1926 was a difficult year for Agatha Christie in many respects. In April, her mother died and the writer had to move to her family home for a few months. At that time, her husband Archibald Christie, who was a businessman and colonel, found a new love – Nancy Neele, 10 years younger than Agatha. When the crime writer found out that the man had cheated on her and wanted to break up, her world collapsed. No one can explain what happened next.
Agatha Christie wanted to frame her husband for murder?
On December 3, Agatha and Archibald had an argument. The man left the house and went straight to the James estate, where he was to spend the weekend in the company of his new bride. Agatha stayed at home with her daughter. At 9:45 p.m., she kissed the girl goodnight, then got into her car and drove away. She has never been heard from again.
The green Morris Cowley, the writer’s car, was found on the shore of the lake. Inside were her fur coat, a suitcase and an invalid driving license. Christie herself vanished into thin air. Despite the fact that over 1,000 policemen were looking for her, 15,000 volunteers and a dozen or so planes. There was even a reward for finding her, but the efforts were fruitless. It was only 11 days later that new clues emerged.
She checked into the hotel under her lover’s name
On December 14, Teresa Neele checked into the Swan Hydropathic Hotel in Harrogate, Yorkshire. It was not by accident that the woman with the same surname as Archibald’s lover resembled Agatha Christie. It was her! Even though the hotel staff noticed it immediately, the writer denied her identity until the end. Only when the police arrived at the scene, accompanied by the husband, did he identify his wife. She insisted that her husband was her brother. She later claimed she had dementia.
Another theory says that the desperate Christie wanted to commit suicide and pretend that she was murdered by her husband. Before she disappeared, she wrote a letter to the chief constable of Berkshire, revealing that she feared for her life. People from her closest circle also claimed that this could have been the scenario invented by the writer. The mystery was never solved.
Source: Gazeta
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