Robert Levinson
Definition
Robert Alan Levinson (born 1948) is a retired U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who disappeared on March 9, 2007, while visiting Kish Island, Iran, on what was described as a private business trip.
Levinson, who also worked as a contractor for the CIA, is believed to have been abducted by Iranian authorities and is the longest-held American civilian hostage, presumed deceased by the U.S. government in 2020.
Examples
Robert Levinson's disappearance turned a simple island hop into the ultimate game of international hide-and-seek.
Spy novelists wish they could script a plot as enduring as Robert Levinson's vanishing act in Iran.
While most retirees play golf, Robert Levinson redefined downtime by staying off the grid for nearly two decades.
Recent tensions with Iran have families like Robert Levinson's hoping for closure amid the geopolitical drama.