I don’t know why, but I just thought of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson.
LOL. I don't think it's quite gotten to that level yet! B^)
Theories and innuendo abounded: that she had run off with a lover, she had gone off to have an abortion, she was taking time to heal from plastic surgery, or she had staged a publicity stunt. Nevertheless, her disappearance produced a turmoil that convulsed Los Angeles, and enthralled millions of spectators who watched the unfolding drama in the press and on radio.