On the night of November 8, 2003, 15-year-old Ann Saephan was sitting with friends in a car outside the Space Station Video Arcade on Spenard Road in Anchorage when an unknown gunman approached and fired several shots into the rear of the vehicle. One round struck Ann, and she died that night from the gunshot wound. The shooter ran on foot and was not identified.

Ann was a Bartlett High School sophomore, born January 21, 1987, in Portland, Oregon, who moved with her family to Alaska in July 1998. Mourners gathered at the Anchorage Church of Christ to remember her love of singing, dancing, and writing. Investigators have not announced an arrest or identified a suspect; a Homicide Reward Fund later offered up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone was at the Space Station lot that night or has information that could help solve Ann’s killing, contact Anchorage Police or Crime Stoppers.