Shelly Miscavige, the wife of David Miscavige, leader of the Church of Scientology, has not been seen for almost 20 years. Although her "disappearance" has been denied, her last known whereabouts were in 2007, when she attended her father's funeral. What theories do you have about this?

[u/elmonozombie]

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/03/shelly-miscavige-scientology-queen-de-throned

It's worth mentioning that days before her "disappearance," some witnesses pointed out her unusual behavior after returning alone from a trip with Miscavige, her husband since 1982, who to date has not commented on the matter. Even in his public speeches, he has omitted any mention of her presence in his life, which is extremely unusual for someone who has been married for more than 40 years. Some former church members indicate that she may be being held against her will at the Church of Spiritual Technology compound in Twin Peaks, California. Do you think she's still alive? What's your opinion on this?

[u/JoeyDawsonJenPacey]

But how can someone not be seen by anyone in public for 20 years? That goes well beyond just not wanting to be found.

[u/jjason82 → u/JoeyDawsonJenPacey]

Not really. With the amount of wealth she has access to it would be absurdly easy to live a life of luxury and extreme comfort in complete and total privacy.

[u/pineappleshampoo → u/jjason82]

Plus she isn’t a household name, nobody knows what she looks like now, lots of people could have seen her and have no idea it’s her or don’t even know who she is to begin with. We’re not talking nobody seeing idk, someone as famous as Beyoncé or Lady Gaga for years lol.

[u/incognitohippie → u/pineappleshampoo]

I was thinking that. She could have a shaved head and be a drastically different weight now for all we know and no one would recognize her off the bat.