Overview

Last Seen: December 7, 2022
Location: Walmart in Fairbanks, Alaska
Age When Missing: 40
Reported Missing: January 30, 2023
Status: Missing; circumstances officially classified as unknown
Investigating Agency: Alaska State Troopers
Case Number: AK23009994
NamUs Number: MP100074

Main Circumstances: Baisley disappeared after being last seen at his Fairbanks workplace. Authorities said the avid outdoorsman might have been hiking near his Chena Ridge residence, while another possibility was that he traveled to New York. Neither possibility has been confirmed publicly. He was not reported missing until approximately seven weeks after his last confirmed sighting.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Christopher Gerhard Baisley Missing Person Case: What Happened in Fairbanks, Alaska?

Christopher Gerhard Baisley was 40 years old when he disappeared from Fairbanks, Alaska, in December 2022. Although his disappearance occurred in late 2022, the case became a publicly reported missing-person investigation in January 2023 after he was reported missing to the Alaska State Troopers.

More than three years later, Baisley’s whereabouts remain unknown. Alaska’s official 2026 missing-person reporting continues to list Christopher Baisley as missing, with his circumstances classified as unknown.

Christopher Baisley Was Last Seen at Work in Fairbanks

According to the Alaska State Troopers’ missing-person bulletin, Christopher Baisley was last seen on December 7, 2022, at his job at Walmart in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was not reported missing until January 30, 2023, at approximately 1:08 p.m.

Baisley was born March 1, 1982. At the time he disappeared, he was 40 years old, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Authorities noted distinctive tattoos, including a large tattoo across his chest and tattooing on his arm.

The Charley Project subsequently listed his last known clothing as a brown Carhartt jacket and dark gray winter hat.

What May Have Happened to Christopher Baisley?

Investigators have publicly identified at least two possibilities concerning Baisley’s movements after he was last seen.

Baisley was described as an avid outdoorsman, and authorities said he may have gone hiking near his residence in the Chena Ridge area outside Fairbanks. The Alaska State Troopers also reported that it was possible he had traveled to New York.

Neither possibility has publicly been established as what actually happened.

There is also an important gap between Baisley’s last confirmed sighting and the start of the missing-person investigation. He was last seen December 7, 2022, but was not reported missing until January 30, 2023—approximately seven weeks later.

Conflicting Information About the Last-Seen Date

Some early reporting contains a discrepancy that is important when documenting the case.

KTVF reported in February 2023 that Baisley had been last seen at the Fairbanks Walmart on December 4, 2022.

However, the Alaska State Troopers’ official missing-person bulletin gives the date as December 7, 2022. The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s subsequent missing-person reports, the current NamUs record and The Charley Project also use December 7.

For that reason, December 7, 2022 should be treated as the currently supported official last-contact date.

Latest Information on the Investigation

Christopher Baisley’s case remains unresolved.

Most significantly, the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s 2026 first-quarter missing-person report still lists Christopher Baisley as missing from Fairbanks, gives December 7, 2022 as his date of last contact, identifies the responsible agency as DPS and categorizes the circumstances as “Unknown.”

A current federal NamUs record also exists for Baisley as NamUs #MP100074. The NamUs page identifies him as a missing person from Fairbanks with a December 7, 2022 date of last contact.

Crime Solvers Central’s case record, last shown as updated February 7, 2026, likewise continues to classify Baisley as missing. Its record identifies the Alaska State Troopers as the primary agency and lists the law-enforcement case number as AK23009994.

No publicly available information located for this summary establishes that Baisley has been found, that investigators have determined what happened to him, or that another person has been charged in connection with his disappearance. The official state record continues to categorize the circumstances as unknown.

Why Christopher Baisley’s Disappearance Remains a Mystery

Several unanswered questions remain at the center of Christopher Baisley’s disappearance: where he went after leaving his workplace, whether he went into the Chena Ridge wilderness, whether he traveled outside Alaska, and what occurred during the weeks before he was officially reported missing.

The passage of time makes information from anyone who interacted with Baisley during that period potentially significant. Authorities continue to maintain his case as an unresolved missing-person investigation.

Anyone with information about Christopher Baisley’s disappearance should contact the Alaska State Troopers and reference case AK23009994.

Very Brief Case Summary

Last Seen: December 7, 2022
Location: Walmart in Fairbanks, Alaska
Age When Missing: 40
Reported Missing: January 30, 2023
Status: Missing; circumstances officially classified as unknown
Investigating Agency: Alaska State Troopers
Case Number: AK23009994
NamUs Number: MP100074

Main Circumstances: Baisley disappeared after being last seen at his Fairbanks workplace. Authorities said the avid outdoorsman might have been hiking near his Chena Ridge residence, while another possibility was that he traveled to New York. Neither possibility has been confirmed publicly. He was not reported missing until approximately seven weeks after his last confirmed sighting.