VT VT - Craig Alexander, 24, Burlington, 28 Jan 1985

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[h=1]Craig Eugene Alexander[/h]

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Alexander, circa 1985

• Missing Since 01/28/1985
• Missing From Burlington, Vermont
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 24 years old
• Height and Weight 6'2, 150 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue parka with white lining and white trim.
• Medical Conditions Alexander suffered from pneumothorax, a collapsed lung, sometime before his disappearance. He had recovered by the time he went missing.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Alexander had a beard and mustache at the time of his disappearance. He wears eyeglasses.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Alexander was last seen in Burlington, Vermont on January 28, 1985. He left his parents' Berlin, New Hampshire residence after packing his car in order to return to college. Alexander is known to have arrived there; he parked his green Mazda in front of the Lane Press offices in the 300 block of St. Paul Street, then walked to a friend's home a few doors down. He left his friend's residence at 11:00 p.m. and has never been heard from again. Four days later, his Mazda was found buried in the snow where he'd parked it.

In addition to being able to drive a car, Alexander also knew how to ride a motorcycle in 1985. His family stated they don't believe he would have chosen to walk out of his life, particularly without a vehicle. Authorities believe Alexander was taken against his will. Few details are available in his case.

http://charleyproject.org/case/craig-eugene-alexander

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/19371/

 

[Savemecastiel]

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[Cimatico]

restored image from source - Craig Eugene Alexander – The Charley Project

 

[Curious_in_NC]

I was in Burlington at the time and don't remember hearing about this. Is anything more known about him? Most likely he was a student at UVM (University of Vermont), but also maybe Champlain College, which has fewer students, but is slightly closer to St. Paul St., or less likely, St. Michael's College, in nearby Colchester, VT.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Updated link to his NamUs page. He currently has 152 ruleouts.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Ajs1004]

Bump because 38 year ago today is when Craig went missing. Someone out there knows something.

 

[Beccalicious]

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[Brightchaser47]

Bump because 38 year ago today is when Craig went missing. Someone out there knows something.

Especially in a college town.

 

[Pennysmom2]

Craig Alexander | Vermont State Police

vsp.vermont.gov

<<Craig Alexander was reported missing in January of 1985 when he was returning to college in Vermont. Craig is originally from Berlin, NH. Craig’s vehicle was located in Burlington and his disappearance has always been considered involuntary. There are no new developments in the disappearance of Craig.>>

5597DMVT - Craig Eugene Alexander

Missing adults

Clipping found in The Burlington Free Press published in Burlington, Vermont on 6/1/1986. Missing adults

www.newspapers.com

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Craig Alexander | Vermont State Police

vsp.vermont.gov

<<Craig Alexander was reported missing in January of 1985 when he was returning to college in Vermont. Craig is originally from Berlin, NH. Craig’s vehicle was located in Burlington and his disappearance has always been considered involuntary. There are no new developments in the disappearance of Craig.>>

5597DMVT - Craig Eugene Alexander

Missing adults

Clipping found in The Burlington Free Press published in Burlington, Vermont on 6/1/1986. Missing adults

www.newspapers.com

I guess my speculations were wrong. The article says he was returning to college in New Hampshire (leaving from Burlington, Vermont). So maybe he was going back to Dartmouth or UNH, or maybe White Mountains Community College, which is near Berlin. MOO.

 

[Beccalicious]

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[Brightchaser47]

Does Craig have any surviving family still looking for him?

 

[Atombudd]

Does Craig have any surviving family still looking for him?

His father was an architect who passed in 1996. His mother died in 2000. According to his mother's 2000 obituary Craig has a sister and brother.

