts disaper in the book, that sounds really simliar to what Agatha Christie descbied to the newspapers before memory loss theory theory makes sense onces read it.

[@schizo8329]

this makes a lot of sense, especially since the husband burnt the letter Christie sent him (possibly exposing his affair?)

[@mabryperry1829]

I read that book a while back, and I honestly believe you're right. The book was a fictionalized autobiography, but it is the only time she ever discussed her disappearance

[@raima6877]

#postmortem

[@brynleighhill4830]

imagine going through something so traumatic and then the entire country accuses you of faking it

[@klaudiajulius6742]

Christie: I’m at a spa Police: SHES so quirky 😘

[@Colie.2010]

🤣🤣

[@prashantityagi3872]

Post-mortem: she’s clearly not shy to do anything out of spite. She learnt to read because her mother wouldn’t allow, she wrote mystery novels because her sister thought she couldn’t. What would stop her from shaming her husband publicly?

[@LizzieBelina]

Plus, if she had writer's block...testing out a concept would be perfect to help get her out of it. Two birds, one stone.

[@firstnamebunchofnumbers5638]

Ya don’t think there’s a bit of a jump between teaching yourself to read and faking your own disappearance in an immensely convoluted way?? Also I don’t think she learned to read out of spite I think she just wanted to know how to read lmao

[@tess9735]

Yeah she’s definitely petty it’s very possible

[@theraggedymochi]

the vid said she learned to read because she was understimulated. and it seems like beyond that she had a pretty great relationship with her mother. also writing mystery novels because her sister thought she couldn't? i think that was probably a push to do something she maybe has always wanted to do. not saying she didn't shame her husband because honestly... i'm not mad about that. but i find this a pretty big jump esp since these events are from when she was much younger

[@andreyamane8892]

Assuming she only taught herself how to read because her mother wouldn't teach her is a huge jump in conclusion lmao, she probably just wanted to read. If it was only out of spite she would've stopped right after showing off to her mom. Same thing with her sister, talented people are often competitive, so the challenge could definitely be an incentive, but that doesn't mean it was out of spite. It's incredibly out of character for her to be experiencing pain, loss and probably depression because of her mother's death and also have the energy and mental fortitude to plan a convoluted revenge plot against her husband. Also, why would she use his lover's surname as an alias if this was really a revenge?

[@saltyjade8580]

I feel like Shane was there when "yes we have no bananas" came out

[@ashleydowney1222]

Lol.

[@coolguyhino92]

He prolly wrote it..

[@biccnesse]

SHANE IS A THOUSAND YEAR OLD DEMON!!!!

[@SpiralsAreAlive]

@The running man you must be fun at parties.

[@kemmli]

@The running man he’s a millennial himself

[@elleo9920]

I'm so pleased that she still remains one of the best selling authors 100 years later. What a talent!

[@mungoslast3459]

“The following content has been identified by the KZbin community as inappropriate or offensive to some audiences.” Oh this is going to be a good one…

[@tonioriginal3215]

You couldn't be more right

[@sabrinast871]

I was annoyed at this

[@coffelita]

The moment I saw the warning I became so much more excited for this episode.

[@jaja545]

it's probably offensive because of Shane 0:22

[@johanvajse8410]

I can't get it to play

[@Tinker13ee]

I mean, when you take into consideration Agatha's history of mental illness, and the fact that she is experiencing 2 extremely traumatic events nearly simultaneously, is it really that unlikely to theorize that she had some type of disassociative episode?

[@foxfaeble]

That was my thought too! Combining her mental health issues with her maybe car accident she could have been in an amnesiac state or experiencing a major dissociative episode. Who knows!

[@awesomeman8385]

Especially in a time where psychology was not only barely understood, it was highly looked down upon. No one back then would believe a smart writer could have that haopen

[@christopher7763]

Highly unlikely. 100+ million copies of her books sold. That’s all you need to know. She knew what she was doing. Mystery writer created a real-life mystery that captured the worlds attention while also publicly shaming her husband. TMZ would have a field day if this happened today lol

[@korodyj]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@thegoat-ishere4414]

Idk I'm not a doctor

[@donaaa]

For postmortem: Why is this video age-restricted/sensitive content when this is one of the least disturbing unsolved videos. I mean Jack the ripper details were more brutal than this. Also Shane saying quid was the best bit of this video.

