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Randall Janisch Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ketchikan, Alaska on Nov 21, 1992

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 08, 2024

Randall

Janisch

68

35

69 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 21, 1992

Ketchikan

Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

No

77572

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

920078502

Alaska State Troopers

8885

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/05/2026


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In the rugged maritime world of Southeast Alaska, Randall Scott Janisch was an experienced mariner familiar with the challenges of the state's demanding waters. On November 21, 1992, the 35-year-old man from Ketchikan was working aboard a tugboat in the remote and often unforgiving Farragut Bay, located in Frederick Sound. What began as a routine operation took a tragic turn, leading to Janisch's disappearance. He was last seen wearing jeans and a flannel shirt before the vessel he was ...
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Last Seen: Nov 21, 1992

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    Has anyone heard anything new about the tug boat that supposedly went down in Farragut Bay? I've bee... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been curious about the weather conditions the night Randall disappeared? I’ve been... ...Read More
    09/25/2023
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