Michael Rockefeller: The Mystery New York’s Most Powerful Man Couldn’t Solve

In November 1961, Michael Rockefeller, the son of New York's governor and the great-grandson of the richest man of his time, vanished off the coast of New Guinea after his boat capsized. His father searched for him with all the power at his command. What was really known about his fate, and why did someone decide not to tell him? Nelson Rockefeller had it all: the most powerful name in America, the governorship of New York, and his sights set on the White House. He mobilized ships, planes, and thousands of people to find his son. In the end, he was told there was nothing to find. In this documentary, we reconstruct the shipwreck, the search, the 1958 killings at Otsjanep, the reports written on that coast, and the secret cable that chose silence. And the night in 1979 when the story of Nelson's own death was changed as well. What we know, what was said, and what remains unanswered to this day. Chapters 00:00 A Telegram in Albany 01:20 The Shipwreck 04:54 The Search 08:29 The Rockefeller Name 13:11 The Father 14:51 Michael 16:26 Otsjanep, 1958 17:48 What Was Being Said on the Coast 21:39 The Secret Cable 27:45 What Came Out Later 32:42 The Twin Sister 34:25 Seventeen Years Later 36:31 The Last Version If you're fascinated by the stories of the world's most powerful families, subscribe to Power Bloodlines.