[@angelemnm]

I don't think they make that choice. I think it's either youtube itself or people watching the video. I could be wrong though.

[@Seanii9323]

Because there was mention of suicide when describing Agatha's darker moments. KZbin flags that kinda thing

[@hungergamesclove221]

@@Seanii9323 There was also that information in the last episode but I didn't receive any age restriction warnings which is weird

[@Pataganja]

KZbin is different nowadays they censor comments with mean words and age restrict random videos

[@zairulazraizeffrul3586]

Maybe due to the bad language at 19:49

[@bernied02]

Is anyone going to acknowledge that she tucked her daughter in and just...dipped.

[@onesunnyday5699]

I thought the same thing 🤔😳

[@IslandPrincess101]

Exactly what I said. She probably had a nanny.

[@b3nt079]

Considering it mentions her and Archie moved apart after her lapse in memory, Archie likely was set to be home by the time the daughter wakes up in order to take care of her, and did this up until they found Agatha and she regained custody. Or she had a nanny. The child clearly didn't have anything bad happen to her despite her mother's disappearance, so it had to be one of the two. 😳

[@sillygabbs]

Ssme

[@christinalee2072]

But then she told the reporter her daughter was with her when she booked town - if I heard correctly?!

[@Luceds]

Shane is completely right about his read on British people- it’s just an unspoken agreement that if you see something weird in public you say nothing, unless you want to use it as an icebreaker at a family dinner

[@ameliamcdonald7661]

so true

[@samanthamorris5340]

This made me think of Karl Pilkington. I love when he talks about the weird stuff from his childhood and Ricky and Steve are just like "you're insane" But all the way over here in America, I too saw a horse in a neighbors living room. 😆

[@Emma-pp4jy]

i think its also just a thing in the commonwealth. the same thing happens in canada too

[@unholyravioli989]

@@Emma-pp4jy It isn't like that in India, but I guess thats because India had its own culture before the English came here.

[@lilapenn6812]

@@unholyravioli989 To be fair, so did Canada. It was just a more efficient colonisation there

[@rowybowie]

Idk why but I find Ryan telling Shane he wont be around his future kids so cute. I just love it when friends make it clear that they'll be involved in each other's lives in the future. Even if it's one of them telling the other he can't meet his kids because he advocated for abandoning children in the woods

[@stephaniewilliams6756]

You have a parasocial relationship with these people you do not know

[@samg5601]

@@stephaniewilliams6756 enjoying how people interact with eachother isn’t how parasocial relationships work lmao

[@zacprehn4628]

@@stephaniewilliams6756 Maybe they do. Seems to me they're relating the experience of two ostensible friends to their own. If that's the definition of parasocial relationships, most of our experience of art would also be included.

[@rockinryguy7]

@@stephaniewilliams6756 not what that means, parasocial relationship would be “Ryan and Shane are my favorite people” even though you don’t know them. This is just saying she likes how they interact

[@orangejuiq]

@@rockinryguy7 I wouldn't even say that calling them your favorite people is parasocial. It's when you get to the point that you think these people care about you or that they owe you anything.

[@awesomeman8385]

Im inclined to believe her story. She is literally the greatest mystery writer to ever live, and thats the story she "makes up"? If she were to make up a story id imagine itd have far less plot holes and would be easier to follow. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction.

[@ronanpowell7781]

That's a very very good point, if she orchestrated it, it would be a better written story than that. However one thing that doesn't make sense is the fact that she would remember leaving the car when she woke up after the accident, she said as much herself. Few days later she reads the paper about a missing author who looks exactly like her, in a car crash just like her on the same day, also while having mud and blood on her. No way she doesn't put two and two together, even if she did lose her memory, she's clearly intelligent and would have put it together if it did happen.

[@americanmapper2445]

@@ronanpowell7781 to be fair she could have had suspicions but just brushed them off because I mean do you think your a world famous author everyday

[@ronanpowell7781]

@@americanmapper2445 nah but when the circumstances stack up I draw conclusions from them

[@raerohan4241]

@@ronanpowell7781 Well, she wasn't exactly in the best state of mind, was she? At that point she didn't want to be Mrs. Christie, so much so that her brain packed away those memories and made up new ones of being Theresa Neele. I'm familiar with that kind of frame of mind, and it's one in where you're in a bubble. The bubble is safe, what's outside is not. Knowledge of certain things can pop the bubble, making you lose you safe place, so when you're confronted with something like that, you ignore it to preserve the bubble. On a subconscious level, I mean. You don't deliberately decide to do it.

