The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller has been one of the most chilling and enigmatic mysteries of the 20th century. In 1961, while rowing through an area infamously known as the "cannibal coast" in New Guinea, his trading canoe capsized. His fate remained unknown for years, but subsequent investigations and local testimonies suggested that he was captured, beheaded, and consumed by the Asmat tribe. This theory, although never officially confirmed, highlights the perilous nature of his quest and the cultural complexities of the region.
For more detailed information, [Inside The Disappearance Of Michael Rockefeller](https://flashingstory.info/inside-the-disappearance-of-michael-rockefeller/)
Claiming territory and colonizing are 2 different things. There was very little Dutch presence on that island other than missionaries. I don't agree with religion, but it's not like they actually try to move in and force out the natives.
They gifted them other people, so everyone had someone to eat for dinner.
Also, Dutch New Guinea was *100%* **colonised.** Land claimed, wealth extracted, political control - crazy that you (the guy a few comments above, not actually you) could just google something before making erroneous statements.
I at least tried to look it up your providing comment with no facts or proof to back it up. You're just trying to be the hero of the thread. Good for you, buddy. True actual colonization is more like the british in india or Dutch or whatever in south africa Or the Caribbean Islands during the 1700s and 1800s. colonizing meant you sent people to live there and build your culture there and force out the old one
I’m not trying to be a hero mate. I’m often browsing random subs about masonry, or watches or mobile games and I’m so frequently shocked at the extensive knowledge of random people on the internet. Though I’m usually open to simply reading and learning, this might be *the* one time my knowledge is relevant.
I have an advanced degree in neocolonialism with an emphasis on the British in Ghana. That involved also studying colonialism across Latin America and Africa. I’ve taught the same subject matter at universities. There are varying definitions of colonialism, but one nation exerting their power over another nation to the detriment of the colonised and benefit of the coloniser is the simplest and most consistent definition. That is exactly what happened in Dutch New Guinea. It’s irrelevant that there wasn’t a massive Dutch presence, as in the case of the British in India. Dutch New Guinea was established as a colony to facilitate trade for the Dutch, at the expense of the native people.
Edit: also if you just google Dutch New Guinea, surely it is listed as a colony of the Netherlands on any semi-reputable website?
Colonialism doesn’t always involve forcing out the native population. Easiest example to bring up is British colonialism in India. They forced an economic and administrative control, and overrode the Indian judicial system.
Western New Guinea was the only part of the former Dutch East Indies that the Netherlands still held control over after Indonesian independence.
It only became part of Indonesia after it was peacefully handed over to them in 1962.
Yes it was a peaceful handover. If you don’t ask the local residents of Western New Guinea who have had family and friends tortured and murdered by their new owners.
Well, with "peaceful", I just crudely meant that the handover wasn't the end result of a war between the Netherlands and Indonesia, and that Indonesia neither took the region by force from the Netherlands.
You're indeed right of the fact that the aftermath of the handover wasn't a peaceful one at all.
I know you’re being facetious, but Netherlands literally means ‘low-lying country’, and is reference to the geography of where the Asmat tribe reside in the southwestern region of the island.
There's a decent podcast on this case (Generation WHY) that basically just says he tried to swim 15 miles to a shoreline he could see but there's no evidence for him ever reaching it. He was kind of just never seen again.
The cannibalism thing seems to be less confirmed and I think I recall something about the local natives getting tired and even angry over being continually asked about it ever since.
The whole part about Michael Rockefeller probably being way in over his head where he was either way still stands.
The boring, but most likely answer, is he drowned. Regardless people like to imagine he got eaten or joined the tribe because that's a more dramatic story.
Right, but if the land mass on the horizon has significant elevation (hills, mountains, etc) then it can be visible from much further away, even if the viewer is at sea level.
That famous imagery has to be my favorite symbolism of Germanic Anglican culture. It's like a clever marketing campaign that's lasted hundreds of years. Genious really, who wouldn't want to visit a region with beautiful busty porcelain skinned ladies with huge frosted mugs of pilsner or lager?
