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.
Episodes
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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Battling snow and waves, searchers hunt for the missing plane.
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A mysterious assassination letter surfaces.
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The pilot’s account of a previous Arctic crash.
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A mobster marries the widow of one of the missing men.
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A shocking story, as told to investigators in 1994.
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A cabbie kills a key player, and investigators dither.
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“Dateline N.B.C.” commissions a secret report.
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Jon and Paul crisscross the desert, chasing clues.
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Through two photos, Jon untangles a mafia web.
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One man who heard the bizarre broadcast is alive.
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The team lands in Alaska and gets to work.
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A critical clue leads to an island in Alaska.
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Back in Cordova, the search party buzzes Bob.
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An icy ending seems less likely as new details surface.
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We locate the first known photos of N1812H.
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A new account of the alleged bombing, via a serial killer.
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A young doctor disappears in New York City on the eve of 9/11.
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