Florence Okpealuk

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Case Description
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In 2020, Deilah Johnson (Inupiaq) held an event at a hospital in her hometown of Nome, Alaska, to gain support for a policy banning plastic bags. She was nervous — the event was sponsored, and there were people in atetendance who were in support of the policy and those who weren't. She slipped away to the bathroom to calm her nerves. There, she ran into one of her best friends, 33-year-old Florence Okpealuk (Inupiaq).

"She had the biggest smile on her face and she just gave me a hug," ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 31, 2020
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    Victim Details

    Sep 10, 2020

    Jan 12, 2024

    Florence

    Okpealuk

    36

    33

    62 inches

    142 lbs

    American Indian / Alaska Native

    Female

    Aug 31, 2020

    Nome

    Alaska

    Nome Census Area

    No

    90884

    Nome Police Department

    Nome

    Alaska

    Nome Census Area

    99762

    Vincent Nguyen

    Police Officer

    102 Greg Kruschek Avenue, Alaska

    9074435262

    Local

    Law Enforcement

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

    20-010717

    2020-09-01

    Nome Police Department

    Black

    Black

    Black


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    Forum Posts (2)
    Just a heads up for those in the community: Florence Okpealuk has been missing since Aug 31, 2020. I... ...Read More
    04/06/2024
    We are urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing individual by the name of Flor... ...Read More
    03/29/2023