Facts of the Case
The year Jim Thompson vanished.
1997
Animal suspected of killing Thompson.
Tiger
Meaning of “vanished without trace.”
Disappeared completely without any evidence left
Type of aircraft used in the search.
Helicopters
How long after his disappearance was Thompson declared dead?
7 years, in 1974
Country where Thompson built his silk empire.
Thailand
Organisation he was rumoured to still work for.
CIA
Effect of describing the highlands as “misty.”
Creates a mysterious, eerie mood
Number of square kilometres searched.
100
What happened to his sister six months later?
She was murdered in America
Mountain where he was last seen.
Mount Brinchang
What weapon might have caused an accidental death?
Blow dart
Why did the writer uses “wild, untamed jungle"
To emphasise the danger and difficulty of the terrain
Who was involved in the search besides police?
Soldiers
Where Thompson’s police file is still kept.
Nearby police station
Reward offered for finding him.
$25,000
Political group suspected of kidnapping him.
Communists
Evidence phrase that shows the jungle’s richness.
valley shrouded in oaks, laurels, cinnamon trees and rhododendrons
How often people usually go missing in the area.
Two or three a year
Name of his preserved home in Bangkok.
Jim Thompson’s House
How long did the search lasted?
10 days
Number of reported sightings in faraway places.
Three — Canton, Laos, Tahiti
Why end with “worthy of treatment by Hollywood’s most imaginative scriptwriters.”
To highlight the lasting mystery and dramatic nature of the case
Unique fact about others who go missing there.
They are usually found in a few days
What happened to his will before he vanished.
He removed the Thailand Society from it