[@ronanpowell7781]

@@raerohan4241 that's definitely a possibility

[@callmeobsequious]

Christie: I'm going to a spa in Yorkshire. The police: She's just in a silly goofy mood! Also, I know this was said, but this 100% sounds like a case of a dissociative fugue, or a fugue state. And it is just as terrifying to experience as it sounds like it would be.

[@lilmilhouse5204]

The most singlehandedly British thing to happen during a missing persons case is definitely for the police to attempt to enlist the help of the victim’s dog. Everything Shane said about British nonchalant-cy was so accurate.

[@elly8353]

Is "nonchalance" the word you're looking for?

[@stanmarsh4566]

Sorry I disagree, there is most definitely maybe something they could had take out of the dog. Definitely better thought than the seances.

[@jade_blax]

Agatha Christie taught me that spite is stronger than love could ever be.

[@victoriacheeseburger3932]

"Never make a reasonable person unreasonable" She flexed on everyone tbh

[@thestorypillowofficial]

This episode is a goldmine of insight and wit! Here’s what stood out to me: Agatha's act of spite-driven resilience is just iconic. The image of her teaching herself to read and then writing mysteries purely to prove a point is both hilarious and inspiring. And that theory about her faking the whole disappearance for some much-needed R&R? Honestly, relatable. The police's baffling refusal to believe her whereabouts ("I'm at a spa" / "No, you’re not!") adds a touch of comedy to the mystery. The comparisons to "Gone Girl" and dissociative fugue are fascinating and really highlight how trauma can manifest in unexpected ways. Also, can we take a moment to appreciate Shane's knowledge of obscure 1920s songs and his oddly wholesome yet cynical takes? It’s proof he’s a timeless entity sent to both torment and enlighten us. Which theory do you think fits best? Or do you believe Agatha's story at face value?

[@nocapskenzo]

Agatha Christie basically pulled a Gone Girl on her ex-husband lol

[@agdoren]

The original Gone Girl!

[@nocturnalcove9736]

Only she's not the villain like Amy

[@stunner9005]

Surprising the police didn’t arrest Mr.Christie on the spot(since when a woman dies or disappears it’s usually the husband)

[@jasoncurtin5299]

In fairness I wouldn't use my real name if I was going to Yorkshire. Kidding of course.

[@beatrizdelaportilla988]

Gone Girl pulled an Agatha Christie lol

[@KyndieRien]

can’t believe they didn’t mention how arthur conan doyle hired a psychic to try and find her

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

they did say they hired psychics to do a seance tbf though so ig that was it.

[@jocelyndavalos1247]

Lmaoooo that’s quite funny/sweet

[@raima6877]

He did????

[@tayloranderson7547]

A psychic to try and find her

[@MC-ko2mx]

@@raima6877 Yup. Doyle believed in the paranormal, and was convinced the psychics would crack the case. She was UK's national treasure, and Doyle probably thought he was doing a public service.

[@_banana._.hannah_]

my therapist: “it’s ok british shane isn’t real he can’t hurt you” british shane: 7:02

[@nox471]

Shane has a very good British accent IMO

[@Ka1tl1n]

As an English person, it’s actually a really good accent lol

[@nox471]

@Travis Maguire lol I’m not? He has A good British accent not The good British accent. As an English person I’m well aware of the multitude of accents we have

[@I-do-not-have-pockets]

It is scary, his hair is aswell...

[@zymphyr]

nice pfp B)

[@summers9052]

the times ive suffered from dissociation, i couldn’t recognize my own face either so it is entirely plausible she could see photos of herself and not make the connection. i can look at myself in the mirror and logically know it’s my face but something in my mind just doesn’t click properly to help me recognize it as myself. it’s an odd feeling

[@Reimielko]

Shane recognizing a song from the 20s that no one else does is simply just further proof he himself is an immortal demon🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lizzzie_2]

Seems like proof enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@meiru5623]

Duh. He is the Goat Man, after all.

[@CoLoJePa]

I was going to make this comment! No need now.

[@kayla123ism]

Just showing he doesn’t age, he recognized that song because he was around then. 😂

[@berl9326]

Umm, I knew that song. Knew as much of the lyrics as he did. Didn't even realize the song was that old. If asked before knowing this, I probably would have guessed it to be some quirky 40s song. I'm surprised more people haven't heard it. LOL.

[@paulazettel6440]

So... Agatha Christie almost pulled a Gone Girl, basically.

[@lililiput]

Lmao yesss

[@Indiaaiscool]

Honestly I think this is my theory. I wonder if what was written in the letter to her husband would have been incriminating and aligning with the disappearance narrative.

[@farmasingh]

Gone Girl the book was a tribute to Agatha Christie

[@samsamthetrashcan6198]

exactly

[@leo-db5uj]

No, she pulled an Agatha Christie.

[@PippaT-iw6su]

This is solved, there was a Dr Who episode about it. It was a giant alien wasp. Come on guys

[@butIforgotmypen...]

I was looking for this reply. :P

[@mondasdolan]

I was really hoping Ryan would present the plot (or aspects of it) of the episode as a theory just to see Shane’s reaction.

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

Because of this episode right, I’m now mixing up Blanche DuBois (from Streetcar Named Desire) and Agatha Christie. For no real reasons other than they both faced marital troubles.

[@beckypratt8218]

Thank you! I was thinking this the whole way through

[@Piper-jp5oo]

@@butIforgotmypen... me too!!! lol

[@adriannac6426]

Her story reminds me of Matilda, Matilda’s parents wouldn’t teach her to read or send her to school so she taught her self, same with Agatha, Matilda then became obsessed with reading, so did Agatha, then they became like the characters in the books they wrote/read

[@emilybarclay8831]

I like the theory that she did this to frame/shame her husband because frankly, it was a brilliantly executed disappearance and I love the idea of her living her best life in Yorkshire and laughing at every news update

[@christyclarissemercier6359]

Goals

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@christyclarissemercier6359 a queen, a girlboss, and an icon

[@raveng8217]

I think she just pretended not to know who he was to be petty, because he interrupted her spa-getaway. Once he told the authorities that she'd lost her memory, she was too embarrassed to admit she had lied about it, so she just ran with the story.

[@tikvahlanz6335]

I like this theory but it makes me sad for Rosalind that her mother would just abandon her. I get leaving the husband but it’s super sad to leave your kids.

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@tikvahlanz6335 I mean she was only gone for a little while and was she really missing when she literally told someone where she was?

[@iridizousa8578]

She's the type of person to do stuff out of spite, and honestly, good for her. I love that energy. I think she needed a break and also wanted to humiliate her cheating husband, so that's exactly what she did; staged a mysterious disappearance, went to a hotel using the mistress's last name and had a great time. Iconic. Good for her.

[@imtiredanditswinter7805]

i honestly think she “disappeared” out of spite to see how her husband would react. it seems like a lot of her actions were motivated by her wanting to prove people wrong, or just in spite of them. her mom didn’t want her to learn how to read, so she taught herself in spite of that. her sister said she could never write a mystery, so she did in spite of that.

[@ryanfire4176]

i love that this episode doesn’t actually contain a crime

[@mingyuez5614]

personal fav moments in this ep in no particular order: 1. Blane (blond Shane) 2. Shane knowing the banana song 3. Ricky goldsworth cameo 4. Ryan being a TT fanboy 5. this exchange: Ryan: "If you went missing I would go through the proper channels." Shane: "Thank you." Ryan: "To cover my tracks." Shane: "WhAaAt??" amazing. awesome. astounding. breathtaking, extraordinary, remarkable, staggering ep

[@lexi4083]

shane: “That’s a good way to raise kids.“ ryan: “I think you’re not gonna spend any time with my kids...”

[@emilycheshire]

This will live in my head rent free.

[@nyxamante]

I forgot that Ryan recently got married.

[@510kid9]

“OK, that’s fair.” 😂

[@KennyMcCormick99]

I wonder how good of friends they are in real life?

[@brandonboard5556]

This made me laugh way too much

[@justineolson2550]

For post-mortem: I've had severe depression most of my life. At the worst point, I got off work one day, got into my car, and started driving until I was in a different state (6 hours). These things happen with mental illness. I don't buy memory loss, but admiting to a breakdown in the 1920s would have killed her career. Mental illness wasn't understood; it was a weakness of character. She had to say something to save face.

