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Verne Edenshaw, Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Prince of Wales, Alaska on May 06, 1978

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Jan 27, 2024

Verne

Edenshaw, Jr.

68

20

72 inches

185 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

May 06, 1978

Prince of Wales

Alaska

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County

No

77638

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

A78-1439

Alaska State Troopers

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

08/02/2026


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On a spring day in May of 1978, a young, 20-year-old man named Verne Edenshaw, Jr. set out on a boat trip in the waters of southeastern Alaska. He, along with four companions, Victor 'Jay' Burgess, Glenn Cook, Delbert Kelley, and William Hamilton Jr., departed from Hydaburg with the destination of Craig. The group was last seen at the Waterfall Resort, a location approximately 15 miles from their final destination. The journey was a roughly 30-mile trip across the water, a common enoug ...
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Last Seen: May 06, 1978

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