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James Metlicka Missing Person Case

Last seen in Juneau, Alaska on Nov 20, 2004

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Feb 15, 2024

James

Metlicka

51

30

70 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 20, 2004

Juneau

Alaska

Juneau Borough

No

77539

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

040090741

2004-11-21

Alaska State Troopers

8588

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/02/2026


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In the late autumn of 2004, a sense of profound loss settled over the community of Juneau, Alaska. James 'Jim' Metlicka, a 30-year-old man from Eagle River, vanished into the vast and unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. On November 20th, he and his lifelong friend, 30-year-old Nicholas 'Nick' Mayer of Hoonah, set out from Juneau in Metlicka's 26-foot cabin cruiser, the 'Julie K'. Their plans were for a day of crabbing and deer hunting, a common pastime for those wh ...
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Last Seen: Nov 20, 2004

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