Buried on the Tundra
By B. Nicole
Bethel, Alaska - Each week, I bring you a true crime case from western Alaska. These cases have very little media coverage. I want these stories heard and shared to ensure we can do our best in making sure things change for the Alaskans involved.
Buried on the TundraFeb 12, 2024
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House Fire in Upper Kalskag
Upper Kalskag, Alaska - two knife wielding individuals scare a house of people.
Feb 12, 202405:16
Missing : Jondalar Washington
St. Michael, Alaska - In 1998 a boy vanishes.
Feb 12, 202405:08
Death of Michelle Lane
Anchorage, Alaska - A young mother is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Feb 12, 202406:38
Murdered: Roxanne Smart
Chevak, Alaska - A young mother is found behind the local clinic.
Feb 12, 202405:46
Nelson Island Plane Crash of 1999
Nelson Island, Alaska - A plane holding six souls disappears in western Alaska.
Feb 12, 202408:06
Native Rights vs State Elections
Southwestern Alaska - In 2013 Alaskan Natives are suing the state for language assistance during elections.
Feb 12, 202405:09
Monster in Holy Cross
Holy Cross, Alaska- A man is arrested for Domestic Violence after a four hour event.
Feb 12, 202406:13
Tragedy in Nunma Iqua
Nunma Iqua, Alaska - A teenage boy decides to steal home brew and makes another poor decision.
Feb 12, 202405:56
Cabbie Shot in the Face
Bethel, Alaska - A cabbie answers a call which lands him in an Anchorage hospital.
Feb 12, 202405:05
Missing: Nick Lupie
Tuntutuliak, Alaska - 32 year old, Nick Lupie, takes off from Bethel to never be seen again.
Feb 12, 202405:05
Murdered: Della Brown
Anchorage, Alaska - The body of a woman is found badly beaten to death in shed.
Feb 12, 202409:03
VPSO Misconduct in Eek
Eek, Alaska - A VPSO responding to a domestic violence call does the unthinkable.
Feb 12, 202404:37
Murdered: Chief Thomas Clifford Dillon
Bethel, Alaska - A disturbance over a dead dog ends in a death.
Feb 12, 202407:18
Assaulted in Kwethluk
Kwethluk, Alaska - Daniel Nick brutally attacks his girlfriend in Kwethluk then escapes YKCC.
Feb 12, 202408:42
The Case of Constantine Beaver
Holitna River, Alaska - Two friends have an altercation which leads to the death of one.
Feb 12, 202407:26
Yup’ik Masks - Anchorage to the New York MET
Western, Alaska- Yupik masks have been bought and traded by many. Yupik artwork is on display in many different countries.
Feb 12, 202406:19
Assaulted Elim VPO
Elim, Alaska - When the VPO of Elim response to a call when he gets attacked by two individuals.
Feb 12, 202404:57
Murdered: Deacon Evan
Stony River, Alaska- A convicted sex offender is found dead which appeared to be a suicide, but is it?
Feb 12, 202404:33
Selawik House Fire
Selawik, Alaska - The Village of Selawik is awoken early on March 29 to a house on fire.
Feb 12, 202405:08
Russians Seeking Asylum in Remote Alaska
Gambell, Alaska - Two foreign nationals boat from Russia to Gambell, Alaska.
Feb 12, 202406:47
Ircenrraat “Little People”
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska - Yup’ik folklore tells of mischievous little people. epay.alaska.edu/C21563_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6351
Feb 12, 202410:06
Murdered: Maria White
Aniak, Alaska - July of 2022 a woman is brutally murdered by a man she was romantically involved with.
Feb 12, 202408:58
Midair Collision 2016
Russian Mission, Alaska - A warm sunny day begins with tragedy.
Feb 12, 202408:39
Ghost Village of Ukivok
Ukivok, Alaska - The people of the sea had lived on Ukivok for years until the westerns came to interfere.
Feb 12, 202408:27
Murdered: Bertha Paulson
Mountain Village, Alaska - The body of a Mountain Village woman is found near railroad tracks in Morgan Hill, California.
Feb 12, 202406:03
Missing: Joseph Tomaganuk and Daylon Tall
Hooper Bay, Alaska - Four teenagers horsing around on a canoe drift out to sea.
