Overview

Last seen: September 1, 2019
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Age when missing: 38
Status: Missing
Investigating agency: Anchorage Police Department
NamUs: MP91077
Anchorage Police case: 210012191

Samuel Donald Gutowski was last known to be in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 1, 2019. Public case records provide very few details about what happened immediately before he disappeared. The Alaska Department of Public Safety continues to classify the circumstances as unknown, and current public databases continue to list him as missing.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Samuel Donald Gutowski Missing Person Case: Anchorage, Alaska Disappearance Since September 1, 2019

Brief Case Summary

Last seen: September 1, 2019
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Age when missing: 38
Status: Missing
Investigating agency: Anchorage Police Department
NamUs: MP91077
Anchorage Police case: 210012191

Samuel Donald Gutowski was last known to be in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 1, 2019. Public case records provide very few details about what happened immediately before he disappeared. The Alaska Department of Public Safety continues to classify the circumstances as unknown, and current public databases continue to list him as missing.

Samuel Donald Gutowski Disappeared From Anchorage in 2019

Samuel Donald Gutowski was 38 years old when he disappeared from Anchorage, Alaska, on September 1, 2019. He was born August 31, 1981, and is identified in public records as an American Indian/Alaska Native man. He is approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed about 140 pounds when he went missing, and has black hair and brown eyes.

The public description of Samuel’s disappearance is strikingly brief. NamUs and missing-person organizations state simply that he was last seen in September 2019 and has not been heard from since. No precise Anchorage address, business, residence, vehicle, destination, companion, or activity connected to his final confirmed sighting has been publicly identified in the records reviewed.

Circumstances of Samuel Gutowski’s Disappearance

The Alaska Department of Public Safety lists Samuel’s date of last contact as September 1, 2019, with Anchorage Police Department as the responsible agency. In the state’s Missing Alaska Natives and American Indians reporting, the circumstances of his disappearance are classified as “Unknown.”

That classification is important because public records do not currently establish whether Samuel voluntarily left, suffered an accident, encountered environmental danger, became the victim of a crime, or disappeared under some other circumstances. There is also no publicly confirmed evidence in the sources reviewed identifying a suspect or establishing that a homicide occurred.

Samuel’s Anchorage Police Department case number is 210012191. A secondary case database reproducing law-enforcement information lists an agency report date of April 19, 2021, while the established date of last contact remains September 1, 2019. NamUs created its public case entry on May 4, 2022.

Samuel Gutowski Added to NamUs and Missing-Person Databases

Samuel is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System under NamUs MP91077. His NamUs record identifies Anchorage as his last known location and September 1, 2019, as his date of last contact.

The case has since been shared by missing-person organizations, Indigenous missing-person awareness pages, Websleuths users, CaseTrace, Crime Solvers Central, and people on Facebook seeking renewed attention for Samuel’s disappearance. Missing People in America created a public profile for him in December 2024, while a Websleuths discussion thread was opened in October 2024 and received additional activity in 2025 and January 2026.

A publicly searchable Alaska Department of Public Safety dataset also continues to associate Samuel with Anchorage Police Department case 210012191 and the September 1, 2019 disappearance date.

Family and Community Continue Sharing Samuel’s Case

Samuel’s disappearance has continued to circulate through social media years after he vanished. Missing-person awareness groups have reposted his photograph and basic case information, asking anyone with knowledge about what happened to contact Anchorage police.

A Facebook post appearing to come from someone with a family connection also shared Samuel’s missing-person information and stated that he had been missing since September 2019. Such social-media posts can help preserve visibility for cases with little traditional news coverage, although statements in comments and community posts should be treated as unverified unless independently confirmed by investigators.

Latest Publicly Available Investigation Information

Samuel remained on Alaska’s official missing-person records in the most recent state materials located during this review. Alaska’s third-quarter 2025 Missing Alaska Natives and American Indians report continued to list Samuel Gutowski as missing from Anchorage, with Anchorage Police Department responsible for the case, a September 1, 2019 date of last contact, and his circumstances classified as unknown.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s searchable missing-person download also currently includes GUTOWSKI, SAMUEL, Anchorage Police Department case 210012191, and the September 1, 2019 missing date.

A Crime Solvers Central case profile marked as updated on July 31, 2026 continues to describe Samuel as missing and identifies the Anchorage Police Department as the primary agency. NamUs likewise continued to return Samuel’s case as a missing-person record during this review.

No publicly announced recovery, arrest, identified suspect, or confirmed explanation for Samuel’s disappearance was located in the law-enforcement records, missing-person databases, news searches, or community sources reviewed through August 15, 2026. The publicly available evidence therefore supports describing Samuel Donald Gutowski’s disappearance as an unresolved missing-person case rather than a confirmed homicide.

What Investigators Still Need to Know

More than six years after Samuel’s last known contact, the central unanswered question remains what happened to him after September 1, 2019. Public records provide no detailed reconstruction of his final hours and disclose no confirmed destination or later communication.

Anyone who saw Samuel around the time of his disappearance, communicated with him in late August or early September 2019, knows where he was staying, or has information about his movements after September 1 may possess information investigators have not previously received. Anchorage Police Department lists 907-786-8900 as its main and non-emergency dispatch number.

Samuel Donald Gutowski remains missing, and his case remains part of the continuing effort to locate missing people in Alaska and bring answers to their families.