Overview

Last seen: September 1, 1968
Location: Sacramento, California
Age: 23
Status: Missing; foul play suspected
NamUs: MP18126
Sacramento Police case: 12-294563

Mary disappeared while married to Silas Duane Boston. Her brother reported her missing and told police that leaving her children voluntarily would have been completely out of character for her. He also described Silas as acting nervous after she vanished and noted that a prized .22-caliber rifle belonging to Silas was missing.

Investigators later obtained statements alleging that Silas admitted killing Mary, including an account that he drove her to a remote location, shot her and buried her near a creek in Northern California. Those allegations were never tested at a criminal trial in Mary’s case, and her body has never been found.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Mary Lou Boston: The 1968 Sacramento Disappearance That Led Investigators to a Decades-Old Murder Case

Mary Lou Boston was 23 years old when she disappeared from Sacramento, California, in September 1968. More than five decades later, her remains have never been recovered, but investigators came to suspect that she was murdered by her husband, Silas Duane Boston. Her case eventually became important far beyond her own disappearance: renewed work by Sacramento cold-case investigators helped uncover evidence in the long-unsolved 1978 murders of British travelers Christopher Farmer and Peta Frampton.

Robin Andrew Webster Missing Person Case: What Happened in Kodiak, Alaska?

Robin Andrew Webster vanished without a trace in the early morning hours of December 6, 2007, while working aboard the commercial fishing vessel Provider in Kodiak, Alaska. Nearly two decades later, no definitive evidence has emerged explaining what happened to the 43-year-old fisherman, and his disappearance remains an open missing person investigation.

Webster, whose nickname was “Hillbilly,” was last seen walking on the deck of the F/V Provider, which was docked at the Transient Float in Kodiak Harbor. At some point during the early morning, he disappeared. The only physical evidence discovered was his hat, found on the vessel’s deck later that morning. No signs of violence, struggle, or additional personal belongings were reported.

Search efforts focused on the harbor and surrounding waters but failed to locate Webster. Given the dangerous conditions commonly associated with Alaska’s commercial fishing industry, investigators considered the possibility that he accidentally fell overboard and drowned. However, because no body has ever been recovered, authorities have never been able to conclusively determine what happened.

The case has remained classified as a missing person investigation. Although Webster has been presumed dead by many—including the placement of a memorial gravestone in his hometown cemetery in Illinois—law enforcement has never officially closed the investigation.

Latest Investigation Information

As of the latest publicly available information, there have been no announced breakthroughs, arrests, identified suspects, or significant new evidence in Robin Webster’s disappearance. The case remains open with the Kodiak Police Department, and investigators continue to request information from anyone who may have knowledge of his disappearance. Public databases continue to list Webster as an active missing person under NamUs case MP35251.

Anyone with information about Robin Andrew Webster’s disappearance is encouraged to contact the investigating agency.