In 1988, a 23-year-old man from Alaska left for a solo road trip to Washington so he could begin medical school. During the drive, he experienced car trouble, but just 5 days into his trip, his vehicle would be found engulfed in flames 1,700 miles from where his journey began. It wasn’t long until a body would be found, and witnesses began coming forward stating that they saw the young man picking up a strange hitchhiker around the time of his disappearance. This is the story of Philip Fraser. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151661139/philip-innes-fraser' https://americancrimejournal.com/an-interrupted-journey/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?n=robert-fraser&pid=171348777 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/5ouuuy/did_a_mysterious_and_elusive_hitchhiker_kill/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Philip_Innes_Fraser https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-phillip-fraser-25-stewart-bc-18-june-1988.123181/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices