Zelim Bakaev
A rising pop star in his country, Zelim Bakaev released songs that became popular. In 2017, he was set to compete on the Russian version of ‘Star Academy’. The 25-year-old traveled to his hometown in August 2017. Just after he arrived, local LGBT community advocates say he was arrested on suspicions of being homosexual and was sent to a government facility. The President has publicly denied that his government had anything to do with the pop star’s disappearance (and possible death).
Zelim Bakaev
John Brisker
He played in Pittsburgh for three years at the start of ABA in the early ’70s. In 1972, John Brisker signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, but he was cut from the team in 1975. After several business ideas didn’t work out, he went to Africa to start up an import-export venture. On April 11, 1978, he called his girlfriend. That was the last time anyone’s heard from him. It’s possible he met his end in the violent coup that took place that year.
John Brisker
