• The November discovery of a woman and a young child found dead in Kotzebue.
• A baby girl found dead after her father allegedly stabbed himself in Hooper Bay.
• The parents of an infant girl found dead in Kipnuk, with the baby unharmed.
Here’s a brief summary of what we know so far in each case:
KOTZEBUE
Kotzebue police found a woman and child dead on Nov. 10 in a Kotzebue home, and have said virtually nothing about the investigation ever since.
The bodies of Christy J. Clark and Craig D. Savok were discovered at home on the 800 block of Turf Street, according to a written statement by police.
Family members declined to comment at the time, saying they had no information or did not want to talk about the investigation.
The city of Kotzebue on Dec. 9 denied a public records request asking for information about the deaths, citing the ongoing investigation. “The Kotzebue Police Department is awaiting reports from the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Alaska Bureau of Investigations before its investigation of this matter can be completed,” the city said.
HOOPER BAY
Troopers are still investigating the death of a baby girl who was found Dec. 12 in a Hooper Bay home. The child’s father had been drinking and stabbed himself in the chest, troopers say.
The father, 33-year-old Michael Kuphaldt, survived and was treated at Alaska Native Medical Center, trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said. “When investigators went to talk to him, it was impossible to interview him because he was undergoing treatment.”
The case remains open and Kuphaldt has not been charged with a crime, Ipsen said.
Troopers said both alcohol and drugs were found in the home, and believed to be a contributing factor in the infant’s death.
KIPNUK
When relatives checked on a family late Saturday in Kipnuk, they found parents Jonathan Paul, 29, and Gina Martin, 26, dead and the couple’s infant daughter unharmed, troopers say.
Troopers were in Kipnuk Tuesday investigating the deaths, while autopsies were scheduled in Anchorage for the parent. Ipsen declined to comment on the apparent cause of deaths.
— Kyle Hopkins
