On January 26, 1966 Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont, two sisters and one brother of 9, 7 and 4 years old respectively, disappeared from a beach south of distant Australia, and it is still unknown what happened to the children.
The parents, Jim and Nancy Beaumont, knew that their children would take a bus to the nearest beach, a journey that would only last five minutes and had already taken place before. They didn't feel any concern about it, but they did set a standard: if they left at 10 a. m., they had to return home at 2 p. m. That never happened... The hours passed and, at nightfall, the telephone of the police station rang at 7:30 p.m. to receive a new report of a disappearance that, unintentionally, would become one of the most mediatic and influential of the oceanic continent, to the point of completely changing the way of parenting imposed in the place.
There were no direct suspects in the case; what could be extracted, thanks to some witnesses, is that the minors were walking with a skinny blonde man of about 30 years with whom they seemed to be playing and having a good time. It was also learned that Jane, the older sister of the trio, bought cupcakes and a meatloaf, food that she had not bought before from the local merchant, and that she also paid with a ticket that her parents didn't give her. Both statements agree with the presence of someone else who wanted to gain the trust of the naive brothers. After all, who could resist polite treatment and good food?
The last one to see the boys was a postman. Apparently, they were holding hands and laughing, ready to return home.
Months, years and decades of alleged sightings, accusations, false letters and even psychic intervention had the agents without further decisive tactics.
The Beaumont were not classified as negligent, since, at that time, the freedom given to infants was socially acceptable. However, future generations had stricter parents who, guided by this experience, changed their perspective for fear of losing their loved ones.
It is 2018, Jim and Nancy are 92 and 90 years old, and more than 52 years old without knowing the whereabouts of their children. More than half a century of torture that many still take as a lesson.
Source https://horripilante.wordpress.com/1966/01/26/la-desaparicion-de-los-ninos-beaumont/
