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Silver Alert AK - Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, 38, Homer, 17 Oct 2019 *at risk*
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Anesha Katherine Murnane – The Charley Project
Murnane was last seen in Homer, Alaska on October 17, 2019. She lived in a supported housing complex near Main Street and Lee Street. She was last seen leaving the facility at 12:13 p.m., en route to a 1:00 appointment at the SVT Health & Wellness clinic on east End Road. The clinic was a mile away. She never arrived and has never been heard from again. Search dogs tracked her scent to Pioneer Avenue near Cosmic Kitchen downtown, where she may have been picked up in a vehicle.
Murnane had recently moved back home to Alaska after teaching at schools in Honduras, Alaska and in Seattle, Washington. She had gotten stable on her medication for bipolar disorder and seemed to be doing well. She had not indicated she was suicidal or that she was thinking of leaving on her own. Murnane didn't drive and would walk to where she wanted to go. Since she went missing she has not used her credit card or phone, followed up on any of the job applications she'd made, or used the airline tickets she'd purchased for an upcoming trip.
Her family believes she is deceased. Her case remains unsolved.
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- Missing Since: 10/17/2019
- Missing From: Homer, Alaska
- Classification: Endangered Missing
- Sex: Female
- Race: White
- Date of Birth: 08/12/1981 (39)
- Age: 38 years old
- Height and Weight: 5'11, 155 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description: A blue jacket, a light blue shirt and blue jeans. Carrying a pink and black plaid purse with a shoulders strap; it had her wallet, cellular phone and identification.
- Medical Conditions: Murnane had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder prior to her disappearance. She was stable, but is classified as a dependent adult.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Murnane's nickname is Duffy. She wears eyeglasses.
Murnane was last seen in Homer, Alaska on October 17, 2019. She lived in a supported housing complex near Main Street and Lee Street. She was last seen leaving the facility at 12:13 p.m., en route to a 1:00 appointment at the SVT Health & Wellness clinic on east End Road. The clinic was a mile away. She never arrived and has never been heard from again. Search dogs tracked her scent to Pioneer Avenue near Cosmic Kitchen downtown, where she may have been picked up in a vehicle.
Murnane had recently moved back home to Alaska after teaching at schools in Honduras, Alaska and in Seattle, Washington. She had gotten stable on her medication for bipolar disorder and seemed to be doing well. She had not indicated she was suicidal or that she was thinking of leaving on her own. Murnane didn't drive and would walk to where she wanted to go. Since she went missing she has not used her credit card or phone, followed up on any of the job applications she'd made, or used the airline tickets she'd purchased for an upcoming trip.
Her family believes she is deceased. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
- Homer Police Department 907-235-3150
- Alaska State Troopers 907-269-5511
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I found this thread because Anesha is the 2nd case in this article.
Seven years of Dateline's Missing in America: 156 still missing
I hope her family finds out soon what happened to her and just as important, that there will be justice, if she's a crime victim.
Seven years of Dateline's Missing in America: 156 still missing
I hope her family finds out soon what happened to her and just as important, that there will be justice, if she's a crime victim.
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As I've mentioned before, Anesha is the cousin of a co-worker of a good friend of mine. The family believes Anesha was abducted and is now deceased. Other than that I am not aware of any other updates. I find it interesting that in such a small town though that there are no suspects - which leads me to believe the offender might have been a tourist.
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Bumping for Anesha Murnane (Duffy). I have been looking at this case from the very beginning since Duffy is a cousin of a co-worker of my best friend. I am completely out of ideas on this - the wild area around Homer is seemingly endless, and the ocean is nearby as well. From what I've been told about Duffy, she wouldn't have gotten in a car with a stranger- so did she accept a ride with someone she knew? Or was she abducted? At this point it's clear she didn't just disappear on her own...
