Missing In Alaska: The Mystery Of Florence Okpealuk

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

As miners search for gold along the cold and sandy beaches of Nome, Alaska, the Indigenous community is searching for answers surrounding the disappearance of 33-year-old Florence Okpealuk. Florence was last seen on August 30th, 2020, leaving behind her shoes, socks, and jacket at a miner's tent. No trace of her has been found to this day. Nome community member Rachel Ventress is the organizer behind Finding Flo, and has worked to raise awareness and demand justice for Florence's case. She joins to discuss the circumstances of her disappearance and the state of the investigation today. Florence's mother, Marie, and her sister, Alex join to discuss her legacy and the impact she has had on the Indigenous community. Later, Executive Director of Data for Indigenous Justice Charlene Apok brings attention to the shocking statistics surrounding missing and murdered Indigenous women and provides calls to action to combat this ongoing crisis. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	White foamy waves lap onto the gray and sandy shores of West Beach in Nome, Alaska.
0:12.0	Dredges mark the horizon, separating the dark waters from the light blue skies.
0:18.0	It's a remote city that's populated with tents and miners who've settled
0:22.6	there in hopes of uneartheding riches. But those who truly know the area are the
0:28.3	Inupiat, the people who are indigenous to the land. As the mine worker scoured
0:33.7	the beach for gold and minerals, another search has been taking place over the last three years.
0:43.1	The search for 33-year-old Florence, Flo, Oak Pialuk. I'm Emily Campanio, and this is the Fox
0:51.1	True Crime podcast. Flo was the last seen leaving a minor's tent at 4 o'clock p.m. on August 30, 2020, beating
1:30.1	behind her socks, shoes, and her jacket.
1:37.4	Her family grew concerned when they were unable to reach her and filed a missing persons
1:41.5	report at 6.15 p.m. the following day.
1:47.9	Various agencies have been involved within the case,
1:50.9	including the Nome Search and Rescue Team,
1:53.4	the Alaska State Troopers, and the FBI.
1:56.9	Still, no trace of flow has ever been found.
2:04.6	Thank you. Still, no trace of Flo has ever been found. Rachel Ventress is a community member who was raising awareness about Flo's case
2:09.6	and demanding action from local authorities.
2:12.6	She joined me now to outline the circumstances of Flo's disappearals and the state of the investigation.
2:20.0	Flo Okpialuk,
2:21.8	missing and assumed murdered since August 31st,
2:25.2	2020 in Nome, Alaska.
2:28.1	Rachel, can you share with us the facts of Flo's
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