Book · 2025 · True Crime
Vanishing Act
A Crashed Airliner, Faked Death, and Backroom Abortions
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There was no doubt that it induced abortions, but the FDA quickly announced that this preparation was the most dangerous in existence.
The best things said about it
Humiliated and mortified at being duped and outplayed at his own game.
Robert moves to Minnesota where per the book Vanishing Act he heard the new art of naturopathy was beginning to take hold.
Spears as Spears was kind of traveling around trying to figure out a con, he starts to notice something.
Loomis, with a built-in clientele and the imprimatur of his employer, quickly built up a lucrative business, even providing a mobile service to the stars, arriving at the Beverly Hills mansions in his white paneled van.
The judge let Charles Howard off easy, citing the thoughtful note he had left in the stolen car.
Why people recommend it
Vanishing Act by Jerry Jameson is a biographical work detailing the life and actions of Robert Spears, also known as Clyde. Robert Evans referenced the book on Behind the Bastards during a two-part series in April and May 2026 about the naturopathic doctor who bombed a plane. Across these episodes, Evans cited Jameson's research to explain various phases of Spears's life and criminal career. He used the book to explain how Spears moved to Minnesota after hearing about the rise of naturopathy and how he noticed the proliferation of naturopathic medical centers while trying to develop a new con. Evans also drew upon the text to detail Donald Loomis's lucrative medical business providing mobile services to Hollywood stars in Beverly Hills. Additionally, Evans referenced Jameson's book to discuss the extreme dangers of Feiman's violet-covered abortion paste, to describe how Spears reacted after being betrayed by Laura, and to offer a different perspective on how Charles Howard managed to get off easy after stealing a car.
Every mention
Robert Evans His biographer, Jerry Jameson, author of Vanishing Act, notes, "Humiliated and mortified at being duped and… 6
“His biographer, Jerry Jameson, author of Vanishing Act, notes, "Humiliated and mortified at being duped and outplayed at his own game”
“And Robert moves to Minnesota where per the book Vanishing Act he heard the new art of naturopathy was beginning to take hold.”
“But as Jerry Jameson writes in the book Vanishing Act, Spears as Spears was kind of traveling around trying to figure out a con, he starts to notice something.”
“Jameson writes, "Loomis, with a built-in clientele and the imprimatur of his employer, quickly built up a lucrative business, even providing a mobile service to the stars, arriving at the Beverly Hills mansions in his white paneled van.”
“It's worth adding this fact about Feiman's violet covered abortion paste from Jameson's book Vanishing Act. There was no doubt that it induced abortions, but the FDA quickly announced that this preparation was the most dangerous in existence.”
“Vanishing Act, which is another book about Robert Speers {slash} Clyde, the author of that, Jerry Jameson, suggests something different. Quote, "The judge let Charles Howard off easy, citing the thoughtful note he had left in the stolen car."”