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Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, 38, was last seen on security video on October 17, 2019, leaving her Homer, Alaska apartment heading to a 1 p.m. doctor’s appointment. She never made it. Police said security cameras captured Duffy leaving the Maintree Apartments on foot around 12:15 p.m. In the video, Duffy is wearing a blue jacket, light blue shirt and blue jeans. For weeks, law enforcement, assisted by K-9 units, searched the area where Duffy was known to frequently travel by foot. Duffy’s family told Dateline that she does not own a car and she usually walked everywhere she went. According to Homer Police Department Lieutenant Ryan Browning, search dogs tracked Duffy’s scent into downtown Homer but then lost it, reaching a point search-dog handlers call a “car pick up.” Duffy’s mother says the family believes someone picked her up in a vehicle and that she has been abducted. She added that there has been no activity on Duffy’s bank cards and her phone battery was dead at the time of her disappearance. Chief Mark Robl of the Homer Police Department told Dateline the case is still open but at a standstill until they receive some new information. The Facebook group Bring Duffy Home was created as a place to discuss the case and share stories of Duffy. Duffy is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs around 170 pounds. She has blue eyes, brown hair and wears glasses. A $10,000 reward for information leading to the location of Duffy is being offered by the family and Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information about Duffy’s whereabouts should contact the Homer Police Department at 907-235-3150 or Crime Stoppers at 907-283-8477.
Seven years of Dateline's Missing in America: 156 still missing
Seven years of Dateline's Missing in America: 156 still missing
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Bumping. Any news at all? I have absolutely no answers on this one - it's like she vanished off the face of the planet one day.
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It would be interesting to see what background checks of workers and residents were done at the place she was staying? I watched a youtube video on this case and the video stated her cellphone pinged off a cell phone tower miles away from last known location of where the dogs lost her scent or she got into a vehicle. In the video it also stated the cell phone ping can be anywhere within a 3 mile radius. I wonder if a search was conducted up to 3 miles in every direction of the tower. I can't imagine her getting into a vehicle of a stranger when she was within walking distance of her appointment. I feel the person or persons of interest is someone she is familiar with...
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Jury determines that Homer woman missing for 2 years can be presumed dead
HOMER — A jury has determined that a Homer woman missing for nearly two years can be presumed dead and that she died of a homicide.
The jury’s decisions came in late June in a presumptive death hearing for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane. A judge issued a death certificate for Murnane on June 25, the Homer News reported.
HOMER — A jury has determined that a Homer woman missing for nearly two years can be presumed dead and that she died of a homicide.
The jury’s decisions came in late June in a presumptive death hearing for Anesha “Duffy” Murnane. A judge issued a death certificate for Murnane on June 25, the Homer News reported.
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I still don’t know how they can say it’s a homicide what evidence exists to support this because a body hasn’t been found and nothing other than abduction has been stated.
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Anesha Katherine Murnane – The Charley Project
Last updated July 21, 2021; details of disappearance updated.
In July 2021, almost two years after Murnane's disappearance, a certificate of presumptive death was issued for her. The court determined she'd been the victim of a homicide, but no one has been charged in her case. It remains unsolved.
Last updated July 21, 2021; details of disappearance updated.
In July 2021, almost two years after Murnane's disappearance, a certificate of presumptive death was issued for her. The court determined she'd been the victim of a homicide, but no one has been charged in her case. It remains unsolved.
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Anesha Katherine Murnane – The Charley Project
Last updated July 21, 2021; details of disappearance updated.
In July 2021, almost two years after Murnane's disappearance, a certificate of presumptive death was issued for her. The court determined she'd been the victim of a homicide, but no one has been charged in her case. It remains unsolved.
Last updated July 21, 2021; details of disappearance updated.
In July 2021, almost two years after Murnane's disappearance, a certificate of presumptive death was issued for her. The court determined she'd been the victim of a homicide, but no one has been charged in her case. It remains unsolved.
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Eight years of Dateline's Missing in America: 169 still missing
Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, 38, was last seen on security video on October 17, 2019, leaving her Homer, Alaska apartment heading to a 1 p.m. doctor’s appointment. She never made it. Police said security cameras captured Duffy leaving the Maintree Apartments on foot around 12:15 p.m. In the video, Duffy is wearing a blue jacket, light blue shirt and blue jeans. For weeks, law enforcement, assisted by K-9 units, searched the area where Duffy was known to frequently travel by foot. Duffy’s family told Dateline that she did not own a car and usually walked everywhere she went. According to Homer Police Department Lieutenant Ryan Browning, search dogs tracked Duffy’s scent into downtown Homer but then lost it, reaching a point search-dog handlers call a “car pick up.” Duffy’s mother, Sara Berg, says the family believes someone picked her up in a vehicle and that she has been abducted. She added that there has been no activity on Duffy’s bank cards and her phone battery was dead at the time of her disappearance. Sara filed a presumptive death petition for her daughter in April, 2021. On June 17, 2021, a six-member jury decided that Duffy can be presumed dead and also determined that her death was a homicide. According to online court records, Homer Superior Court Judge Bride Seifert issued a death certificate for Duffy on June 25. Her parents have long believed that she was murdered, but say they were still surprised to learn her death was a homicide. According to a June 23 press release, Homer Police consider Duffy’s case to be active and under investigation. Police continue to urge people to call the department if they think they’ve had any contact at all with Duffy or have any information about her whereabouts.
