Duop Tharjiath
Duop Tharjiath, 29, had schizophrenia and had lived at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage for more than five years. His sisters said he talked with them all the time, loved fast food and swimming pools, missed the outside world, kept speaking the Nuer language, and was a spiritual person. He was found dead in his room in late March 2025. The State Medical Examiner Office found no anatomic or toxicological cause of death and listed the manner as undetermined, and an Anchorage police investigation remained open as of early August. His family does not accept that he died of natural causes and says they were largely cut out of his life while he was there.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The State Medical Examiner Office found no anatomic or toxicological cause of death, and his family does not accept that he died of natural causes.
Reported by: State Medical Examiner Office (medical examiner or coroner).