Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/16/1972
- Missing From:
- Missing From Alaska, Alaska
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 04/06/1932 (92)
- Age:
- Age 40 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’6 – 5’10, 150 – 175 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Begich’s nickname is Nick.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In 1972, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich and Louisiana Congressman Hale Boggs disappeared while flying from Anchorage to Juneau on a fundraising trip. They were in a small plane with the pilot and Begich’s assistant. The weather was bad, and the plane vanished near the Chugach Mountains. A huge search found nothing.
Although it’s likely they crashed, the mystery surrounding their disappearance led to conspiracy theories about assassination, because of their important political positions. Even though Begich was re-elected while the search was underway, he was eventually declared dead. To this day, no one knows what happened to them.
- Agency:
- Alaska State Troopers 907-269-5058
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/16/1972