“‘Any contact with her’ means just that, anything at all,” the press release stated. “Even seeing her at some type of event without actually speaking with her, walking somewhere or in a vehicle could prove helpful.” Anyone with information about Duffy’s whereabouts should contact the Homer Police Department at 907-235-3150 or Crime Stoppers at 907-283-8477.
Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, 38, was last seen on security video on October 17, 2019, leaving her Homer, Alaska apartment heading to a 1 p.m. doctor’s appointment. She never made it. Police said security cameras captured Duffy leaving the Maintree Apartments on foot around 12:15 p.m. In the video, Duffy is wearing a blue jacket, light blue shirt and blue jeans. For weeks, law enforcement, assisted by K-9 units, searched the area where Duffy was known to frequently travel by foot. Duffy’s family told Dateline that she did not own a car and usually walked everywhere she went. According to Homer Police Department Lieutenant Ryan Browning, search dogs tracked Duffy’s scent into downtown Homer but then lost it, reaching a point search-dog handlers call a “car pick up.” Duffy’s mother, Sara Berg, says the family believes someone picked her up in a vehicle and that she has been abducted. She added that there has been no activity on Duffy’s bank cards and her phone battery was dead at the time of her disappearance. Sara filed a presumptive death petition for her daughter in April, 2021. On June 17, 2021, a six-member jury decided that Duffy can be presumed dead and also determined that her death was a homicide. According to online court records, Homer Superior Court Judge Bride Seifert issued a death certificate for Duffy on June 25. Her parents have long believed that she was murdered, but say they were still surprised to learn her death was a homicide. According to a June 23 press release, Homer Police consider Duffy’s case to be active and under investigation. Police continue to urge people to call the department if they think they’ve had any contact at all with Duffy or have any information about her whereabouts.
“‘Any contact with her’ means just that, anything at all,” the press release stated. “Even seeing her at some type of event without actually speaking with her, walking somewhere or in a vehicle could prove helpful.” Anyone with information about Duffy’s whereabouts should contact the Homer Police Department at 907-235-3150 or Crime Stoppers at 907-283-8477.
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ARREST MADE IN 2019 DISAPPEARANCE OF DUFFY MURNANEPress Release Date: May 9, 2022
Anesha “Duffy” Murnane (38), of Homer ALASKA, went missing on October 17th, 2019.
After a recent tip and subsequent investigations, Kirby Foleni Calderwood (32), of Ogden Utah, was arrested on May 9th, 2022. Calderwood is charged with Kidnapping, Murder in the 1st degree, Murder in the 2nd degree and Tampering with physical evidence in Duffy’s disappearance.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Police cannot disclose any further information in this case at this time.
If you have any information related to this case, including any relevant information about Mr. Calderwood and/or his interactions with Ms. Murnane, please contact the Homer Police Department at 907-235-3150.
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A bit more information on this case below:
www.adn.com
Updated: 14 hours agoPublished: 20 hours ago
Anesha Murnane (Photo courtesy family)
A former Homer man has been arrested in Utah and charged with the murder of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since she vanished from Homer’s downtown in October 2019.
On Saturday, prosecutors charged Kirby Calderwood, 32, with murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence, court records show.
Calderwood was arrested Monday in Ogden, Utah, the Homer Police Department said. The department followed “hundreds of tips and interviewed numerous people” over the course of the more than two-year investigation, the statement said.
The charging document in the case describes Calderwood as a violent, disturbed man who planned to torture and kill a victim and targeted Murnane nearly at random, picking her up off the street because she trusted him enough to get into his Subaru.
Police had been investigating Calderwood since May 20, 2021, as a possible suspect, speaking with former partners who described a history of disturbing and sexually violent behavior.
