Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: November 21, 1998 from Fairbanks, Alaska Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: June 28, 1961 Age: 37 years old Height and Weight: 5'6, 150 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. McMillin has a surgical scar on her left knee. Her left ear is pierced once and her right ear is pierced twice. Some agencies spell her first name "Mary-Elle." Clothing/Jewelry Description: A dark blue jacket with Fairbanks Sports Medicine imprinted on the front, dark blue slacks or jeans, an engagement ring and a wedding ring. Medical Conditions: McMillin may have been disoriented as the result of undetermined causes at the time of her November 1998 disappearance.
Details of Disappearance
McMillin was last seen at approximately 7:00 p.m. on November 21, 1998 at her residence on Steel Creek Road in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was supposed to meet up with friends that evening. Her sister told authorities that McMillin appeared to be disoriented and dazed at the time, but her sister did not believe she was impaired. McMillin was driving her dark green 1994 Subaru Loyale station wagon with Alaska license plates numbered CSY-207. Photographs of her vehicle and its license plate are posted below this case summary.McMillin has never been seen again. Her vehicle has not been located. In April 1999, someone called her former employer and asked if McMillin was still missing. McMillin was also possibly sighted in Anchorage, Alaska around that time. At one time, authorities believed she was possibly working in Wasilla, Alaska. Her whereabouts are unknown, however, and her case is unsolved.
McMillin was employed as a physician's assistant at the Carlson Center at the time of her disappearance. She was declared legally deceased in 2004.
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Left: McMillin's vehicle; Right: McMillin's license plate
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated January 26, 2007; distinguishing characteristics and details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Alaska State Troopers
901-451-5100
OR
901-269-5058
The National Center for Missing Adults
Alaska Department of Public Safety
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The Anchorage Daily News
KTVF-TV Fairbanks