Missing in Alaska

Missing in Alaska

Missing in Alaska is a deep dive into the mysterious disappearance of Congressmen Hale Boggs and Nick Begich, whose plane vanished in Alaska in 1972. Despite the largest search in American history, no sign of the men ever surfaced. Officials blamed ice, and a nation consumed with Watergate and Vietnam quickly moved on. Two decades later, a murderer and bomber with mafia ties made a startling claim to the F.B.I.: The plane was bombed. Was he lying? Journalist Jon Walczak, who has investigated the case since 2011, travels from Arizona to the Arctic Circle trying to uncover the truth.

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May 12, 2020 1 min

Alaska, 1972. Two congressmen vanish on a small plane. They’re never found. In 1995, a mobster tells the F.B.I. the plane was bombed. What happened?

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Two congressmen vanish in Alaska in 1972.

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May 28, 2021 39 mins

Battling snow and waves, searchers hunt for the missing plane.

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May 28, 2021 35 mins

A mysterious assassination letter surfaces.

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May 28, 2021 25 mins

The pilot’s account of a previous Arctic crash.

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May 28, 2021 38 mins

A mobster marries the widow of one of the missing men.

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May 28, 2021 31 mins

A shocking story, as told to investigators in 1994.

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May 28, 2021 43 mins

A cabbie kills a key player, and investigators dither.

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May 28, 2021 18 mins

“Dateline N.B.C.” commissions a secret report.

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May 28, 2021 52 mins

Jon and Paul crisscross the desert, chasing clues.

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May 28, 2021 52 mins

Through two photos, Jon untangles a mafia web.

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May 28, 2021 22 mins

One man who heard the bizarre broadcast is alive.

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May 28, 2021 44 mins

The team lands in Alaska and gets to work.

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May 28, 2021 58 mins

A critical clue leads to an island in Alaska.

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May 28, 2021 18 mins

Back in Cordova, the search party buzzes Bob.

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May 28, 2021 41 mins

An icy ending seems less likely as new details surface.

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May 28, 2021 9 mins

We locate the first known photos of N1812H.

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May 28, 2021 30 mins

A new account of the alleged bombing, via a serial killer.

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July 26, 2021 1 min

A young doctor disappears in New York City on the eve of 9/11.

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August 7, 2024 1 min

In 2001, Robert Fisher killed his family, blew up their suburban home, and vanished in a remote Arizona forest. Did he die — or escape?

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