On December 3, 1998, in Anchorage, 45-year-old Julius Dubouse was killed when an arsonist hurled an accelerant through a rear window of his apartment at 5601 Taku Drive and set the unit ablaze. Firefighters arrived in the early morning to find the residence engulfed; Dubouse died at the scene as the fire consumed the apartment before it could be controlled. Investigators concluded the blaze was intentionally set and classified the death a homicide by arson.

Authorities and Crime Stoppers publicized the case, emphasizing the accelerant thrown through the back window and the rapid spread of the fire inside the apartment, but the investigation produced few actionable leads. No arrests were reported and no suspects were publicly identified; the case later continued to appear on unsolved-homicide lists. If anyone knew Julius Dubouse, saw activity near 5601 Taku Drive that night, or has information about who set the fire, please share what is known with Anchorage Crime Stoppers.