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Missing Mary Kathleen Thill 
Thill, approximately 1975; Robert Hansen Date reported missing : 07/05/1975 Missing location (approx) : Seward, Alaska Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old Height / Weight : 5'5, 130 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : An Army jacket, a gray pullover sweater, blue Levi's jeans, leather Tuffy hiking boots, and carrying a small black backpack. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Red hair, blue eyes. Thill wears eyeglasses with round pink frames and thick lenses. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Thill was last seen in Seward, Alaska on July 5, 1975. She lived on Lower Point Road, and her husband was away working on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. A friend gave her a ride into town and dropped her off at the bakery. Another friend saw her at the waterfall on Lowell Point Road between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. She has never been heard from again. Investigators believe the serial killer Robert Hansen may have been involved in Thill's case, as well as in the disappearances of Megan Emerick, Roxane Easland and Andrea Altiery. In 1984, he confessed to 17 murders and 30 rapes over the previous twelve years. He led authorities to the grave sites, but only twelve bodies were recovered. A map in Hansen's home had marks on it matching the locations of his victims' bodies, but there were more than 17 marks on it, suggesting he had more victims then he admitted to. Most of the women he is known to have killed were prostitutes or exotic dancers. Hansen admitted he was in Seward the day Thill disappeared, but denied any involvement in her case. Nevertheless, police believe she was one of his victims. He died in 2014, while serving 461 years to life in prison for his crimes. A photo of him is posted with this case summary. It's uncharacteristic of Thill to leave without warning. Her husband was working at Alaska's North Slope at the time of her disappearance. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Seward Police Department 907-224-3338 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The AnchorAge at the time of disappearance: Daily News The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner The Seward Phoenix Log Hunted on Ice: the Search for Alaskan Serial Killer Robert Hansen by Reagan Martin Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. November 30, 2018; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |