Missing Alaska Man Found Dead in His Home After a Year

An Alaska man missing for more than a year was found dead in his home on Monday, according to Anchorage Police. The home had been occupied by renters for nearly a year, but they apparently had no idea the body was in the home, police said.

Samuel E. McAlpine, 37, was last seen March 17, 2013, when he told his mother he was going on a date.

McAlpine’s sister reported him missing 12 days later, Anchorage Police spokeswoman Dani Myren said.

Family members weren’t initially concerned, because he “frequently disappears for weeks at a time” said an e-mail sent by police in August asking for the public’s help in finding McAlpine.

McAlpine was going through a divorce at the time and had moved out of the home he shared with his now ex-wife, Myren said. “They were unable to sell the home, so she rented it out to tenants.”

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