Overview

Last seen: March 31, 2010 — a friend’s residence near Mile 25 of Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Henry, 31, unexpectedly left the residence while there with his fiancée and was never heard from again. He was facing a jail sentence for theft and was reportedly grieving his grandfather’s death, but his family said prolonged silence was out of character. Alaska authorities continue to list him as missing and classify the circumstances as suspicious. As of the state’s March 31, 2026 reporting date, the case remained unresolved.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Johnathon Michael Henry Missing Person Case: The 2010 Disappearance in Fairbanks, Alaska

More than sixteen years after Johnathon Michael Henry disappeared from Fairbanks, Alaska, his whereabouts remain unknown. Henry, an Alaska Native man who was 31 years old when he vanished, was last seen on the morning of March 31, 2010, at a friend’s residence near Mile 25 of Chena Hot Springs Road. He left the home without explaining where he was going and has never been heard from again.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety continues to list Henry as missing. In its 2026 first-quarter Missing Alaska Natives and American Indians report, the department listed Johnathon Henry as an active missing person from Fairbanks, with March 31, 2010 as his date of last contact. Significantly, the agency categorizes the circumstances of his disappearance as “Suspicious.”

The Morning Johnathon Henry Disappeared

Henry was at a friend’s home near Mile 25 of Chena Hot Springs Road with his fiancée, Charity Winfrey, on the morning he disappeared. According to accounts of the case, Henry unexpectedly walked out of the residence without saying why he was leaving. Winfrey is the last known person to have seen him. No confirmed communication from Henry has been reported since that morning.

At the time, Henry was described as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and 170 to 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was reportedly wearing a black sweater over a black T-shirt, blue jeans and black Nike shoes, and he may have been wearing a black baseball cap. Henry also has tattoos on his back, arms and shoulders and scars on his abdomen, chest and near his right eye.

Henry was born January 12, 1979. The Alaska Department of Public Safety identifies him as Alaska Native/American Indian in its missing Indigenous persons records.

Difficult Circumstances Before His Disappearance

Henry was experiencing several major sources of stress shortly before he vanished. He had recently been convicted of theft and was supposed to report to serve a jail sentence. When he did not report, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Family members also said he was deeply affected by the recent death of his grandfather.

Those circumstances initially provided a possible explanation for why Henry might have wanted to temporarily disappear. His family, however, said completely cutting off contact was unlike him. Before his disappearance, Henry had spoken in court about changing his life, distancing himself from people who had gotten him into trouble and remaining committed to his fiancée and children.

Soon after he vanished, Winfrey publicly appealed for Henry to contact the family, saying that his fiancée and children missed him. Family members believed there was a possibility he had remained somewhere around Fairbanks or North Pole or had traveled toward Anchorage, but no publicly confirmed sighting has established that he reached any of those locations.

Why Johnathon Henry’s Disappearance Is Considered Suspicious

There is an important distinction between Henry having reasons to avoid law enforcement and evidence that he deliberately abandoned his family permanently. His pending incarceration may have provided a motive to leave temporarily, but years of silence have left unanswered questions about what happened after he walked away from the Chena Hot Springs Road residence.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s current records do not categorize his disappearance simply as voluntary or as an environmental accident. The department’s 2026 first-quarter report lists the circumstances as suspicious, and Henry remained among Alaska’s missing Alaska Native and American Indian persons as of March 31, 2026.

The department’s statewide missing-person database also continues to associate Alaska State Troopers — Fairbanks AST Investigations with Henry’s case and lists agency case number 100031671. NamUs maintains the case separately as MP26388.

Renewed Attention to the Case

In February 2024, KTVF revisited Henry’s disappearance as part of its Missing in the North coverage. The report again identified Winfrey as the last person known to have seen him and noted that Alaska State Troopers considered Henry endangered and his disappearance suspicious. The story brought renewed public attention to a case that had already remained unresolved for nearly fourteen years.

Additional public attention followed online. A Websleuths discussion dedicated to Henry was opened in June 2025 and received further activity in January 2026. While public discussion can help keep a missing-person case visible, theories posted by members of the public should not be confused with investigative findings unless confirmed by authorities.

Latest Publicly Available Investigation Information

The most significant recent official information is that Henry remained actively listed as missing as of March 31, 2026 in the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s first-quarter report. His entry lists Fairbanks as the city, the Alaska Department of Public Safety as the investigating agency, March 31, 2010 as his date of last contact and “Suspicious” as the circumstance classification.

A public case profile for Henry was also updated on August 5, 2026, continuing to list the Alaska State Troopers as the primary agency and case number 100031671. No publicly released announcement located in the available current sources reports that Henry has been found, that remains have been identified as his, or that anyone has been charged in connection with his disappearance.

Henry would be 47 years old in 2026. NamUs continues to maintain his missing-person record under MP26388, while Alaska’s official missing-person records continue to carry the case.

The Questions That Remain

Johnathon Michael Henry walked away from a friend’s home on a March morning in 2010 and seemingly disappeared without leaving a confirmed trail. Whether his initial departure was connected to his pending jail sentence, whether he intended to return, and what occurred after he left the residence remain unanswered questions.

What is known is that more than sixteen years later, the State of Alaska still considers him missing and officially describes the circumstances as suspicious. Until investigators determine what happened after Henry left Mile 25 of Chena Hot Springs Road, his disappearance remains an unresolved Fairbanks missing-person case.

Anyone with information concerning Johnathon Henry’s disappearance can contact the Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks at 907-451-5100.