Paul Christopher Murphy was 29 when he was last seen on April 12, 1981, near Fairbanks, Alaska. He was headed from a cabin on the Chatanika River toward Murphy Dome with plans to hitchhike into Fairbanks. Murphy is described as a white male, brown hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 11 inches, about 180 pounds. He was reportedly wearing blue jeans, a green down jacket, and green JCP breakup boots, and carrying a Trapper Nelson rack and frame filled with clothing and his brother’s bank book.

Air and ground searches were conducted after he vanished, but no trace of him or his belongings was found. The Alaska State Troopers continue to list him as a missing person. Does anyone who traveled that route in April 1981 remember seeing him or his gear?