Bereket Tekeste Demsas, 36 when last heard from in March 2011, was staying at the Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage when contact ceased. He wasn’t reported missing to the Anchorage Police Department until May 27, 2014, when an investigation was opened. His case was entered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in December 2018.

Demsas is described as a Black / African American male, 5 feet 6 inches and about 110 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Anchorage Police Department is leading the investigation with involvement from the Alaska State Troopers; family members have submitted DNA, including a sister and a paternal cousin, to national databases.

Does anyone who knew Bereket at the Brother Francis Shelter or in Anchorage in 2011 have information that could help locate him?