Benjamin Lopez Jr.: The Planned Alaska Journey
Departure, family contact, unanswered whereabouts.
Abstract
Alaska State Troopers Bulletin 07-02 describes Benjamin Lopez leaving Stockton, California, for Anchorage on May 31, 1991.2
Departure and Contact
On June 2, he contacted his aunt in California. He told her he planned to go mountain climbing and return home in three weeks.2
The bulletin identifies Alaska State Troopers case 91-53167. Its June 14, 2007 issue date does not record another contact with Lopez.2
NamUs MP14996 pairs its June 2 contact-date field with Stockton as the city. These fields do not establish Lopez’s location during that contact.1
Its Alaska report-date field reads July 22, 1991; it does not establish a first report.1
The bulletin names no mountain or climbing partner, leaving the next stage of the stated plan undocumented here.2
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you find an original dated agency account identifying the location and circumstances of the June 2 contact?2
Can you distinguish a stated climbing plan from a documented arrival, route or later observation?2
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Show later developments and reported outcomes
Later Location Information
NamUs reports that his vehicle was located in Bellingham, Washington, without giving a recovery date. The vehicle’s location does not establish his whereabouts.1
Scope and Method
Original travel and observation records remain uninspected.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- NamUs, MP14996; reviewed November 3, 2026.
- Alaska State Troopers, Bulletin 07-02, June 14, 2007; NamUs attachment, reviewed November 3, 2026.