[@jongininikim5219]

huh, that's an interesting theory. i could believe that. mental illness was a taboo topic back then, wasn't it?

[@midhatimran4631]

I hope youre doing better these days:(

[@Aisha_Luv]

I think she may have been trying to confront the mistress, but under all the stress, she snapped on the way there and tried to drive off the road, but it brought her back to reality, and decided to just take a break from it all, and decided to lie for the reasons you stated. Either that or the same thing but instead of looking for the mistress she was just straight up looking for a vacay.

[@tdsims1963]

@@jongininikim5219 In many ways it still is.

[@NanamiKentos-Baguette]

Omg I do this too, I just started wandering off then snaps out of it hours later

[@Saurabhhx]

found this channel today and i am absolutely loving these unsolved mysteries and duo of Ryan and Shane. this is what i will be binge watching for a while now.

[@yourfacehere_]

[Edit] okay I definitely want them to talk about this in Post Mortem…. but this sounds like full blown dissociative fugue. “Dissociative fugue is a psychiatric disorder characterized by amnesia coupled with sudden unexpected travel away from the individual's usual surroundings and denial of all memory of [their] whereabouts during the period of wandering.” “One or more episodes of amnesia in which the inability to recall some or all of one's past and either the loss of one's identity or the formation of a new identity occur with sudden, unexpected, purposeful travel away from home.” This is usually brought on by emotional trauma like the death of a loved one. With her mom passing, her husband having an affair, and a suicide attempt, I’d say she had quite a bit of trauma that could trigger this. Her forming a new identity also leads me to believe this

[@thegaspatthegateway]

Yep it's like a textbook case and certainly the most plausible, especially given all her stress

[@yourfacehere_]

@@thegaspatthegateway Right??? Miss Ma’am was going through so much at that time

[@TheCasualCryptid]

I immediatley thought of this too! I hope they mention it in the Post Mortem

[@idomytaxes3850]

or did she pull a walter white and act like she was in a fugue state but was actually just taking time to herself to chill

[@yourfacehere_]

@@idomytaxes3850 I don’t think she would do that to her daughter

[@mollyl6387]

Shane being familiar with old timey music only further proves that he is in fact immortal

[@ratosphere]

You're onto something here 😳

[@natoman123]

Well he is a genie ...

[@lolnehaa]

Postmortem: Maybe she wanted to rid herself of the writer’s block and so she staged her own disappearance for ideas?

[@echelonsclips]

I love that idea

[@Sunflower-sp4qr]

Yep... Writers are a Little Off their knockers... you know...

[@kendallreynolds5216]

Literally what i thought. Like what better way to spark your mystery brain then to stage a real life mystery 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Sunflower-sp4qr]

@@kendallreynolds5216 Not even Kidding... I thinking of Doing that when I feel like I want to write a Masterpiece Novel...😅😅😅

[@estherleesohn04]

agatha: yea i’ll be in Yorkshire getting a spa and chillin police: BRO SHE CAPPIN

[@elissalopez1172]

I love how at the start Shane and Ryan talks about using reverse psychology for parenting their kids but really Shane used reverse psychology on Ryan to get out of babysitting 😂

[@hznnzhgrm]

shane was absolutely right, if british people see something we’re not gonna say anything about it so it’s 100% possible a lot of people saw and recognised her but didn’t say anything either because they didn’t want to cause a bother if they were wrong or because they just didn’t feel like it.

[@isobelgreenhalgh4154]

Literally, I've seen people ignore much worse and just shrug and move on, not a single f•ck given.

[@h29452]

@@isobelgreenhalgh4154 E.g. Harrassment on the tube

[@watchmedo635]

Agatha: I’m in a Yorkshire spa Police: no she’s disguised as a man in London we can’t find her Agatha: I’m literally in a Yorkshire spa Police: we literally have no idea where she is

[@jessicaw9011]

Cue the Benny Hana music

[@hf4189]

Bring out the dog! oh, and the psychics!

[@user-yl2so8db5t]

“Sometimes I can still hear her voice”

[@speedroidterrortop5391]

It's things like this that causes movies and general entertainment to stereotypically make fun of the English police force, like Sherlock and Around The World In 80 Days.

