APD Won't Tell Anyone Their Names – Because They Were Murdered By Domestic Violence

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Not Keeping The Public Informed 

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In Anchorage, Secrecy Shrouds Domestic Violence Murders

Police Won't List Dead People's Names 

APD squad car (Facebook site) 

Some Surviving Family Members Believe This Shows Their Loved Ones' Deaths Are Being Diminished, Forgotten & Ignored 

Anchorage police announced on Friday, May 2nd that they had identified the three dead people who were found on April 23rd in an Anchorage apartment near UAA. The bodies were found as part of a welfare check. Two men and a woman were killed. 

Police say the deaths are from domestic violence.

And that they have a policy of not telling the public the names of dead people who are killed by family or friends. 

So, even though police now know the names of these people, others don't. 

Recently, the Anchorage Daily News reported, on April 8th, 2025, about the way the APD is not acknowledging the deaths of people who are killed, often in their homes, by "domestic violence." 

The ADN story is called 'Change comes from outrage': Experts say APD policy of not naming certain homicide victims has no basis in law'. 

ADN added in its headline: 'Anchorage police stopped identifying juvenile or domestic violence victims of homicide in 2020. Last year, they named just half the people killed by others.'

The ADN reported that 17 of 34 homicides had ended up with no names given of victims. This resulted in the greater community never learning these people had all died, or how. ADN also said that the victims of two of four homicides this year "have gone unnamed under the same policies."

The ADN reported that "some families of homicide victims say having the names of their loved ones remain unknown makes it feel like their deaths had been overlooked, or forgotten." 

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Domestic Violence Is Personal; Its Purpose Is To Destroy The Ego, Courage, And Ultimately The Life Of The Person Attacked 

...To Obliterate A Spouse, Child Or Parent. And Wipe Them From The Face Of The Earth By Killing Them  

The Anchorage Cops Are Helping This Goal Come True  

The argument for listing names of murdered victims is that old adage: "Out of sight, out of mind." If you don't know people are being killed, and don't see them as actual people who had lives and have now lost any hope of a future, then it's as if it never even happened. 

Ultimately, the person who wanted to eradicate a family member through domestic violence wins. 

Victims of domestic violence and juveniles who survive an attack are protected from having their names released. This is a way to help a brutalized living person move forward in life. 

However, there are no Alaskan laws forbidding naming victims who are actually killed.