Michael Franklin Missing Person Case

Nov 06, 2019

Feb 16, 2024

Michael

Franklin

85

37

67 inches

130 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

In the autumn of 1977, a sense of quiet concern began to grow for 37-year-old Michael George Franklin. A member of the American Indian / Alaska Native community, Michael was last known to be in Anchorage, Alaska. The last sign of his presence was a birthday card received by his sister on November 23, 1977. Standing at 5 feet 7 inches and weighing around 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, Michael's sudden silence was unusual. However, it wouldn't be until two decades later that a formal investigation into his whereabouts would commence. The passage of time did little to erase the loving memory of a brother. On April 22, 1997, Michael's sister officially reported him as a missing person to the Alaska State Troopers. She recounted the final communication she had with him, the birthday card that arrived in November of 1977, and the unsettling silence that followed. For twenty years, the family held onto hope, but with no further contact, the painful decision was made to involve law enforcement. The Alaska State Troopers opened a case, but the significant delay in reporting presented considerable challenges to the investigation from the very beginning. The circumstances surrounding Michael Franklin's disappearance remain a mystery. With no information about his clothing, personal belongings, or any distinctive physical features, investigators were left with very few leads to follow. The case of Michael Franklin is one of many unsolved missing persons cases in Anchorage, a city where the vast and challenging terrain can complicate search efforts. The lack of any new information over the years has left his family with unanswered questions and a sense of unresolved loss. The investigation into what happened to Michael George Franklin after he sent that birthday card in 1977 continues, a quiet but persistent search for answers in the vast Alaskan landscape.

Nov 23, 1977

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

No

66205

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

970025760

1997-04-22

Alaska State Troopers

na

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026