Online News Articles

• A mystery never solved - The Times Gazette — Part one of a four-part series on Wade's disappearance, covering his early life on an Ohio farm, his arrival in Pelican, Alaska, and the initial search efforts.
• Psychic thought Wade Tackett could still be alive - The Times Gazette — Part two of the series, focusing on Texas-based "Singing Psychic" Frances Cannon, her theories on drug running, and her letters to President Ronald Reagan.
• Lots of reported sightings, but Tackett still missing - The Times Gazette — Part three of the series, tracking the various sightings across Alaska and Canada, as well as the family's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
• What happened to Wade Tackett may never be known - The Times Gazette — The final installment of the four-part series, detailing the family's efforts to gain congressional aid and summarizing R.W. Swartz's book, Cold Water, Cold Hearts.

Feature & Magazine Articles

• The Bizarre Disappearance of Wade Tackett Still Haunts Southeast Alaska - Outdoor Life — A comprehensive retrospective written by Bjorn Dihle that details the strange history of the case, the Tlingit legend of the Kóoshdaa Káa, and a 2020 skeletal remains discovery on Kruzof Island. (Note: This article features an embedded audio player for The Outdoor Life Podcast).
• The Vanishing of Wade Tackett - Outside Magazine (Direct Text Source) — A magazine feature describing Wade's background, his mother Mary Tackett's struggle with the official search, and the recurring theme of Wade suffering from amnesia.

Reference Pages & Official Websites

• Sitka, Alaska - Wikipedia — A comprehensive Wikipedia reference entry detailing the geography, history, climate, and demographics of Sitka.
• Weather - Sitka National Historical Park - U.S. National Park Service — An official government reference page describing the coastal, humid maritime climate of the Sitka region.

Scanned Historical Newspapers (PDFs)

• Anchorage Daily News - June 13, 1986 — Scanned contemporary newspaper report published shortly after Wade first went missing in Pelican.
• Anchorage Times - June 14, 1986 — Early news coverage outlining the Coast Guard and volunteer search efforts near Junction Island.
• Daily Sitka Sentinel - February 27, 1987 — Archival news coverage documenting the arrival of "The Singing Psychic" Frances Cannon in Sitka.
• The Press Gazette - March 10, 1987 — Local Ohio coverage tracking the Tackett family's ongoing search and alternative theories.
• The Press Gazette - December 17, 1987 — Ohio news report noting that The Cincinnati Enquirer and NBC were looking into Wade's disappearance.
• The Press Gazette - December 6, 1990 — Historical news covering Wade's parents' appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and subsequent leads in Canada.
• hacket_press.pdf (Direct File Upload) — A scanned, multi-page layout of The Press Gazette featuring the major front-page feature story: "Couple Clings To Hope That Son, Feared Drowned, Is Alive," which provides a deep-dive interview with Mary and Virgil Tackett and outlines Wade's distinct physical markers.