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James Jimmy Gojdics

Case from Fairbanks, AK dated May 03, 2015

Victim Details

James Jimmy Gojdics

Male

White / Caucasian

Fairbanks

AK

2015-05-03

69

James

Jimmy Gojdics

Yes

07/11/2026

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White/Caucasian male James “Jimmy” Gojdics, 69, was shot on the afternoon of May 3, 2015, at his home along the Old Elliott Highway in Fox, just north of Fairbanks. Troopers arrived to find the 69-year-old outdoorsman suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. Early reports framed the case as a homicide investigation into the killing of the 69-year-old man best known to TV audiences for “Ultimate Survival Alaska.”

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  • Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Fox man who appeared on 'Ultimate Survival Alaska' killed in shooting
  • Arrest made in connection with shooting death of Alaska reality TV star
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