All The Times Marlena Has Been Presumed Dead On Days Of Our Lives

When John Black (Drake Hogestyn) came to town, he had no memory of who he was. Because Marlena was a psychiatrist, she worked with him, eventually coming to the conclusion that he was, in fact, her husband Roman who had been presumed dead, per Soaps.

In years past, Roman worked for the ISA with his partner Milo Harp — aka Orpheus (George DelHoyo). During a botched mission against the KGB, Orpheus' wife was accidentally shot by Roman and died. Orpheus left the agency, planning to avenge his wife, and sought retribution against his erstwhile partner. In 1987, he captured Marlena so Roman would go after her. To make the man suffer as he did, Orpheus let her go and then shot her in the back as she ran to her husband. It was only a tranquilizer gun, though, and Roman escaped with Marlena. At their house, Orpheus blew it up and kidnapped her again, making Roman think she was dead, via Soap Central.

Orpheus planned to have her be a mother to his kids, but he couldn't help himself and continued to torture Roman with videos of Marlena. Realizing she was still alive, Roman tracked them to Sweden where he shot Orpheus. However, the villain clandestinely had put her on a plane, and a helpless Roman watched in horror as it exploded. No bodies were recovered, and Marlena was presumed dead.