In the absence of any known event that would reasonably have taken his life or a known location for this event, we lack jurisdiction to act on your request."

The investigator suggested that Gypsy "appeal to court in the area where he last lived." Although Alaska authorities were kinder to Gypsy an her siblings, they could not offer closure either. By 1993, Gypsy had moved from New Mexico to Hawaii. When she contacted the Queen Country Sheriff's O fice in Seattle, she was at sea when Johny Rojas called Gypsy union representative and asked to have a message relayed to her-Rojas needed to talk to her. When Gypsy caled back...