Stella Evon.

MUS-2026-257

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

Stella Anastasia Evon, 17, a Yup'ik girl, lived with her grandmother in Bethel, Alaska. On the night of September 28, 1996, she went to a party with friends and stayed until after 3 a.m. When she got home she found the door locked and could not wake her grandmother. The home sat across from the police station, so she walked over for help; an officer could not wake the grandmother either and drove Stella about two and a half miles to her older sister's apartment at the Bethel Native Corporation complex, arriving about 4:30 a.m. Between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. she left her sister's apartment on foot to walk back; her sister watched her walk down the street. She has never been seen or heard from since. She is classified as endangered missing under suspicious circumstances, is not considered a runaway, and, per reporting, no known leads have ever surfaced. Her case remains unsolved. Sources disagree on the exact date; the late-September timeline here is the best-supported account.

1. September 28, 1996 (night)

   Evon attends a party with friends, stays until after 3 a.m.

2. September 29, 1996 (about 4:30 a.m.)

   Locked out, she gets police help; an officer drives her to her sister's apartment.

3. September 29, 1996 (5:00 to 6:00 a.m.)

   Evon leaves her sister's apartment on foot; last confirmed sighting.

4. September 2015

   On the 19th anniversary, family renews its appeal and offers a $5,000 reward.

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