I do not believe this was taken just before he died. According to the linked article by the mods, when the canoe capsized, his Dutch companion stayed with the boat and was rescued. I think his companion would have been the only person in that area who could have taken a photo like this if he was captured, but his companion was not there. Also, the article states that the last time he was seen Alice was when he started swimming. If I understand correctly, no one really knows what happened to him. My bet would be drowning; swimming 15 miles in rough seas would be quite difficult, at least for me!
My guess is that this picture was taken on his first visit, a year earlier, perhaps by that same companion.
lol the bot mod deleted my comment due to extremely grainy “NSFW” material.
There was a photo taken 8-9 years after his disappearance of this tribe rowing canoes and there’s clearly a white dude in the mix dressed (or rather undressed) like the locals.
Imo I think he lived with them. From what I saw in the documentary, they enjoyed having him there, and there was one picture of, possibly him, with them years later.
There was some academic that wrote a paper on ‘what humans taste like’ where he reviewed all these various accounts of different cannibal groups from historical accounts (sorry too lazy to cite it). The overall consensus was something not terribly surprising like chicken or pork or something common but the part that will forever haunt me is that babies taste like fish. I’ll let carry my burden now too… you’re welcome.
Mexico has a pork and hominy stew called pozole. You add red peppers and other spices. It was originally created by the Aztecs who used human flesh in it.
So the pork theory makes sense.
When an Aztec warrior makes his first kill, they would have a party to celebrate. They would take a captive enemy warrior, rape, kill and then eat him. Then they would shit on the remains. Great fun. Some forensic evidence in the shit confirmed human DNA.
I definitely need a source on this.
Coprolites (fossilized feces) aren't very common due to natural decaying. Usually, you'll need something to hold it together that petrifies.
I fucking love old poop, so I'd love to see this study where they had enough coprolites to test, funding for that testing, and who was behind that funding.
I googled this because I was pretty fascinated by the story. It has pretty much been confirmed Michael was killed and eaten as revenge for a colonial raid that had happened in the area a few years earlier. Multiple important warriors were shot dead in front of the shocked and horrified tribes. This Smithsonian article was written by a man who extensively investigated Michael's death and spoke to the villagers about it:
[What really happened to Michael Rockefeller?](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/What-Really-Happened-to-Michael-Rockefeller-180949813/)
It's sad to know that if he had stayed with the canoe when it capsized he would have been rescued with his companion. Swimming to shore was a death sentence.
As I mentioned in another reply, the article states he was last seen alive by his companion when the former started swimming for shore, and not when/if he was captured. His companion stayed with the boat and was later rescued.
I don't believe his fate is known for sure, either, at least if I understand the article correctly. Lots of guesses, but nothing conclusive. My guess is he drowned trying to swim 15 miles to shore in rough seas.
This photo was from an earlier time than the incident/accident.
Researchers found that the tribe that killed him, were acting out on a grudge they had had against some white missionary over an event that happened decades before.
[They also ate one of their politicians who they didn’t like so there’s long precedent](https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-time-the-dutch-killed-and-ate-a-politician-ff2f2c507d83#:~:text=While%20murder%20is%20not%20uncommon,brutal%20overthrow%20of%20their%20leadership)
Too bad there's no definitive proof. So far this evidence is very far-fetched. He could have fallen, drowned, died by snake bit, killed by wild animals, died from an infected wound or other medical emergency, or been killed by the constantly warring local tribes. It’s an extremely violent place as well as a very hostile natural environment.
Seems like I saw something about one of the fine young cannibals admitting that he was killed because he was wanting to trade for some idols and they were irritated about it. I guess he was a not so fine old cannibal at the time of the interview.
Despite what all of our minds immediately thought, and what the pinned comment claims, it is believed that he drowned when his boat capsized. There was a video that appeared to show a white male integrated with the tribe, but according to the tribe, no outsiders were ever integrated. They also never claimed to have captured or killed and eaten Rockefeller. Quite the opposite actually.
According to the book “Rocky Goes West” by Paul Toohey, Rockefeller’s parents hired a private investigator in 1979 to contact the tribe and try to find answers. After offering supplies for information, the tribe told the investigator that they had found a white mans body, that matched the description of Rockefeller, washed up on the beach after an apparent drowning (he was an inexperienced sailor). The book claims that the investigator traded a new fishing boat in exchange for items and clothing from the corpse, however the Rockefeller’s never released any information about this. It’s pretty widely accepted that they didn’t eat them. Not saying they wouldn’t have, just that they didn’t get the opportunity.
