When a fifty-two-year-old traveling nurse disappeared in Anchorage in 2001, the authorities showed little interest, and the Anchorage Police Department said they did not have available detectives to investigate the case. If the authorities had taken his disappearance more seriously, perhaps we would know the answer to the question: What happened to Thomas Nuzzi?

“Missing Person Thomas Anthony Nuzzi.” nd. Alaska State Troopers Department of Public Safety.

“Nuzzi, Thomas June 2021.” August 21, 2006. Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified.

Pesznecker, Katie. “Into thin air.” July 6, 2001. Anchorage Daily News.

Pesznecker, Katie. “Missing Bethel nurse walked into a mini-mart, then out of sight.” August 21, 2006. Anchorage Daily News.

Pesznecker, Katie. “Mystery woman appears on video. July 31, 2001. Anchorage Daily News.

Pesznecker, Katie. “Search for missing man escalates.” June 27, 2001. Anchorage Daily News.

Pesznecker, Katie. “Troopers suspend search for man missing in Chugach.” June 28, 2001. Anchorage Daily News.

“Thomas Anthony Nuzzi.” nd. The Charley Project.

Warder, Robin. “Episode 380: Thomas Nuzzi.” May 22, 2024. The Trail Went Cold.

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Robin Barefield lives in the wilderness on Kodiak Island, where she and her husband own a remote lodge. She has a master’s degree in fish and wildlife biology and is a wildlife-viewing and fishing guide. Robin has published six novels: Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman’s Daughter, Karluk Bones, Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge, and The Ultimate Hunt. She has also published two non-fiction books: Kodiak Island Wildlife and Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. She draws on her love and appreciation of the Alaska wilderness as well as her scientific background when writing.

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