Missing Justina Beatrice Kunayak Kunayak, approximately 1990 Date reported missing : 11/18/1990 Missing location (approx) : Nome, Alaska Missing classification : Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Native American DOB : 08/22/1945 (75) Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old Height / Weight : Unknown Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Native American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Kunayak was last seen in Nome, Alaska on November 18, 1990. She was walking down Front Street near the Nome Nugget Inn at the time. She has never been heard from again. Approximately 20 members of Alaska's Native American community have vanished or died under questionable circumstances in the Nome area since the 1960s. Authorities opened a probe into their deaths and disappearances, but they do not believe a serial predator was involved. Other information and links : ncy Alaska State Troopers 907-269-5058 September 2021 updates and sources The Nome Nugget The Doe Network October 12, 2004. October 24, 2019; picture added. |