MUS-2026-0028
Archive card
MUS-2026-0028
Missing person
- Incident
- 1995
- Indexed
- Oct 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Alaska State Troopers
- Location
- Girdwood AK
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Erin Gilbert, 24, vanished from the Girdwood Forest Fair in Girdwood, Alaska, in 1995 while on a first date. Her date said his car had broken down; he left her alone and returned to find her gone. No trace of her has surfaced in 31 years. The case has a Wikipedia page, The Vanished Podcast episode 227, and Alaska cold-case unit coverage.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1995
Erin Gilbert, 24, vanishes from the Girdwood Forest Fair. Her date says his car broke down, he left her alone, and she was gone when he returned.
- 2026
No trace has surfaced in 31 years. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
24. Vanished from the Girdwood Forest Fair in Girdwood, Alaska, in 1995 while on a first date.
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Investigating agency
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Coverage
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