Fairbanks man missing for months has been found dead, family says

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Devin Standifer, who was last seen in Fairbanks on Dec. 7, 2024, has been found dead, according to his family.

On Sunday morning, a Facebook post claiming to be made on behalf of Standifer’s family announced that Standifer’s body had been located.

On Monday, Standifer’s grandmother, Sandy Koyukuk, then confirmed directly to Alaska’s News Source that the 21-year-old had been found dead. FPD officers “came to the house,” Koyukuk said, adding that someone riding a bike had found Standifer.

While Fairbanks Police Department Spokesperson Teal Soden confirmed that a body was found near Eagan Avenue on Saturday evening, she did not comment on the identity of the deceased, saying that the department is awaiting positive identification, which must be established by the state medical examiner’s office in Anchorage.

She added that FPD would investigate any posts indicating the discovery of a body that the department was unaware of and said the state medical examiner will determine the cause of death. More information will be made public once that happens, she said.

Since the initial post from family members, several other messages on social media sites have offered prayers for the young man’s family, and a search that had been planned for May 3 was canceled.

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