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Case Description
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It was October 2004. A 21-year-old man from a tribal village on St. Lawrence Island was on his anticipated trip to nearby Nome, Alaska. Eric Apatiki wanted to see his pregnant girlfriend and cash in his Permanent Fund Dividend check for goods in the small, historic town.
While consisting of a population of a little more than 3,500, the town was the commercial hub in northwest Alaska’s nearly isolated Seward Peninsula. It was the closest thing to a “big city” for miles around. It w ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 05, 2004
While consisting of a population of a little more than 3,500, the town was the commercial hub in northwest Alaska’s nearly isolated Seward Peninsula. It was the closest thing to a “big city” for miles around. It w ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 05, 2004
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May 16, 2016
Mar 13, 2024
Eric
Apatiki
41
21
69 inches
135 lbs
American Indian / Alaska Native
Male
Oct 05, 2004
Nome
Alaska
Nome Census Area
No
295
24829
Nome Police Department
Nome
Alaska
Nome Census Area
99762
102 Greg Kruschek Avenue, Alaska
9074435262
Local
Law Enforcement
04-6110
Nome Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
12/04/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
Hey everyone, I just wanted to bring up something that's been bothering me about Eric Apatiki's case... ...Read More
04/29/2024
04/29/2024
Has anyone been following the disappearance of Eric Apatiki from 2004? It's so chilling how there se... ...Read More
10/24/2023
10/24/2023
Hey everyone, I've been following the eerie cases of the missing people from Nome and I wanted to sh... ...Read More
09/27/2023
09/27/2023
