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Case Description
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Kostenko walked fourteen miles to the Purches Creek Valley on the western side of Hatcher Pass in Alaska in August 2018. He planned to stay at a twelve-by-twenty-foot dry cabin for the next several months and seek the meaning of life.
The cabin was already stocked with canned goods. Kostenko went there with only a backpack, an iPhone, an external power bank with a solar recharger, and five pounds of oatmeal with him. He wasn't even carrying a rifle or bear spray, which are considered ne ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 03, 2018
The cabin was already stocked with canned goods. Kostenko went there with only a backpack, an iPhone, an external power bank with a solar recharger, and five pounds of oatmeal with him. He wasn't even carrying a rifle or bear spray, which are considered ne ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 03, 2018
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Oct 01, 2019
Mar 14, 2024
Vladimir
Kostenko
47
41
73 inches
145 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Nov 03, 2018
Hatcher Pass
Alaska
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
No
264
64534
Alaska State Troopers
Anchorage
Alaska
Anchorage Borough
99507
Malia Miller
Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager
5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska
9072695511
State
Law Enforcement
AK18090660
2018-12-22
Alaska State Troopers
9336
Brown
Green
Green
11/24/2025
Area Last Seen:
Forum Posts (2)
I’ve been following Kostenko’s disappearance closely for a while now, and there’s something th... ...Read More
11/01/2024
11/01/2024
Has anyone else been thinking about the phrase Kostenko left behind – "frankincense aroma — do n... ...Read More
12/15/2023
12/15/2023
