Craig Eugene Alexander was a young man reported missing from Burlington, Vermont, after he was last seen on January 28, 1985. NamUs lists him as missing from Burlington with a date of last contact of January 28, 1985, under missing person case MP19371; the attached case data identifies him as 23 years old at the time, while some public summaries list him as 24.
Craig had traveled from his parents’ home in Berlin, New Hampshire, after packing his car to return to college in Burlington. According to The Charley Project, he did arrive in Burlington and parked his green Mazda near the Lane Press offices in the 300 block of St. Paul Street. From there, he walked a few doors away to visit a friend. He reportedly left that friend’s residence at about 11:00 p.m., and after that, he was never heard from again.
The detail that makes Craig’s disappearance especially troubling is that his vehicle was not missing with him. Four days after he was last seen, his Mazda was found buried in snow in the same place where he had parked it. Public case summaries also note that his family did not believe he would have voluntarily left his life behind, particularly without a vehicle. Authorities have reportedly believed that Craig may have been taken against his will, but few public details have been released.
Craig is described as a white male with blond hair and blue eyes. He had a beard and mustache at the time he disappeared and wore eyeglasses. Public sources list him at about 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall and approximately 150 pounds. He was last known to be wearing a blue parka with white lining and white trim. He had previously suffered a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, but had recovered before he disappeared.
The Burlington Police Department is identified as the investigating agency in the attached case data, and a public records request page also refers to Burlington Police as the lead agency connected to the investigation. The attached data lists Burlington Police case number 85-BU-02419, while the MuckRock public-records request cites a different case number, 99BU11936, illustrating that publicly available records may not be fully consistent.
Craig’s case remains listed publicly as a missing person case, and the attached case data does not indicate that he has been found alive or deceased. Decades have passed since he vanished, but the available information still centers on the same painful sequence: he returned to Burlington, visited a friend, walked away late that night, and left behind a car that would soon be found covered by snow. His disappearance remains unresolved in the public record.Last Seen: Jan 28, 1985
