Do you know who murdered Edward Yazzie? Native American/Indigenous male Edward “Eddie” Duane Yazzie, age 24, was found mortally wounded just after midnight on May 19, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. At approximately 12:30 a.m., passersby on the 1500 block of Columbine Street discovered a man collapsed on the sidewalk and called for help. Responding officers found the 24-year-old bleeding from multiple stab wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The quiet residential stretch where he was discovered offered few immediate answers about what had led him there in those early morning hours, only the stark facts of a young life ended violently.
In the days that followed, family and friends prepared services for Edward “Eddie” Duane Yazzie in Anchorage and Copper Center, honoring a life rooted in Alaska from birth to his last day. Public notices confirmed his identity, age, and the date and place of his death, fixing the loss in the community record even as the circumstances remained unresolved. The grief of those who knew the 24-year-old stood in contrast to the sparse details released about the crime itself.
Police and community partners asked for help. Crime Stoppers issued a call for information, noting the precise time, the location on Columbine Street, and the manner of death by stabbing, urging anyone with knowledge to come forward. The appeal suggested investigators were still piecing together movements and witnesses from that night, a case with potential leads but no public breakthrough.
As of the latest public reporting, there have been no announced arrests and no publicly named suspects in the killing of Edward Yazzie, age 24, male. The case remains open, with authorities continuing to solicit tips from the public. The absence of an identified suspect has left the narrative suspended where it began—on a dark Anchorage sidewalk—awaiting the detail that might finally connect the evidence to a name.