[@keteruyamiko]

Oh the irony

[@painetdldy]

Her disappearance certainly opened the door for other authors to come up with their own spins: The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont (told from the mistress's pov) and The Mystery of Mrs Christie by Marie Benedict are recent novels. I recommend both!

[@quinb6837]

I personally think that she was under a lot of stress and grief, and may have suffered a breakdown of some kind. Mentally changing into a different person to escape all the problems in her own life.

[@idek7438]

I agree. I think it was simply a mental breakdown. I'm not a psychiatrist obviously so I have no idea if what she experienced is consistent with a mental breakdown but that is what it sounded like to me. She was overwhelmed and felt the sudden urge to get away.

[@KelseyRodriguez]

For the post-mortem: Couldn't this just be a case of her wanting to get a divorce and needing the public to be on her side for the sake of her writing career? The last name is so so clearly a hint to the woman he cheated on her with. She could both expose him AND do it publicly enough, while having an alibi, that she'd be able to divorce Archie without any concern. Divorce was a pretty touchy subject, and kinda taboo, especially in more religious, rural communities. I find theory #2 to be the most persuasive.

[@HerHollyness]

I’m sort of inclined to agree because divorce for women had only just been introduced in 1923 and only on the grounds of adultery, so she had valid reason. BUT public opinion about this event at the time was largely negative as people thought Christie had tried to frame her husband for murder. What I think happened is that her husband asked her for a divorce just before the disappearance so he could marry his mistress, but Christie knew that if *he* divorced *her* it would entitle him to half her estate and, as she was the wealthier of the two, she wanted to divorce him instead. So she planned a public kerfuffle so that he would want to avoid any more scandal and thus agree to let *her* divorce *him* on the grounds of adultery, which is ultimately what happened in 1928. She kept her estate and custody of their daughter; he married his mistress a week later.

[@raghadthewinner]

This makes sense, i like it

[@multifandomproblems]

Not to mention that divorced women during that time were perceived as ‘unattractive’.

[@DoraFauszt]

I also think this is the plausible answer to this whole story.

[@vinawaldren6888]

Yes, and maybe dude burned his letter cuz it basically told him "you hurt me-wait till you see how I hurt you back"

[@zander8713]

This isn't unsolved. She was attacked by an 8 foot wasp and then lost her memory.

[@abeeraakriti]

Seriously? The way they explained it sounds like she dissociated.

[@aleciaschlapsi2540]

Love the Doctor Who reference, do you remember what episode that was?

[@sherbetstrawz5426]

i was looking for this comment lmao

[@zander8713]

@@aleciaschlapsi2540 The Unicorn and the Wasp I think. Season 4

[@prosperhuang]

@@aleciaschlapsi2540 it's series 4 episode 7 "The Unicorn and the Wasp"

[@CelesteTM98]

I’m currently writing a dark fantasy novel that I fear won’t be good enough for publishing, so that sweet message was indeed very encouraging!!

[@singinglover2384]

I think Agatha was stressed, overwhelmed and depressed. With her mother's death, cheating husband and the responsibility of raising a child and writing her books, she felt overwhelmed. I believe she planned her disappearance to get away from her stressful life and responsibilities. She wrote a letter to her brother-in-law so nobody in the family would worry. The husband's letter was probably Agatha telling him that she knew of his affair and wanted nothing to do with him. I think she always planned to come back because she sent her schedule to her secretary but because her disappearance became so famous she used memory loss as a cover up so she wouldn't face any consequences for the uproar her disappearance caused. #postmortem Love your videos btw! Can't wait for the supernatural season!

[@levmazedsulio1978]

That made sense

[@rubyrayne8]

Agree!!

[@walangaccount8984]

But why did she crash her vehicle though and coincidentally near in her ex's house she could've parked it somewhere

[@andro1096]

@@walangaccount8984 to ruin his weekend with his mistress likely, since the press and police would be swarming the area

[@entpcrow4935]

Post Mortem: This sounds like case of dissociative fugue. People who expirience it suddenly leave their home and their lives. Because they suffer from amnesia, they come up with new identity. This usually lasts few days, but there were cases of people with dissociative fugue that started completely new life :new family, job, identity. It's usually caused by trauma or severe stress like all dissociative disorders.

[@MsHermyGranger]

That's such a good idea!

