Jennifer Gardiner, a 32-year-old Alaskan Native from Dillingham, was found fatally shot on August 19, 2023. A local resident discovered the bodies of Gardiner and 31-year-old Timothy Evans inside a home near Dillingham’s airport shortly after 10 a.m.; law enforcement determined both had been fatally shot.

A Dillingham resident, 31-year-old Joshua Wahl, was arrested late on August 20, 2023, and later charged in the murders of Gardiner and Evans. Court filings show Wahl pleaded not guilty and his defense filed a notice of alibi. Authorities say a weapon at the scene matched one shown in online posts attributed to Wahl, and he also faces a separate federal indictment alleging cyberstalking and transmitting threats in interstate commerce involving messages directed at Sheriff Michael Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida.

No publicly disclosed motive for the shootings has been established. If anyone knew Jennifer, Timothy, or has information about the events near Dillingham’s airport that morning, please come forward.