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Missing Person: William Kent Watkins
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#1623
SourceNamus MissingUpdated May 19, 2026
Missing Person · Unknown
28 years waiting · since 1997

Missing Person: William Kent Watkins

Justice is overdue — the trail went cold in 1997, but the truth hasn't.

NamUs case MP67267. Missing person: William Kent Watkins. Last known contact: 1997-10-21 in Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula, AK. Circumstances: William and Steven Scott Austin, MP#67224, were aboard the private vessel Loose Goose Too. They purchased fuel in Seldovia on the afternoon of 10-21-1997. The USCG searched all of Kachemak Bay and the lower Cook Inlet, but no trace of the vessel or the two men were ever found. Demographics: 50 years, Male, White / Caucasian. Physical description: 5 ft 10 in, 165 lbs, hair: Blond/Strawberry, eyes: Blue. Clothing and accessories: Clothing: Blue jeans Dress shirt; Eyewear: Glasses; Footwear: Unknown type of shoes. Investigating agency: Alaska State Troopers | 970073181 | 1997-10-26.

Case
#1623
SourceNamus MissingUpdated May 19, 2026

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Incident:October 21, 1997
Last Updated:May 21, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:October 21, 1997
Last Updated:May 21, 2026

Have Information?

Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.

Phone: 9072695511
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