[@shivanshgarg2687]

But then what about the letters that family received?

[@entpcrow4935]

@@shivanshgarg2687 yeah I couldn't explain that either.

[@boxeswithfoxes]

Trauma from Archie.

[@amyburcher863]

She could have genuinely intended to go to a spa when she had the accident- or written them to try and hide an attempt at suicide. When she then had the accident and entered a dissociative state the intention to travel to yorkshire and go to a spa might have remained. As shane and Ryan said, sometimes you do things on autopilot without questioning them, and it could have been a subconscious reaction to her intentions before she lost her memory.

[@aryan-lo8ri]

for post mortem: she could’ve had a manic episode triggered by the death of her mom and archie’s affair the episode could’ve also triggered the memory loss that was initially caused from the car crash. i dont think she would pull a stunt to expose archie or to boost sales because her theory of memory loss has risks of the public deeming her as mentally ill, i think the risk of pulling a stunt like that outweighs the benefit so i think it was a genuine episode.

[@lukesmith1818]

This is possible. People often lose a couple days during an episode

[@jennaryall7719]

I definitely think it was an episode, especially with everything going on in her life. Memory loss was probably a cover story cause mental illness was and is so stigmatized.

[@cooperminion825]

Or she could've been helping The Doctor and Donna deal with a pissed off Vespiform and the memory loss was due to the giant alien wasp releasing her from a psychic neural link (see The Unicorn and the Wasp for reference)

[@98Rhiannon]

This is what I always thought happened. The stress from her life caused her to have a breakdown resulting in amnesia and her mind managed to get herself somewhere that made sense such as the spa resort.

[@gonzoldyck787]

And to think she believes her name was Neele that is the same as her ex-husband’s mistress, you could really tell it took a huge toll on her.

[@MissAlikescakes]

I believe she got the revenge she wanted. When her scumbag husband remarried one newspaper actually posted about his wedding and how the bride was a spinster younger than him named the same name that Agatha Christie used in the hotel and that said bride was with him in a party in the moment that Agatha Christie was gone missing. This is history and online now. The mistress' name is everywhere even today. And to make it worst Agatha worked with Nelle planning events for kids.

[@sophiepettit7051]

“She looks a bit worse for wear” that is exactly what a Brit would say.

[@arminarlert3407]

I’ve never heard a british person say that

[@marc87supra]

Armin Arlert as a British person (who coincidentally lives in the town of Harrogate where she turned up), I can tell you that it is a very common British phrase and if I saw a woman covered in dirt, I’d probably say the exact same thing😂

[@dymuzalonmateeth1725]

@@marc87supra 🧢

[@Tinkers484]

100% my Pop from Manchester would have said the same thing but he always added "Gaw" to the front of sentences like that. "Gaw, she looks a bit worse for wear!"

[@linxxyboy]

SupraMarc hello fellow Harrogate person!

[@KayeSpivey]

It just seems like this woman wanted to get out of an abusive relationship and have a lovely vacation and claiming amnesia and mental health issues may have helped her get away from him for good. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@sambradley9091]

or she planned the vacation, attempted suicide, and then went into a fugue state like she said, which would serve as the brain's way of taking her away from stress. it's happened before, it's absolutely wild, like the case of william powell (benjaman alec)

[@hadrianfaber2738]

How is it abusive

[@boxedlife789]

@@hadrianfaber2738 not physically, emotionally.

[@kdjoshi726]

@@sambradley9091 Yeah this theory seems legit

[@cocolime6496]

@@boxedlife789 even then, how is it abusive?

[@graytosavetheday3860]

Post mortem: Is it possible she wrote the letter about going to the Spa but actually had the intention of killing herself and the when she hit her head she was like "What was I doing? Oh yes going to a Spa." Seems less crazy then some of these other theories. Ps: I love you guys.

[@wilmamavis9957]

That's a good theory

[@anikafabian]

I agree and somehow, when she hit her head, she also developed "amnesiac" tendencies #PostMortem

[@agdoren]

Total amnesia isn't a thing but maybe she had dissociative episode.

[@anikafabian]

@@agdoren agreed, possibly due to the trauma and emotional stress

[@kimmeeb]

10:03 Ryan: "you are a strange man" Shane, who's clearly a demon: oh thank goodness he's not onto me "guilty as charged :)"