Eric Verseef Missing Person Case

Mar 17, 2020

Jan 12, 2024

Eric

Verseef

72

41

68 inches

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the late summer of 1994, 42-year-old Eric John Verseef, a resident of Anchorage, Alaska, disappeared. The last known day anyone had contact with him was August 15, 1994. Concern grew when Eric, a man with brown hair and blue eyes, failed to arrive for his job. This uncharacteristic absence was the first indication to those who knew him that something was amiss. The initial search for answers led to a troubling discovery that only deepened the mystery surrounding his sudden disappearance. His truck was located, abandoned in the parking lot of a popular recreational area, but Eric was nowhere to be found. The discovery of Eric's vehicle in the parking lot at Byron Glacier shifted the focus of the investigation to the rugged, natural landscape of the area. Extensive searches were organized and carried out in the terrain surrounding the glacier, a place known for its scenic beauty but also for its challenging and often unforgiving environment. Despite the efforts of search teams who scoured the area, no trace of Eric was ever found. The searches yielded no clues as to his whereabouts or what might have happened to him after he left his truck, and eventually, the intensive ground search was met with negative results. Decades have passed since Eric Verseef was last seen, and his case remains an active missing person investigation. The circumstances of his disappearance—failing to show up for work and his truck being found at the Byron Glacier trailhead—continue to be the only solid pieces of information in a case with no clear answers. Without any further evidence or new leads, the narrative of what happened to Eric after he parked his truck that August day remains untold. His disappearance is a long-standing cold case in Anchorage, a city that has numerous unresolved missing persons cases, some of which are complicated by Alaska's vast and difficult terrain.

Aug 15, 1994

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

No

77418

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

94145173

Anchorage Police Department

8854

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/10/2026