Alaska Unsolved

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A podcast series about unsolved cases in Alaska.

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A trail registry at 9:45 p.m. is where your certainty starts to get lost.

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  • to follow Evan Phillips through Girdwood, where his familiarity with the trails sharpens your sense of the search
  • to hear Erin's sister remember her alongside what her family still doesn't know
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The Survivalist Who Disappeared in AlaskaAug 4, 2023

A remote Alaska disappearance turns on a journal and a mysterious circle far up the Ambler River.

Alaska Unsolved follows the disappearance of Tomas Seybold from a remote cabin near the Ambler River and Ulaniak Creek, where the German-born adventurer was nearing the end of an almost six-month Alaska journey.

5 People Who Disappeared In AlaskaJul 10, 2022

Five disappearances unfold across the roads, trails, and wilderness around Anchorage.

Alaska Unsolved uses Alaska's broad, rugged terrain to frame five disappearances in South Central Alaska, keeping the focus on people who vanished within a wide radius of Anchorage.

SnapshotsJul 14, 2019

A scenic Alaska drive leads into a fleeting 1995 memory tied to Aaron Marie Gilbert's disappearance.

A summer drive along the Seward Highway leads into the disappearance of Aaron Marie Gilbert, moving from the Girdwood turnoff toward the Forest Fair and a remembered encounter from 1995.

The SearchJun 30, 2019

A measured wilderness investigation where Girdwood's beauty sharpens the danger and uncertainty.

The Search follows an unresolved disappearance into Girdwood's rainforest, cold rivers, steep mountains, and glacier country, where even a short walk can widen into something much harder to contain.

Cold Case, AKJun 16, 2019

A grounded Alaska cold-case episode about the slow work of turning paper records into usable leads.

The episode opens in Alaska's midwinter dark, with its host tracing the background of Alaskan cold cases while trying to better understand Aaron Gilbert's unsolved disappearance.

The Forest FairJun 9, 2019

A tense Alaska Unsolved episode follows one witness memory through a case still shaped by uncertainty.

The Forest Fair gives Alaska Unsolved a vivid, uneasy frame: a familiar Alaska gathering becomes the backdrop for a case shaped by memory, uncertainty, and one possible sighting.

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  1. 1

    The Survivalist Who Disappeared in Alaska

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    Alaska Unsolved and Northern Crimes center on Tomas Seybold, a 31-year-old German-born adventurer who left a remote cabin near the Ambler River and Ulaniak Creek on October 7, 2012, after writing in his journal.

    Aug 4, 2023·30m·2 clips
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    5 People Who Disappeared In Alaska

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    Alaska Unsolved examines the disappearances of Damon Bonds, Hiroko Emoto, Bradford Broach, Kevin Mitchell, and Valerie Sifsoff in South Central Alaska.

    Jul 10, 2022·39m·3 clips
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    Don't Give Up

    After 24 years, Stephanie says the Gilbert family still hopes to find Erin, who disappeared in July 1995.

    Jul 28, 2019·22m·2 clips
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    Snapshots

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    Alaska Unsolved: Snapshots connects Valerie Sifsoff’s 2012 disappearance from Granite Creek Campground with the unresolved 1995 disappearance of Erin Marie Gilbert near Girdwood.

    Jul 14, 2019·26m·1 clip
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    The Search

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    ["Alaska Unsolved centers Erin Marie Gilbert's 1995 disappearance from Girdwood, Alaska, using Dave Combs's 7 a.m.

    Jun 30, 2019·35m·2 clips
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    Cold Case, AK

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    Alaska Unsolved: Cold Case, AK contrasts the 1985 murder of Opal Fairchild in Soldotna, solved through fingerprints in 2000, with Erin Gilbert’s disappearance after the 1995 Girdwood Forest Fair.

    Jun 16, 2019·34m·2 clips
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    The Forest Fair

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    Alaska Unsolved examines Erin Marie Gilbert’s disappearance from Girdwood around July 1, 1995, including her visit to the Forest Fair and the unanswered question of who accompanied her.

    Jun 9, 2019·33m·2 clips
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    Erin Marie Gilbert

    The episode sets the scene at a bar in Alaska where a woman disappeared in 1995, introducing an unsolved case.

    Jun 2, 2019·26m
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    Girdwood

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    Alaska Unsolved host Evan Phillips revisits Erin Marie Gilbert's July 1, 1995 disappearance after she attended Girdwood's Forest Fair with Dave Combs.

    May 26, 2019·32m·2 clips