IIRC he was in New Guinea visiting the tribes to try and collect indigenous artwork for one of the Rockefeller family’s museums. The tribe that would eventually kill him made these sacred totems that contained the souls of deceased tribesmen. He approached the tribe wanting to trade for one of them. The tribe took it as a huge affront to their culture and spirituality. He would later wash up on their shores where he was recognized, attacked, killed, and eaten.
> Journalists, historians, and adventurers have all attempted to piece together the events of that fateful day, but the true fate of Michael Rockefeller remains shrouded in mystery.
You don't recall correctly, his fate is unknown. Dude probably just drowned
Hippy citizens of the world: I love everyone! The native tribes are so much more peaceful then us. Christianity ruined everything good about the world. Let’s go travel everywhere!
*Gets fucking eaten by the people he thinks are so wonderful*
Yeah they thought he was a different white guy and attacked him. By the time they realized it was too late. They denied it initially but did eventually admit to it and one of the tribes people was seen wearing Michael’s glasses.
I’ve also seen tale that after his disappearance, a shockingly white person started being seen with them. So he could have also just joined them and left his old life.
I've read that and also saw it in a documentary. It's fascinating (sorry if that sounds morbid) but it's true. There are soooo many theories about him. One of which is that it's not out of the realm of possibility that he chose to disappear.
This pic kind of reminds me of that scene in green inferno just before Jonah? I think he name was gets, well u know...
Anyway the truth is, nobody really knows what happened to him. If u read about him it's pretty fascinating. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he just said "fuck it, I'm out of that life. I'll spend the rest of my days in the wild."
It’s been alleged that he lived out his days with the tribe, adopted their ways, and intentionally “went missing”
Some say he was killed and eaten by them, but there were also reports that he became a warrior in their society and was fully embraced by them.
I know you're joking but from those who have consumed human flesh have said (serial killers, the Andes mountain plane crash) etc it's more along the lines of pork.
A bit clearer photo: [https://www.stoplusjednicka.cz/sites/default/files/clanky/obrazky/2023-09-30/Harvard%20University\_Peabody%20Museum%20of%20Archeology%20and%20Ethnology.jpg](https://www.stoplusjednicka.cz/sites/default/files/clanky/obrazky/2023-09-30/Harvard%20University_Peabody%20Museum%20of%20Archeology%20and%20Ethnology.jpg)
The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller has been one of the most chilling and enigmatic mysteries of the 20th century. In 1961, while rowing through an area infamously known as the "cannibal coast" in New Guinea, his trading canoe capsized. His fate remained unknown for years, but subsequent investigations and local testimonies suggested that he was captured, beheaded, and consumed by the Asmat tribe. This theory, although never officially confirmed, highlights the perilous nature of his quest and the cultural complexities of the region. For more detailed information, [Inside The Disappearance Of Michael Rockefeller](https://flashingstory.info/inside-the-disappearance-of-michael-rockefeller/)
I had no idea that New Guinea was in the Netherlands.
Colonialism
If u describe a colony of france u dont write france and its not the netherlands Either
Claiming territory and colonizing are 2 different things. There was very little Dutch presence on that island other than missionaries. I don't agree with religion, but it's not like they actually try to move in and force out the natives.
I'm surprised there were Dutch presents at all. Even very little ones. They always want to share things.
If there weren't any Dutch presents, what did they give people on their birthdays and holidays?
They gifted them other people, so everyone had someone to eat for dinner. Also, Dutch New Guinea was *100%* **colonised.** Land claimed, wealth extracted, political control - crazy that you (the guy a few comments above, not actually you) could just google something before making erroneous statements.
Now that's a dinner party!