March 16

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MARILYNN STAHL ALEXANDER BURLINGTON — Marilynn Stahl Alexander, a Burlington attorney for more than four decades, died at her home on College Street on Thursday. Her daughter, Leigh of Charleston, S.C.; and her son, Ben of Olympia, Wash., were at her bedside. She is also survived by a granddaughter and two sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; and a son, Craig. Born in Nebraska in 1924, Mrs. Alexander earned degrees from the University of Nebraska in 1946 and the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor in 1950. She was the first woman law school graduate admitted to the Vermont Bar, in 1955. Mrs. Alexander practiced law in New York City and Geneva, N.Y., before moving to Charlotte in 1954 with her husband, architect Eugene Alexander. Both practiced their professions in Charlotte and then in Burlington, where they raised their family. They shared an appreciation of classical music and contemporary arts and served in several community and cultural organizations. Mrs. Alexander participated enthusiastically in the state Democratic party with a group of young democrats who rejuvenated the party in the 1960s and ’70s, leading to the election of several Democrats to local, state and national offices. As an attorney, she assisted with rewriting the Vermont constitution. Mrs. Alexander was active in many organizations supporting the arts in Vermont. She was instrumental in establishing the Vermont Council on the Arts. She filled various posts with the Vermont Youth Orchestra, served as president of the Burlington Friends of Music, worked on the Lane Series and served as treasurer of the Vermont Alliance for the Arts in Education. Mrs. Alexander’s interests were wide-ranging, and she also was secretary of the Vermont chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and in recent years she contributed frequently to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Mrs. Alexander and her husband traveled widely in western Europe, northern Africa and the far East. In 1986, they established a second residence in southern Portugal, spending their winters there, where they welcomed visitors from Vermont and introduced them to a warm circle of international friends. Both groups will long remember her as a lightning solver of cryptic crossword puzzles and as a demon scrabble player. Contributions in Mrs. Alexander’s memory may be made to the Vermont Youth Orchestra or the Visiting Nurse Association. Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Burlington Free Press Obituaries 03/2000

BFP March 2000 Obituaries ObituariesMarch 2000March 1 MILDRED A. STODDARD BURLINGTON — Mildred A. Stoddard, 88, formerly of 230 St. Paul St., died Wednesday evening, March 1, 2000, in Fletche…

vermontgenealogy.wordpress.com

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[Brightchaser47]

His father was an architect who passed in 1996. His mother died in 2000. According to his mother's 2000 obituary Craig has a sister and brother.
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March 16

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MARILYNN STAHL ALEXANDER BURLINGTON — Marilynn Stahl Alexander, a Burlington attorney for more than four decades, died at her home on College Street on Thursday. Her daughter, Leigh of Charleston, S.C.; and her son, Ben of Olympia, Wash., were at her bedside. She is also survived by a granddaughter and two sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; and a son, Craig. Born in Nebraska in 1924, Mrs. Alexander earned degrees from the University of Nebraska in 1946 and the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor in 1950. She was the first woman law school graduate admitted to the Vermont Bar, in 1955. Mrs. Alexander practiced law in New York City and Geneva, N.Y., before moving to Charlotte in 1954 with her husband, architect Eugene Alexander. Both practiced their professions in Charlotte and then in Burlington, where they raised their family. They shared an appreciation of classical music and contemporary arts and served in several community and cultural organizations. Mrs. Alexander participated enthusiastically in the state Democratic party with a group of young democrats who rejuvenated the party in the 1960s and ’70s, leading to the election of several Democrats to local, state and national offices. As an attorney, she assisted with rewriting the Vermont constitution. Mrs. Alexander was active in many organizations supporting the arts in Vermont. She was instrumental in establishing the Vermont Council on the Arts. She filled various posts with the Vermont Youth Orchestra, served as president of the Burlington Friends of Music, worked on the Lane Series and served as treasurer of the Vermont Alliance for the Arts in Education. Mrs. Alexander’s interests were wide-ranging, and she also was secretary of the Vermont chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and in recent years she contributed frequently to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Mrs. Alexander and her husband traveled widely in western Europe, northern Africa and the far East. In 1986, they established a second residence in southern Portugal, spending their winters there, where they welcomed visitors from Vermont and introduced them to a warm circle of international friends. Both groups will long remember her as a lightning solver of cryptic crossword puzzles and as a demon scrabble player. Contributions in Mrs. Alexander’s memory may be made to the Vermont Youth Orchestra or the Visiting Nurse Association. Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Burlington Free Press Obituaries 03/2000

BFP March 2000 Obituaries ObituariesMarch 2000March 1 MILDRED A. STODDARD BURLINGTON — Mildred A. Stoddard, 88, formerly of 230 St. Paul St., died Wednesday evening, March 1, 2000, in Fletche…

vermontgenealogy.wordpress.com

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According to these, it's assumed Craig died when he went missing, and reading between the lines, they think he was murdered. It's hard for me to believe that such a prominent and civic-minded family would seemingly let it go at that. I hope a lot more searching went on that we don't know about. jmo