Norman Ferguson Thoms was 22 when he left Fairbanks, Alaska, and was last heard from in early October 1982. He is described as a white male, brown hair, brown eyes, about five feet nine inches tall and 150 pounds. The family had no contact after that early-October communication and formally reported him missing to the Alaska State Troopers on December 29, 1982.

Norman’s vehicle was found abandoned in a Consolidated Freightway parking lot on October 31, 1982, but the car itself later vanished from the lot and was not recovered until June 21, 1983. The case file in Anchorage contains only a few details, including a note that he may have had a friend’s address tucked into his shoe. Little else is known about his movements or intentions after that early October contact.

Did anyone in Fairbanks or surrounding areas know Norman’s habits, frequent destinations, or the friend whose address might have been in his shoe?