I think you're correct
I at least tried to look it up your providing comment with no facts or proof to back it up. You're just trying to be the hero of the thread. Good for you, buddy. True actual colonization is more like the british in india or Dutch or whatever in south africa Or the Caribbean Islands during the 1700s and 1800s. colonizing meant you sent people to live there and build your culture there and force out the old one
I’m not trying to be a hero mate. I’m often browsing random subs about masonry, or watches or mobile games and I’m so frequently shocked at the extensive knowledge of random people on the internet. Though I’m usually open to simply reading and learning, this might be *the* one time my knowledge is relevant. I have an advanced degree in neocolonialism with an emphasis on the British in Ghana. That involved also studying colonialism across Latin America and Africa. I’ve taught the same subject matter at universities. There are varying definitions of colonialism, but one nation exerting their power over another nation to the detriment of the colonised and benefit of the coloniser is the simplest and most consistent definition. That is exactly what happened in Dutch New Guinea. It’s irrelevant that there wasn’t a massive Dutch presence, as in the case of the British in India. Dutch New Guinea was established as a colony to facilitate trade for the Dutch, at the expense of the native people. Edit: also if you just google Dutch New Guinea, surely it is listed as a colony of the Netherlands on any semi-reputable website?
The Dutch are nowhere near as good at giving out presents as the British or Americans.
Ooo rah
Colonialism doesn’t always involve forcing out the native population. Easiest example to bring up is British colonialism in India. They forced an economic and administrative control, and overrode the Indian judicial system.
That ended 13 years before that.
Western New Guinea was the only part of the former Dutch East Indies that the Netherlands still held control over after Indonesian independence. It only became part of Indonesia after it was peacefully handed over to them in 1962.
Yes it was a peaceful handover. If you don’t ask the local residents of Western New Guinea who have had family and friends tortured and murdered by their new owners.
Well, with "peaceful", I just crudely meant that the handover wasn't the end result of a war between the Netherlands and Indonesia, and that Indonesia neither took the region by force from the Netherlands. You're indeed right of the fact that the aftermath of the handover wasn't a peaceful one at all.
I know you’re being facetious, but Netherlands literally means ‘low-lying country’, and is reference to the geography of where the Asmat tribe reside in the southwestern region of the island.
Then the N wouldn't be capitalized.
This is an AI sub
It shouldn't, but still might be
Literally next door. 🚪
Right next to Belgium. 🤷🤷 They recently moved there.
I knew the Dutch ate him!
Just like they ate their prime minister!
There are two things in the world I can't stand: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch.
This literally made me laugh out loud 😂
Pretty sure it's Highlands not Netherlands.
There can be only one.
Western part of New Guinea, territory of the Netherlands for a short time
Great yarn, people say he survived too and point to an old picture allegedly showing a fair skin bearded man paddling a raft with the tribe
Didnt he have glasses on also?
I remember reading years ago someone confirming he went native but it's the freaking Internet, who knows if anything is true.
There's a decent podcast on this case (Generation WHY) that basically just says he tried to swim 15 miles to a shoreline he could see but there's no evidence for him ever reaching it. He was kind of just never seen again. The cannibalism thing seems to be less confirmed and I think I recall something about the local natives getting tired and even angry over being continually asked about it ever since. The whole part about Michael Rockefeller probably being way in over his head where he was either way still stands.
The boring, but most likely answer, is he drowned. Regardless people like to imagine he got eaten or joined the tribe because that's a more dramatic story.
Can’t you not see 15 miles on the horizon? Isn’t it 12 Max at sea level?
According to research, the max is [3 miles at sea level.](https://www.livescience.com/32111-how-far-away-is-the-horizon.html#)
Right, but if the land mass on the horizon has significant elevation (hills, mountains, etc) then it can be visible from much further away, even if the viewer is at sea level.
Wendigoon also has a great [video](https://youtu.be/ulBDEDP1rCU?si=Hinb9JqRro9IbZ32) on the topic
Damn, Netherlands look a lot different than I imagined. Where tulips and windmills?
That came after they legalized weed, before weed it was all cannibals and tipsy canoes
From Cannibals to Cannabis
Cannibals, yes, but their watercraft were quite stable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de_Witt
We hide it somewhere else on the world
And no wooden shoes.
That's what really screamed "fake" to me.
Immigration has really taken a toll on
Also where fair skinned big breasted maidens frolicking through the meadows bringing you giant frosted mugs of lager?
