Do you know who murdered John Kellogg? Caucasian/White male John Kellogg, age 47, was discovered deceased on December 28, 2019, after Alaska State Troopers conducted a welfare check at his property near Greenstreet Circle by the Parks Highway and Hyer Road in Wasilla. Investigators soon concluded he likely died on Christmas Day, December 25, turning the quiet holiday into the starting point of a homicide investigation. His body was taken by the State Medical Examiner as troopers began reconstructing his final hours.
Through winter light and subarctic cold, the search for answers focused on that stretch of roadway and the neighborhood around it. Troopers appealed to anyone who had been in the area on December 25, asking residents and passersby to think back to the sights and sounds of that day. They specifically sought information from anyone who heard gunfire or saw someone shooting near Hyer Road and the Parks Highway, a detail that hinted at the violence investigators were considering as they pieced together the timeline.
Days turned into months with the case still open, the request for tips repeated in Crime Stoppers bulletins and Troopers' public calls. No arrests were announced, and authorities did not publicly identify a suspect, leaving the investigation categorized among unresolved homicides while they continued to gather fragments of evidence and community leads. The official notices and follow-up posts kept the case in view, but they offered no resolution—only the steady reminder that someone, somewhere, might hold the missing piece.
In remembrance, obituary notices recorded the passing of a 47-year-old Alaskan whose death, though formally marked in the new year, pointed back to Christmas Day. The facts remain stark: a man found after a welfare check, a suspected homicide on a holiday, and a community asked to help identify what happened and who was responsible. As of the latest available public reporting, there have been no announced arrests and no publicly named suspects in the killing of John Kellogg.
