Lots of reported sightings, but Tackett still missing
By Isabella Warner - For The Times-Gazette
In this photograph a young Wade Tackett (front, left) is pictured with his parents, Virgil and Mary Tackett, and brother, Aaron Tackett.
Submitted photo
Editor’s note This is the third part of a four-part story about Virgil “Wade” Tackett, who as a 17-year-old left his family’s Hillsboro home in 1986 to find work in Alaska. Three weeks into his stay working for a local cannery, Tackett and a friend went exploring in the Alaskan wilderness near Chicagof Island. Tackett was never heard from again. Between strange sightings and psychic visions, the search for Tackett has turned up more questions than answers. Information for this series comes from author RW Swartz. His book “Cold Water, Cold Hearts” was released last month.