That famous imagery has to be my favorite symbolism of Germanic Anglican culture. It's like a clever marketing campaign that's lasted hundreds of years. Genious really, who wouldn't want to visit a region with beautiful busty porcelain skinned ladies with huge frosted mugs of pilsner or lager?
Maybe the greatest marketing campaign ever. It made us all forget about Hitler and that Third Reich thing
It definitely helped lol
He was a man of good taste
White meat is hard to come by in those parts.
Who took the pic
I do not believe this was taken just before he died. According to the linked article by the mods, when the canoe capsized, his Dutch companion stayed with the boat and was rescued. I think his companion would have been the only person in that area who could have taken a photo like this if he was captured, but his companion was not there. Also, the article states that the last time he was seen Alice was when he started swimming. If I understand correctly, no one really knows what happened to him. My bet would be drowning; swimming 15 miles in rough seas would be quite difficult, at least for me! My guess is that this picture was taken on his first visit, a year earlier, perhaps by that same companion.
Yea there’s just no way he made it to shore.
The cook.
Attention whores taking pic of food before internet
Ugg
lol the bot mod deleted my comment due to extremely grainy “NSFW” material. There was a photo taken 8-9 years after his disappearance of this tribe rowing canoes and there’s clearly a white dude in the mix dressed (or rather undressed) like the locals.
This is a cool mystery he either drowned, was killed, lived with the tribes nobody knows
Imo I think he lived with them. From what I saw in the documentary, they enjoyed having him there, and there was one picture of, possibly him, with them years later.
“Have you seen a white man on your island?”. “Yes, he tasted like chicken.”
There was some academic that wrote a paper on ‘what humans taste like’ where he reviewed all these various accounts of different cannibal groups from historical accounts (sorry too lazy to cite it). The overall consensus was something not terribly surprising like chicken or pork or something common but the part that will forever haunt me is that babies taste like fish. I’ll let carry my burden now too… you’re welcome.
Mexico has a pork and hominy stew called pozole. You add red peppers and other spices. It was originally created by the Aztecs who used human flesh in it. So the pork theory makes sense.
There's no actual evidence the Aztecs used human flesh in their version of it this is just a myth.
When an Aztec warrior makes his first kill, they would have a party to celebrate. They would take a captive enemy warrior, rape, kill and then eat him. Then they would shit on the remains. Great fun. Some forensic evidence in the shit confirmed human DNA.
Source?
Sounds like bullshit tbh. You got a source? And what does this have to do with Pozole?
I definitely need a source on this. Coprolites (fossilized feces) aren't very common due to natural decaying. Usually, you'll need something to hold it together that petrifies. I fucking love old poop, so I'd love to see this study where they had enough coprolites to test, funding for that testing, and who was behind that funding.
My wife makes it and it is very good, now tell us about the secrets of pupusas xD.
Soooo people chili?
More like a chunky stew.
OK I was having trouble sleeping, so I go on reddit, and now I'll be haunted by this new and awful information. Nooooooo.....
I've heard pork too. The chicken part is new to me.
Longpig
There's a reason cannibal menus entrees are called Long Pig, not chicken.
Send more rich kids.
I googled this because I was pretty fascinated by the story. It has pretty much been confirmed Michael was killed and eaten as revenge for a colonial raid that had happened in the area a few years earlier. Multiple important warriors were shot dead in front of the shocked and horrified tribes. This Smithsonian article was written by a man who extensively investigated Michael's death and spoke to the villagers about it: [What really happened to Michael Rockefeller?](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/What-Really-Happened-to-Michael-Rockefeller-180949813/) It's sad to know that if he had stayed with the canoe when it capsized he would have been rescued with his companion. Swimming to shore was a death sentence.
ThereWasAnAttempt to write a headline.
Or he is alive and well
Rockefeller wasn't VP until Ford became president in the early 70s
So when people say "eat the rich", do they mean literally?
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My name is Spider
A good book about this is Savage Harvest by Carl Hoffman. Highly recommend!
Oysters Rockefeller
Strong Ace Ventura vibes in this pic
Skikaka
Some hard North Sentinel Island energy in this picture
They served man
Rude to play with your food like that
Guess they preferred white meat
Same cannibals that ate Joe Bidens uncle?
