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Donald Venes Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bethel, Alaska on Aug 26, 2007

Victim Details

Dec 19, 2016

Jun 25, 2024

Donald

Venes Jr.

47

28

62 inches

150 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Aug 26, 2007

Bethel

Alaska

Bethel Census Area

No

19186

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

070073876

2007-08-26

Alaska State Troopers

Black

Brown

Brown

08/31/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of Alaska, the story of Donald Venes Jr., a 28-year-old American Indian / Alaska Native man, remains a poignant account of loss. On August 26, 2007, from Bethel, Alaska, a day that began like any other, ended in a mystery that has endured for years. Donald was a man with distinctive features, including a tattoo on his left calf, and on the day he was last seen, he was wearing a red tank top and red Carhartt-style pants. His life, however, took a dramat ...
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