Johnny Kimbrell Missing Person Case

Mar 17, 2020

Sep 01, 2023

Johnny

Kimbrell

74

48

70 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the early summer of 2000, a 48-year-old man named Johnny Holbert Kimbrell seemingly vanished from his life in Anchorage, Alaska. The last known person to have seen him was his own mother, with their final contact occurring on or around June 1, 2000. During their conversation, Johnny mentioned his intention to relocate to Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula. This piece of information was the last significant clue to his whereabouts. A white male with brown hair, blue eyes, and a distinctive scar on his chin, Johnny stood at approximately five feet ten inches tall and weighed around 185 pounds. After that conversation, communication from Johnny ceased, and a quiet uncertainty began to surround his fate. Years passed without any word from Johnny. The initial belief that he had started a new life in Soldotna slowly eroded as time stretched on. It wasn't until April 2, 2004, nearly four years after he was last seen, that he was officially reported as a missing person to the Anchorage Police Department. The reasons for the delay in reporting are not publicly detailed, but the passage of time undoubtedly complicated the ensuing investigation. The case was entered into official records, with the Anchorage Police Department taking the lead and the Alaska State Troopers also being involved. Despite these efforts, the trail had grown cold, and concrete leads were scarce. The circumstances of Johnny Kimbrell's disappearance remain shrouded in ambiguity. He had expressed a clear plan to move, yet there is no public record confirming his arrival or establishment of a new life in Soldotna or anywhere else. The lack of contact with his family for such an extended period is a source of deep concern. Investigators have been left with few clues to piece together the puzzle of what happened to him after he left his mother's presence that day. His case is a poignant example of how a person can disappear with little to no trace, leaving behind a void of information and a family waiting for answers. The investigation into what happened to Johnny Holbert Kimbrell continues, a quiet and unresolved file among Alaska's many missing persons cases.

Jun 01, 2000

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

No

77630

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

040015372

2004-04-02

Anchorage Police Department

8738

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/12/2026