Mary Thill

Additional details from the official case record, provided for identification.

Clothing Last Seen Wearing

An Army jacket, a gray pullover sweater, blue Levi's jeans, and leather Tuffy hiking boots, and she was carrying a small black backpack. CP

Distinguishing Characteristics

She wears eyeglasses with round pink frames and thick lenses. CP

Timeline, July 5, 1975

A friend gave her a ride into Seward and dropped her off at the bakery. Another friend saw her at the waterfall on Lowell Point Road between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. She has never been heard from again. Her husband was away working on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline at the time. CP

Investigators believe the serial killer Robert Hansen may have been involved in her disappearance. Hansen admitted he was in Seward the day she vanished but denied any involvement, and police believe she was one of his victims. He died in prison in 2014. Foul play is suspected and her case remains unsolved. CP

What Would Help Most

Anyone who was in Seward or on Lowell Point Road on July 5, 1975 and saw Mary Thill after 2:00 p.m., or who knows what happened to her after she was seen at the waterfall, could still break this case.

Sources: The Charley Project · NamUs