Feb 12, 202405:13
Cop Car Crash
Bethel, Alaska - A cop speeds away from a residence with someone handcuffed in the backseat.
Feb 12, 202404:44
Untimely Death: Lois Cleveland
Selawik, Alaska - A VPO provides alcohol to teenager girls with malicious intentions.
Feb 12, 202407:23
Death Investigation: Chynelle Lockwood
St. Michael, Alaska - Chynelle was excited about leaving her home village to start collage when she is found dead.
Feb 12, 202407:48
Revisiting: Disappearance of Gabriel Fox
In 1968, 12 year old Gabe Fox is removed from his home and placed in the Moravian Children’s home.
Feb 12, 202408:28
Murdered: Jessica Lake
Anchorage, Alaska - 26 year old Jessica Lake has refused to come back home to Hooper Bay when she disappears in Anchorage.
Feb 12, 202405:05
Ada Blackjack
Solomon, Alaska - Ada Blackjack sign up for a one year adventure to Wrangel Island, but the expedition doesn’t go as planned.
Feb 12, 202406:49
Home Invasion: Alakanuk
Alakanuk, Alaska- A father with loaded gun attempts to enter his daughters home.
Feb 12, 202404:07
Zaukar: Sexual Assault
Sleetmute, Alaska - The day Colten Zaukar is set to stand trial for burglary and robbery of a Bethel woman he is using an axe to break into another woman’s house.
Feb 12, 202408:19
Brother vs Brother
Scammon Bay, Alaska - April of 2022 a man dies from a stab wound allegedly from his own brother, but this isn’t the first time a brother has killed another brother in Scammon Bay.
Feb 12, 202405:08
Tragic Death of Kyle Wassillie
Napsakiak, Alaska - On July 30, 2017 two men under the influence have an altercation leading to one of their deaths.
Feb 12, 202405:28
Murdered: Angelina Chunak
New Stuyahok, Alaska- In the early morning hours of August 8, 2020, 25 year old Angelina Chunak leaves a friend’s house and disappears in a village of 500.
Feb 12, 202406:41
Missing: The Akiak Three
Akiak, Alaska - December 2014, Three Akiak residents leave a friends house in Kwethluk to return home on the Ice Road but never return to Akiak.
Feb 12, 202405:35
Murdered: Jesse Britton
October 3, 2019 - A fight over $100 dollars sends a man to Anchorage to fight for his life.
Feb 12, 202406:37
Murdered: Marie Unok
Kotlik, Alaska - 37 year old, Marie Unok calls the Alaska State Troopers at 1:02 am, March 10, 2022, but the call is dropped.
Feb 12, 202407:47
Alakanuk’s Suicide Epidemic 1980s
Alakanuk, Alaska - A small Yukon village is plagued with 8 suicides in 15 months.
Feb 12, 202409:20
Missing Children from Nunam Iqua
Nunam Iqua, Alaska- Four boys sent out to play go missing in a blizzard.
Feb 12, 202405:56
Bethel Freezer Van Murders
Bethel, Alaska - February 7, 1990 police are notified of a freezer van on fire. When they arrive they discover there is more to the story.
Feb 12, 202404:33
Murdered: Kyle Moses
Tununak, Alaska - Domestic violence leads to a horrible situation.
Feb 12, 202406:15
Murdered: Sophie Sergie
Fairbanks, Alaska- Sophie Sergie goes to smoke in the UAF dorm bathroom and never returns.
Feb 12, 202406:23
Missing: Alfred Hamilton
Shageluk, Alaska - An 18 year-old boy Goes missing after being left to sleep on a park bench.
Feb 12, 202406:01
Murdered: Benjamin J Kaiser
Bethel, Alaska - October 2010, Benjamin J Kaiser flies into the hub city from his home in Hooper Bay unknown reasons days later he was dead.
Feb 12, 202409:34
Shooting in Russian Mission
Russian Mission, Alaska - July 2021 three men ambush boaters when they arrive home in the early morning hours.
Feb 12, 202407:48
Sexual Abuse: Akiachak Teacher
Akiachak, Alaska - A sixth grade teacher is charged with 10 felony count is sexual abuse.
Feb 12, 202407:43
Old Chevak School Fire
Chevak, Alaska - March 2021, the old school burns to the ground with possibly two men inside.
Feb 12, 202407:39