James Garcia Missing Person Case

May 16, 2019

Jun 13, 2023

James

Garcia

66

26

71 inches

165 lbs

Uncertain

Male

In the late summer of 1985, a 26-year-old man named James Christopher Garcia vanished from Anchorage, Alaska. Having moved to the state only about six months prior, he was carving out a life for himself with a business venture under the name of the "Ivory Runner." The last known contact with Garcia was on August 27, 1985. Standing at 5 feet 11 inches and weighing around 165 pounds, he had brown hair, brown eyes, and a noticeable scar on his chin. He wore prescription glasses and was thought to possibly be wearing cowboy boots around the time of his disappearance. The initial alarm was raised when Garcia failed to meet a friend at the airport on August 31, 1985. This was highly uncharacteristic, as the two had concrete plans for a hunting trip scheduled to begin the very next day, September 1st. The friend's arrival at an empty airport marked the start of a long and unsettling mystery. When authorities were notified, it was discovered that Garcia did not own a vehicle, adding another layer of complexity to the investigation into his sudden disappearance. The Anchorage Police Department opened a case file on August 31, 1985, but the trail quickly grew cold. Decades have passed since James Garcia was last seen, and his case remains an unresolved and troubling piece of Anchorage's history. Despite the passage of time, law enforcement agencies, including the Anchorage Police Department and the Alaska State Troopers, keep his file active. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are thin; he seemingly vanished without a trace, leaving behind only the ghost of his new life in the vast Alaskan landscape. The fact that he was a relative newcomer to the state, coupled with the lack of personal transportation, makes his sudden disappearance all the more perplexing and concerning to those who continue to seek answers.

Aug 27, 1985

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

No

50502

Anchorage Police Department

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99501

716 West 4th Avenue, Alaska

9077868900

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.muni.org/Departments/police/Pages/default.aspx

85-79249

1985-08-31

Anchorage Police Department

9815

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/11/2026