AK - Ataja Banks (18), missing since November 2023, remains located 4 September 2025, Anchorage *arrest March 2026*

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I noticed there was no post on this case.

This is Ataja Banks, her remains were recently found and identified, missing since 2023. She was 18.

Remains of Missing Alaska Teenager Found 2 Years After She Vanished, Police Launch Murder Investigation

 

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Arrest made for murder of Ataja.

Ian Millard (22) from Wasilla.

March 6, 2026

Wasilla resident Ian Millard, 22, was indicted Thursday on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence in the death of 18-year-old Ataja Banks, troopers said in an update released Friday.

Wasilla man linked to 2023 murder case of Anchorage teen arrested by SWAT

Troopers say a Wasilla man was indicted and arrested by SWAT after investigators linked him to the 2023 killing of an Anchorage teenager.

www.alaskasnewssource.com