▁for ▁one ▁million ▁dollars , ▁he ▁van ished ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Toronto , ▁leaving ▁his ▁money ▁behind ▁safely ▁depos ited ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁bank . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁reaching ▁myth ical ▁proport ions : ▁the ▁g host ▁of ▁Am bro se ▁Small ▁was ▁reported ▁ha un ting ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁properties , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Theater ▁in ▁London , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁have ▁saved ▁the ▁theatre ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁architect ural ▁feature ▁from ▁un intent ional ▁demol ition . ▁The ▁disapp earance ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁big ▁enough ▁story ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Sun ▁tab lo id ▁to ▁print ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁six ▁full - page ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁" M IB ’ s ▁& ▁Ste pe hen ▁Mich al ack " ▁- ▁Rec ount ing ▁tales ▁of ▁Men ▁in ▁Black ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Mich al ack , ▁who ▁came ▁across ▁a ▁ ▁land ed ▁U FO ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁prospect ing ▁trip ▁to ▁Fal con ▁Lake , ▁Man it oba , ▁on ▁Friday , ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁encounter ▁would ▁leave ▁him ▁ill , ▁with ▁strange ▁burn s ▁on ▁his ▁ch est . ▁ ▁" Est her ▁C ox " ▁- ▁Ha iled ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁sc ari est ▁pol ter ge ist ▁in ▁Canadian ▁history , ▁the ▁strange ▁case ▁of ▁Est her ▁C ox ▁has ▁per