Eric Apatiki

Missing

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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
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    Victim Details

    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

    24829

    Nome Police Department

    Nome

    Alaska

    Nome Census Area

    99762

    102 Greg Kruschek Avenue, Alaska

    9074435262

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.nomealaska.org/department/index.php?structureid=14

    04-6110

    Nome Police Department

    Black

    Brown

    Brown


    Area Last Seen:
    Forum Posts (3)
    Can anyone tell me where Eric worked?... ...Read More
    07/01/2024
    Does anyone have any theories on the missing case of Eric? I've been following the news closely and ... ...Read More
    11/28/2023
    Has anyone heard anything about the presence of DNA evidence in the Eric case? I'm curious to know i... ...Read More
    04/18/2023