Magdelena Borkoski Missing Person Case

Oct 09, 2014

Jul 31, 2023

Magdelena

Borkoski

71

33

66 inches

128 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 1988, a cloud of uncertainty descended upon a family in Anchorage, Alaska, that has yet to lift. On the evening of July 10th, 33-year-old Magdelena Borkoski, a woman of Hispanic and Caucasian descent, began a routine and loving task that would inexplicably become the last time she was ever seen. Known also as Magdelena O. Perez, she stood at five feet six inches with a slender build, her presence defined by her medium-length wavy black hair and warm brown eyes. That night, she left her home around 10 p.m., her purpose clear and filled with maternal care: to drive to the McDonald's on 36th and Old Seward to pick up her young four-year-old child. It was a simple, everyday errand that held no hint of the vanishing that was to come, a journey of only a few miles that has since stretched into decades of unanswered questions. The minutes turned into an hour, and a growing sense of unease settled over those awaiting Magdelena's return. Her failure to arrive at the McDonald's to retrieve her child triggered immediate concern, and soon after, she was officially reported as a missing person. The details of what she was wearing that night paint a picture of a casual evening: a "California Raisins" t-shirt, slacks or tapered jeans, and black tennis shoes, possibly paired with a light blue knit blouse. She carried a black purse, an ordinary accessory to an ordinary evening that took an extraordinary turn. The vehicle she was driving, a 1985 blue Plymouth Colt sedan with Alaska license plate BSR 308, became a key element in the initial search. The car itself had a minor distinguishing feature, a scrape of about ten inches on the left rear fender, a small imperfection on what was now a crucial piece of a very large puzzle. The investigation into her disappearance yielded a perplexing discovery when her blue Plymouth Colt was found abandoned. It was not located on the route to the restaurant or near her home, but was instead parked at the Anchorage International Airport. This finding only deepened the mystery, offering no clear answers and instead opening up a host of new, troubling possibilities. There was no indication as to why Magdelena would have gone to the airport or what might have happened to her after she parked her car. Her personal belongings were not detailed in reports, but the simple fact that her child was left waiting for a ride that never came suggested that she did not leave willingly. The case of Magdelena Borkoski's disappearance remains a haunting narrative of a mother who set out on a short drive to pick up her child and vanished, leaving behind a car at an airport and a family forever searching for answers. The investigation, led by the Anchorage Police Department, has continued through the years, yet the trail that went cold in 1988 has offered no resolution, leaving her loved ones in a prolonged state of uncertainty.

Jul 10, 1988

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

No

31477

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

88-55502

Anchorage Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

No

07/16/2026