Unraveling the Unsolved Disappearances of the Bennington Triangle

While some people suspect a serial killer, others point the finger at paranormal activity. But the truth is, no one really knows why people have gone missing in Vermont’s Bennington Triangle. Starting with a string of disappearances more than 70 years ago, to this day, the mysteries have yet to be solved. The now-abandoned town has long been the setting of unexplained disappearances, unsolved murders, and bizarre sightings.

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The Town of Glastenbury. Source: Flickr

You have probably heard of the Bermuda Triangle before, and maybe Massachusetts’ Bridgewater Triangle, but this place is much less known yet no less worthy of inspection. Vermont author Joseph A. Citro called the loosely defined area, including the ghost town of Glastenbury, the Bennington Triangle. Glastenbury was once a small logging community, but it was abandoned at the end of the 19th century after the logging boom faded.

It was after Glastenbury became a remote place in the wilderness, that eerie and unexplainable events started happening…

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