WA WA - Ralph Alan Newcombe, 35, Seattle, 17 April 1989

[sasha17]

Ralph was last seen at his Seattle home by his wife when she left for work. By the time she returned home, he was gone. He has never been heard from again. His pickup truck was found parked across the street from the Alaska Ferry Terminal the next morning. His carpentry tools, wallet and identification were inside it. He also left behind his eyeglasses, contact lenses and an uncashed check.

His family stated he was very distressed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, where he had previously lived, and may have gone there. There are indications that Ralph was in Wyoming and Montana after his 1989 disappearance. Authorities believe he may have left of his own accord and established a new identity under a new name.

At the time of his disappearance, Ralph was 5'11" and 170 pounds. He has brown hair, blue eyes, and a beard.

NamUs #MP13907 - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Ralph Alan Newcombe – The Charley Project

The Doe Network: Case File 4076DMWA

 

[JSolt1210]

Instantcheckmate.com lists a "Ralph Alan Newcombe" who is 65 years old and living in Santa Fe, NM. The age is a match but even more telling is the previous addresses listed: Kodiak, AK and Shoreline, WA. The Charley Project says Ralph moved to Seattle from Kodiak, AK, and Shoreline, WA is only 12 miles away from Seattle.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Instantcheckmate.com lists a "Ralph Alan Newcombe" who is 65 years old and living in Santa Fe, NM. The age is a match but even more telling is the previous addresses listed: Kodiak, AK and Shoreline, WA. The Charley Project says Ralph moved to Seattle from Kodiak, AK, and Shoreline, WA is only 12 miles away from Seattle.

Good spotting! have you followed it up?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

If he's still alive, LE doesn't seem able to confirm it, because he's still in NamUs, Doe Network, etc.
Thus I don't know if he would be openly using his real name?

You have to feel for his wife at the time and any of his relatives if still wondering what happened to him.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Ralph Alan Newcombe – The Charley Project

 

[MACopeland]

You have to feel for his wife at the time and any of his relatives if still wondering what happened to him.

My paternal grandfather changed his name 2 times. He left kids and wives twice. We knew him as his 3rd identity and had no idea of his past, as we just hit dead ends for genealogy. I have a friend who’s been missing since 2017, David McAllister, so I became very interested in missing persons. I submitted my DNA to GEDMatch hoping it could help with other unsolved missing persons cases. That’s when we found out my grandfather’s real name and history. It’s amazing how easy it is to vanish on purpose. It’s harder in today’s world, though. I feel badly for my grandfather’s parents, wives and kids who never knew what happened to him.

 

[sasha17]

Bump. Thinking of Ralph today, on the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.