Just after midnight on May 29, 1993, officers were called to the Eagle’s Nest Hotel at 4110 Spenard Road in Anchorage, where 34-year-old Deborah Ruth Soules Lawson was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the neck. Witnesses reported hearing an argument, then a single shot, and several people were seen fleeing the room immediately afterward. Detectives interviewed multiple suspects and witnesses but were unable to make an arrest, and the case was listed as an unsolved homicide.

Obituary listings from late May 1993 identify her as a lifelong Anchorage resident and confirm the name Deborah Ruth Soules Lawson. Decades later, public appeals continued to seek information and no charges have been announced. If anyone knew Deborah, was at the Eagle’s Nest that night, or has information about who left the room after the shot, please come forward.