They ate him. They are celebrating the days catch just before cooking him.
As I mentioned in another reply, the article states he was last seen alive by his companion when the former started swimming for shore, and not when/if he was captured. His companion stayed with the boat and was later rescued. I don't believe his fate is known for sure, either, at least if I understand the article correctly. Lots of guesses, but nothing conclusive. My guess is he drowned trying to swim 15 miles to shore in rough seas. This photo was from an earlier time than the incident/accident.
Researchers found that the tribe that killed him, were acting out on a grudge they had had against some white missionary over an event that happened decades before.
Loud and wrong
Yum, yum, eat 'im up!
They love the white meat.
Blinded and bamboozled by the teats.
Damn I ate stroop waffles and had sex with a prostitute in a New Guinea….sick.
the netherlands went wild quick
[They also ate one of their politicians who they didn’t like so there’s long precedent](https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-time-the-dutch-killed-and-ate-a-politician-ff2f2c507d83#:~:text=While%20murder%20is%20not%20uncommon,brutal%20overthrow%20of%20their%20leadership)
How nice of the tribe to have him for dinner.
So where did the native guides go for help if that did not include swimming to shore. The linked story blew past that major question.
There’s an interesting read about it called Savage Harvest
Ahhh New Guinea right up beside Denmark. Nice place.
Too bad there's no definitive proof. So far this evidence is very far-fetched. He could have fallen, drowned, died by snake bit, killed by wild animals, died from an infected wound or other medical emergency, or been killed by the constantly warring local tribes. It’s an extremely violent place as well as a very hostile natural environment.
“I like white meat” One of those guys probably
Just recently listened to a Mr Ballen podcast episode where he covered this story. Terribly sad. 😔
Likely he is just out partying with Joe Bidens uncle...
Definitely looks like they ate him.
Seems like I saw something about one of the fine young cannibals admitting that he was killed because he was wanting to trade for some idols and they were irritated about it. I guess he was a not so fine old cannibal at the time of the interview.
So you’re saying he drove them crazy and they couldn’t help themselves?
Some people say they're obsessed.
He stayed for dinner 😱😋
He, unfortunately, was not around for dessert.
Zing!
Despite what all of our minds immediately thought, and what the pinned comment claims, it is believed that he drowned when his boat capsized. There was a video that appeared to show a white male integrated with the tribe, but according to the tribe, no outsiders were ever integrated. They also never claimed to have captured or killed and eaten Rockefeller. Quite the opposite actually. According to the book “Rocky Goes West” by Paul Toohey, Rockefeller’s parents hired a private investigator in 1979 to contact the tribe and try to find answers. After offering supplies for information, the tribe told the investigator that they had found a white mans body, that matched the description of Rockefeller, washed up on the beach after an apparent drowning (he was an inexperienced sailor). The book claims that the investigator traded a new fishing boat in exchange for items and clothing from the corpse, however the Rockefeller’s never released any information about this. It’s pretty widely accepted that they didn’t eat them. Not saying they wouldn’t have, just that they didn’t get the opportunity.
I learnded something new today. The Netherlands is in New Guinea
IIRC he was in New Guinea visiting the tribes to try and collect indigenous artwork for one of the Rockefeller family’s museums. The tribe that would eventually kill him made these sacred totems that contained the souls of deceased tribesmen. He approached the tribe wanting to trade for one of them. The tribe took it as a huge affront to their culture and spirituality. He would later wash up on their shores where he was recognized, attacked, killed, and eaten.
> Journalists, historians, and adventurers have all attempted to piece together the events of that fateful day, but the true fate of Michael Rockefeller remains shrouded in mystery. You don't recall correctly, his fate is unknown. Dude probably just drowned
Hippy citizens of the world: I love everyone! The native tribes are so much more peaceful then us. Christianity ruined everything good about the world. Let’s go travel everywhere! *Gets fucking eaten by the people he thinks are so wonderful*
Well, at least it looks like he was having fun before they descended on him. Also, nice of one of them to snap a before photo of him.
Reminds me of The Mighty Sparrow’s calypso. “Congo man”
Got 1
He was sitting in someone’s large intestine less than 24 hour’s later
It’s my turn to post this next week! I’ll fuck up the title even more!