One former partner told police that Calderwood had raped her while he was in the U.S. Army, and the rape had been reported to the military, according to an affidavit by Homer Police Department investigator Matthew Haney. Another woman had also reported a violent sexual incident to the Army. At one point, Calderwood allegedly told a partner he was “fantasizing about killing someone” and using a website to “check out potential victims.”
Calderwood moved to Homer and had abusive relationships with women there too, according to descriptions in the affidavit. In a 2018 interview with KBBI, Calderwood said he moved to Homer after his brother, who worked on fishing charter boats, died of a drug overdose.
The affidavit in the case said that Calderwood met Murnane in 2018, when he was working as a direct service provider at the supported living apartments where she lived. South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services said Calderwood worked for the organization between 2017 and August 2019.
Police were already investigating Calderwood when, on April 14, an anonymous caller left a detailed tip on a CrimeStoppers tip line that was “very specific in naming the person responsible and how the kidnapping, murder and destruction of evidence were committed,” the affidavit said.
The caller, according to the affidavit, turned out to be Calderwood’s most recent partner, who had moved from Homer to Ogden, Utah, with him.
At first the woman said she was “very afraid” and didn’t want to give a recorded statement to police, but changed her mind and talked to police on May 6, repeating the detailed account left on the police tip line.
According to the charging document, on Oct. 17, 2019, Calderwood had “taken the day off work and was driving his Subaru around looking for a victim” when he happened on Murnane, who agreed to get into his car.
He took Murnane to an unoccupied house where he tortured her before killing her in a crawlspace, the affidavit said. He later disposed of her body in a trash bin.
When police searched Calderwood’s home in Utah, they found a Timex watch that matched one Murnane had owned. They also found a missing person flier of Murnane that included an appeal from her mother that she be dropped off in a safe place.
Kirby Calderwood, 32, was arrested in Ogden, Utah on May 9, 2022 on charges of murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the death of Anesha Murnane, a Homer woman who went missing in 2019. (Courtesy of Homer Police Department)
Murnane, a trained Montessori teacher who was born and raised in Homer, disappeared on Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer’s downtown commercial district. Her family said she’d struggled with mental illness but had been living a quiet, stable life in her hometown. Her family described her as gentle, kind and a talented teacher.
On the day she went missing, Murnane had left her home at the MainTree supported housing apartments to walk to an appointment roughly a mile away. She never arrived at the appointment.
“It’s like she vanished into thin air,” her mother Sara Berg said at the time.
The 38-year-old’s disappearance confounded Homer, a town of less than 6,000 people at the end of the Kenai Peninsula.
In July 2021, a jury in Homer declared Murnane officially dead after a presumptive death trial, a court hearing to legally declare a person has died even if a body can’t be located, the Homer News reported at the time.
Her disappearance remained a painful mystery in Homer, with signs asking “Where is Duffy?” posted on buildings and bulletin boards.
Murnane’s family and the Homer community banded together to build a memorial bench for Murnane and other missing people in Alaska, raising more than $30,000 for the project. A memorial and dedication of the bench was planned for June.
On Monday, the Facebook group “Bring Duffy Home,” where more than two thousand members have discussed vigils, searches and memorial efforts, published a statement thanking the community for efforts to find Murnane and for surrounding her parents “with so much love and support.”
“There is a whole other road in front of Duffy’s family now,” the statement said. “So please keep holding them close.”
Michelle Theriault Boots is a reporter who covers news and features about life in Alaska, and has been focusing on corrections and psychiatric care issues in the state. Contact her at mtheriault@adn.com.
Utah man charged with abduction, murder of Homer woman missing since 2019
Anesha “Duffy” Murnane vanished while walking in downtown Homer in October 2019. Former Homer resident Kirby Calderwood, 32, has been charged in her death.
Utah man charged with abduction, murder of Homer woman missing since 2019
By Michelle Theriault BootsUpdated: 14 hours agoPublished: 20 hours ago
Anesha Murnane (Photo courtesy family)
A former Homer man has been arrested in Utah and charged with the murder of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since she vanished from Homer’s downtown in October 2019.
On Saturday, prosecutors charged Kirby Calderwood, 32, with murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence, court records show.
Calderwood was arrested Monday in Ogden, Utah, the Homer Police Department said. The department followed “hundreds of tips and interviewed numerous people” over the course of the more than two-year investigation, the statement said.
