Shirley Skeek, a 28-year-old Alaska Native woman from Anchorage, was reported missing in early January 2019 after her family had not heard from her for two weeks. Shirley had schizophrenia and had moved from Juneau to Anchorage to access assisted living services; her sister Amy Skeek had expressed concern about the move because of Shirley’s vulnerability. She was known to keep regular contact with family in Juneau and Kake, which made her sudden silence alarming.

Human remains found off the Seward Highway near the Hope Cut-off on the Kenai Peninsula on May 27, 2019 were identified in December 2019 through dental records as Shirley’s. The Alaska State Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, and the Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation opened a formal inquiry. No arrests have been announced, no suspects publicly identified, and the manner of death has not been released.

If anyone has information about Shirley Skeek’s disappearance or death, please share what is known with the investigators handling the case.