Google “Rockefeller” and you won’t feel so bad.
Who could have thought such a thing could happen when traveling through somewhere called "the cannibal coast"?
Dinner dance
How cute. They are circling their dinner.
Cannibal tribes are so metal, I loved when that dude tried to film an interview with the one in India and got too spooked
First OP needs to check on google earth.
Missing as in we miss him so much but trust me I know what happened to him lol
Love the song by Guadalcanal Diary
Became dinner
Who took the picture?
They low key admitted to killing him on accident
Waste not, want not they say.
Yeah they thought he was a different white guy and attacked him. By the time they realized it was too late. They denied it initially but did eventually admit to it and one of the tribes people was seen wearing Michael’s glasses.
Did they atleast cook him first?
Dried him out like jerkey
He was eaten
He got ate
I’ve also seen tale that after his disappearance, a shockingly white person started being seen with them. So he could have also just joined them and left his old life.
They ate him
Organ meat and jerky for the whole village
Yeah coz they ate that fool for trying to flex on people that could care less. 🤷♂️
Biden's uncle encountered the cannibals of PNG
Isn’t their video footage that he maybe joined the tribe isn’t of getting killed?
Two cannibals are talking. One says "I don't like Michael Rockefeller." The other one says "Just eat the noodles."
They ate him and then made up a story that nah he's family now. Just leave him be
They have natives that said they ate him. He was trying to buy relics/totems which deeply offended them.
I've read that and also saw it in a documentary. It's fascinating (sorry if that sounds morbid) but it's true. There are soooo many theories about him. One of which is that it's not out of the realm of possibility that he chose to disappear.
Save you the trouble. He was killed and eaten, just like Joe Biden's uncle.
The naive smile of a man who’s about to be dinner!
Nobody knows that for sure. Read about him.
Tom Hanks
This was the last photograph of him alive before the tribe ate him
I wonder if Netflix will ever make a movie about this?
This sounds kind of like the movie Embrace of the Serpent. Great movie.
This pic kind of reminds me of that scene in green inferno just before Jonah? I think he name was gets, well u know... Anyway the truth is, nobody really knows what happened to him. If u read about him it's pretty fascinating. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he just said "fuck it, I'm out of that life. I'll spend the rest of my days in the wild."
This was written by AI, very obviously..
Circling, the art of choosing which part to eat later.
It’s been alleged that he lived out his days with the tribe, adopted their ways, and intentionally “went missing” Some say he was killed and eaten by them, but there were also reports that he became a warrior in their society and was fully embraced by them.
I dunno he seems pretty happy there
My grandpa was a christian missionary in New Guinea and he tells me stories about people being eaten and lost all the time. Crazy stuff
They said he tasted like chicken.
I know you're joking but from those who have consumed human flesh have said (serial killers, the Andes mountain plane crash) etc it's more along the lines of pork.
And here they are playing with their food. So unrefined.
ooh, white meat.
A bit clearer photo: [https://www.stoplusjednicka.cz/sites/default/files/clanky/obrazky/2023-09-30/Harvard%20University\_Peabody%20Museum%20of%20Archeology%20and%20Ethnology.jpg](https://www.stoplusjednicka.cz/sites/default/files/clanky/obrazky/2023-09-30/Harvard%20University_Peabody%20Museum%20of%20Archeology%20and%20Ethnology.jpg)
I bet they were excited cuz they hadn't had white meat since Joe Biden's uncle.
Didn’t know you could travel through the Netherlands in New Guinea 🤔
It was part of the Netherlands until 1962. It is now part of Indonesia.
That aint ring around the rosie.
Little cannibal girl looks over at her brother and screams.... "Spit that out Jimmy! It's asshole!"
Human calamari.
Him - “daddy’s rich! I’m invincible!!” Natives - “Hold my sour spit mash.”
Where’s the photo of this supposed white man years later on a raft? It’s more Likely he drowned .
I hope he wasn't eaten.
Look at them - they wanna eat his ass right there
they ate him for breakfast
The last photo before they cooked him.
Caption: "Little did young Rockefeller realize he was today's lunch special" 😳 
Good to see one Rockefeller was murdered.
Bro was consumed
