Case Details
- Photo URLs:
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/27/2000
- Missing From:
- Missing From Butte, Alaska
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 08/16/1951 (73)
- Age:
- Age 49 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’8, 170 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Kochendorfer had a beard at the time of his disappearance.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On October 27, 2000, an experienced hunter named Kochendorfer left his home in Palmer, Alaska, to go bear hunting near the Knik Glacier in Butte, Alaska. He expected to be gone three or four days. He was last seen at a gas station in Butte. He never returned.
Several days later, his ATV (all-terrain vehicle) was found abandoned along a trail near Butte. There was no sign of him. A big search was done, but they never found him or learned what happened. His disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Alaska State Troopers
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/27/2000