Do you know who murdered Melvin Kosbruk? Native American / Indigenous. On January 13, 2013, Melvin Kosbruk, a 28-year-old male from Anchorage, was found dead inside the apartment he shared with his 67-year-old roommate, Gary Erwin, in the 500 block of Irwin Street. They were discovered by the landlord after a worried family member requested a welfare check, and Anchorage Police opened a double-homicide investigation under case number 13-1972.
In the immediate aftermath, detectives withheld the cause of death from public release, and appeals went out for information that might explain what happened inside the quiet apartment where the two men lived. Community notices described the scene in spare terms—the time, the address, the ages of both victims—and asked anyone who knew anything to step forward.
As months turned to years, no arrests were announced and no suspects publicly identified in the killing of 28-year-old male Melvin Kosbruk. The case remains listed among Anchorage's unsolved homicides, with Crime Stoppers and police materials continuing to solicit tips that could lead to answers.
