Independent Detective Case File

Kiera Zaddie Smith

Missing

Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Case Number #503
Date of Incident December 1, 2024
Age 25 DOB: 1999 Approx. age today: 27
Type of Case Missing
Case Entry August 27, 2026
Last Updated August 27, 2026
Overview

Missing since: December 2024
Last known location: Anchorage, Alaska
Case reference: APD Case #240037558
Current publicly documented status: A public missing-person notice identifies Kiera Smith as missing from Anchorage since December 2024. No publicly indexed case-specific announcement located during this review confirms that she has been found or explains the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Main points: Kiera Smith was reported missing from Anchorage, Alaska, in December 2024. The publicly available alert associates her disappearance with case #240037558. However, the material currently available online provides few additional details: an exact last-seen date, specific last-seen address, circumstances immediately before she disappeared, physical description, and information about possible transportation or companions were not established in the sources located for this review.


Kiera Smith Missing from Anchorage, Alaska Since December 2024: What Is Known About the Case

Brief Case Summary

Missing since: December 2024
Last known location: Anchorage, Alaska
Case reference: APD Case #240037558
Current publicly documented status: A public missing-person notice identifies Kiera Smith as missing from Anchorage since December 2024. No publicly indexed case-specific announcement located during this review confirms that she has been found or explains the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Main points: Kiera Smith was reported missing from Anchorage, Alaska, in December 2024. The publicly available alert associates her disappearance with case #240037558. However, the material currently available online provides few additional details: an exact last-seen date, specific last-seen address, circumstances immediately before she disappeared, physical description, and information about possible transportation or companions were not established in the sources located for this review.


Kiera Smith Reported Missing From Anchorage in December 2024

Kiera Smith has been the subject of a missing-person alert connected to Anchorage, Alaska, since December 2024. A Missing Northwest awareness post identifies her by name, lists Anchorage as the location associated with her disappearance, and provides case reference #240037558.

The online information surrounding Kiera’s disappearance remains notably sparse. The available public alert does not establish an exact day in December when she was last seen or contacted, nor does it identify a neighborhood, residence, business, road, or other specific location in Anchorage where she was last known to be.

That distinction is important. December 2024 can be reported as the period associated with her disappearance, but an exact last-seen date should not be presented unless investigators, relatives, or another reliable source subsequently release it.


What Happened to Kiera Smith?

Very little about the circumstances immediately preceding Kiera Smith’s disappearance has been made readily available in publicly indexed sources.

There is currently no verified public information in the sources reviewed establishing whether Kiera disappeared while traveling, left a residence voluntarily, missed a planned appointment, stopped communicating with relatives, or disappeared under circumstances investigators consider suspicious. Likewise, the available material reviewed does not identify a vehicle, possible destination, person of interest, or known companion.

Because none of those details have been publicly established, Kiera’s disappearance should presently be described simply as an unresolved missing-person case rather than characterized as an abduction, homicide, runaway case, or disappearance involving criminal activity.


The Anchorage Missing-Person Investigation

The case reference attached to the public alert is #240037558. Anyone who contacts authorities about Kiera should have that number available so information can be associated with the correct investigation.

Anchorage Police Department guidance says information concerning missing-person cases should generally be provided through police dispatch by calling 3-1-1 in Anchorage or 907-786-8900. APD specifically advises members of the public with case information to contact dispatch rather than attempting to circulate information among individual investigators.

The department’s current directory also identifies a Homicide/Missing Persons/Cold Case function within its Detective Division. APD’s published missing-person procedure explains that a person remains in missing-person status until police are notified that the individual has been located and an officer is able to make the required confirmation.


Latest Publicly Available Information

As of August 20, 2026, searches for Kiera Smith and case #240037558 did not locate a publicly indexed Anchorage Police announcement describing a resolution, recovery, arrest, identified suspect, or new investigative development in this specific case.

That does not establish that investigators have no additional information. Missing-person investigations can contain substantial information that is never released publicly, and the absence of an online update should not be interpreted as evidence that a case is inactive.

Alaska maintains a statewide Missing Persons Clearinghouse whose online list is updated daily. The Clearinghouse also provides a contact for missing-person information and links to national missing-person resources. However, the dynamically generated statewide database did not provide enough searchable case-specific material during this review to independently establish Kiera’s present database status or a NamUs identification number.

No verified NamUs number or NCMEC number for this Anchorage case was located, so none has been assigned to Kiera in this article.


Why Continued Awareness Matters

Cases with limited public information can be especially difficult to keep visible. Even when investigators possess more information than the public sees, relatives, acquaintances, coworkers, neighbors, transportation workers, medical personnel, shelter employees, or people who were in the same area may remember something only after encountering a missing-person notice.

A detail does not need to appear dramatic to potentially matter. A remembered conversation, sighting, vehicle, social-media interaction, photograph, location, or change in routine could help investigators establish a more complete chronology.

Anyone who believes they have information concerning Kiera Smith should provide it directly to law enforcement and reference case #240037558.


Kiera Smith Missing Person Case: What Remains Unknown

Several basic questions remain unanswered in the publicly available record.

The precise date and time Kiera was last seen or contacted have not been publicly established in the sources reviewed. A more specific location within Anchorage has not been established either. Publicly indexed sources located for this review also do not explain who last spoke with her, when concerns were first raised, or what prompted the missing-person report.

Those gaps make continued documentation particularly important. Future announcements from Anchorage police, Alaska’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse, relatives, or other credible sources could considerably expand the known timeline.

Until additional information is released, the most firmly documented facts remain straightforward: Kiera Smith was reported missing from Anchorage, Alaska, beginning in December 2024, and the public alert identifies case #240037558..

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Contact / ReferenceInformation
Anchorage Police Department Case Reference#240037558 (facebook.com)
Anchorage Police Department Dispatch907-786-8900, press 0; Anchorage callers may also dial 3-1-1. APD directs missing-person tips through dispatch. (Anchorage Police Department)
Anchorage Police Department – Homicide/Missing Persons/Cold Case907-786-8530 — current APD directory listing. For case tips, APD recommends contacting Dispatch first. (Anchorage Police Department)
Alaska Missing Persons Clearinghouse907-269-5038 — Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager. (Hot Sheets)
Emergency9-1-1 when there is an immediate threat to life or safety. (Anchorage Police Department)
DateEvent
December 2024Kiera Smith is identified in a public missing-person alert as missing from Anchorage, Alaska. An exact last-seen day and more specific Anchorage location were not provided in the material located. (facebook.com)
December 2024The missing-person alert associates Kiera’s case with reference #240037558. (facebook.com)
2024–2026No publicly indexed case-specific update located during this review establishes the circumstances of her disappearance, identifies a suspect, or announces a resolution.
August 20, 2026Current review finds no publicly indexed APD announcement confirming that Kiera has been located. Alaska’s statewide Missing Persons Clearinghouse continues to maintain a database that is updated daily, although Kiera’s individual database entry could not be independently verified through the publicly searchable material retrieved. (Hot Sheets)

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Anchorage, Alaska

On December 1, 2024

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