![]() ![]() He stated he went back to the fair and searched for Erin until about 1:00 a.m. Combs said when he tried to start the car this time, it worked. ![]() He told authorities when he returned to the car, Erin was gone and he figured she’d returned to the fair. He said he walked for about two hours, but was unable to find his friend’s house. He said he told Erin he would walk to a nearby friend’s house for help. In a statement to authorities in 1995, Combs said they walked to his car, but the lights had been left on and it wouldn’t start. They drove to the Girdwood Forest Fair and according to witness statements to Alaska State Troopers, Erin was last seen at a beer garden with Combs before they left around 6:00 p.m. Anyone with information about Willis’s disappearance is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers at (907) 451-5100. The Alaska State Troopers Non-Emergency Dispatch line confirmed to Dateline that Willis’s case is still open. at the time of his disappearance, with dark hair and brown eyes. Willis is between 5’7” and 5’10” tall and weighed about 160 lbs. ![]() The family runs a Facebook page called “Searching for Willis Derendoff” that has over 2,000 members. Today, the family has about $12,000 left over from the donations which, according to the family, is being used as a reward for information that helps solve Willis’s case. Gladys said she has received donations from friends and family, community members, businesses, and corporations across Alaska, and used the money to finance lodging, car rentals, and gas cards for the people involved in the searches. Other members of the family also traveled to Fairbanks to help look for Willis, staying for different amounts of time to participate in the searches. She said she stayed there for eight months, organizing search parties almost every single day and using Facebook to rally community members from both Huslia and Fairbanks to participate in searches. Gladys told Dateline that she traveled from Huslia to Fairbanks shortly after hearing of her son’s disappearance. Willis had also lost his ID and his debit card before his disappearance. According to Gladys, he was also planning to get a new phone, since his was broken at the time. He told her he didn’t feel good the day before he disappeared and that he was going to take a COVID-19 test the next day. ![]()
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