The charging document in the case describes Calderwood as a violent, disturbed man who planned to torture and kill a victim and targeted Murnane nearly at random, picking her up off the street because she trusted him enough to get into his Subaru.
Police had been investigating Calderwood since May 20, 2021, as a possible suspect, speaking with former partners who described a history of disturbing and sexually violent behavior.
One former partner told police that Calderwood had raped her while he was in the U.S. Army, and the rape had been reported to the military, according to an affidavit by Homer Police Department investigator Matthew Haney. Another woman had also reported a violent sexual incident to the Army. At one point, Calderwood allegedly told a partner he was “fantasizing about killing someone” and using a website to “check out potential victims.”
Calderwood moved to Homer and had abusive relationships with women there too, according to descriptions in the affidavit. In a 2018 interview with KBBI, Calderwood said he moved to Homer after his brother, who worked on fishing charter boats, died of a drug overdose.
The affidavit in the case said that Calderwood met Murnane in 2018, when he was working as a direct service provider at the supported living apartments where she lived. South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services said Calderwood worked for the organization between 2017 and August 2019.
Police were already investigating Calderwood when, on April 14, an anonymous caller left a detailed tip on a CrimeStoppers tip line that was “very specific in naming the person responsible and how the kidnapping, murder and destruction of evidence were committed,” the affidavit said.
The caller, according to the affidavit, turned out to be Calderwood’s most recent partner, who had moved from Homer to Ogden, Utah, with him.
At first the woman said she was “very afraid” and didn’t want to give a recorded statement to police, but changed her mind and talked to police on May 6, repeating the detailed account left on the police tip line.
According to the charging document, on Oct. 17, 2019, Calderwood had “taken the day off work and was driving his Subaru around looking for a victim” when he happened on Murnane, who agreed to get into his car.
He took Murnane to an unoccupied house where he tortured her before killing her in a crawlspace, the affidavit said. He later disposed of her body in a trash bin.
When police searched Calderwood’s home in Utah, they found a Timex watch that matched one Murnane had owned. They also found a missing person flier of Murnane that included an appeal from her mother that she be dropped off in a safe place.
Kirby Calderwood, 32, was arrested in Ogden, Utah on May 9, 2022 on charges of murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the death of Anesha Murnane, a Homer woman who went missing in 2019. (Courtesy of Homer Police Department)
Murnane, a trained Montessori teacher who was born and raised in Homer, disappeared on Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer’s downtown commercial district. Her family said she’d struggled with mental illness but had been living a quiet, stable life in her hometown. Her family described her as gentle, kind and a talented teacher.
On the day she went missing, Murnane had left her home at the MainTree supported housing apartments to walk to an appointment roughly a mile away. She never arrived at the appointment.
“It’s like she vanished into thin air,” her mother Sara Berg said at the time.
The 38-year-old’s disappearance confounded Homer, a town of less than 6,000 people at the end of the Kenai Peninsula.
In July 2021, a jury in Homer declared Murnane officially dead after a presumptive death trial, a court hearing to legally declare a person has died even if a body can’t be located, the Homer News reported at the time.
Her disappearance remained a painful mystery in Homer, with signs asking “Where is Duffy?” posted on buildings and bulletin boards.
Murnane’s family and the Homer community banded together to build a memorial bench for Murnane and other missing people in Alaska, raising more than $30,000 for the project. A memorial and dedication of the bench was planned for June.
On Monday, the Facebook group “Bring Duffy Home,” where more than two thousand members have discussed vigils, searches and memorial efforts, published a statement thanking the community for efforts to find Murnane and for surrounding her parents “with so much love and support.”
“There is a whole other road in front of Duffy’s family now,” the statement said. “So please keep holding them close.”
Michelle Theriault Boots
Michelle Theriault Boots is a reporter who covers news and features about life in Alaska, and has been focusing on corrections and psychiatric care issues in the state. Contact her at mtheriault@adn.com.
The case has been updated in The Charley Project.
This guy Calderwood is a piece of work. It is REALLY disturbing that this guy is around a facility for adults who need supervised care. What a place to come across such a predator.
This guy Calderwood is a piece of work. It is REALLY disturbing that this guy is around a facility for adults who need supervised care. What a place to come across such a predator.