Homicide; 9500-block Brayton Drive
Update on 12/8/2025:
From the Attorney General’s Office
Dec. 8, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska)--Stephanie Hamburg, 45, and Timothy Hulsey, 50, were convicted Friday, Dec. 5, on one count each of Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of Hamburg’s two-year-old daughter, Gabriella Marlow.
The conviction stemmed from conduct during 2016 to 2017, when the two defendants fed the child a primarily whole milk diet.
The autopsy report found that the cause of death was congestive heart failure caused by malnutrition.
A sentencing date has been set for both defendants on April 17, 2026. Hamburg and Hulsey face a sentence of 2 to 4 years.
The Anchorage District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Anchorage Police Department for their work on this case, as well as the Anchorage Fire Department, the Medical Examiner’s Office, and Alaska Cares.
Update on 11/21/17:
A felony warrant had been obtained for Stephanie Hamburg who was wanted in the death of her two-year-old child that occurred in May of this year.
APD’s Investigative Support Unit received information that Hamburg was inside of a trailer in a trailer park located on the 9500-block of Brayton Drive. ISU officers responded and took Hamburg into custody without incident at 6:20 PM on November 15th.
Original on 10/25/17:
Officers need the public assistance in locating homicide suspect Stephanie Hamburg (36 years old). She is 4’11” tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
On 5/10/17 at 5:40 p.m., Dispatch received a report of a child unconscious and not breathing in the 9500 block of Brayton Drive. The preliminary investigation found that a child was not breathing when officers arrived. The two-year-old child was transported to a local hospital and died. Through the course of this investigation, detectives discovered the child had not been examined by a doctor since she was 9 months old. The suspects (the mother and her boyfriend) believed the child would “outgrow” not eating and it was just a “stage.” The main source of nutrition for the child was whole milk and occasionally Dr. Pepper. The autopsy results revealed the child died from malnutrition. Detectives have reclassified this case as a homicide case due to the willful neglect by the suspects.
The suspects have been identified as Hamburg and Timothy Hulsey (41 years old). Hamburg is the mother of the victim. Hulsey is the boyfriend of Hamburg. They face multiple charges including Criminal Negligent Homicide.
Hulsey was arrested today and transported to the Anchorage Jail.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Hamburg.
If you have any information about the whereabouts of Hamburg, including surveillance video, please call APD Dispatch at 786-8900 (press “0” to speak with an operator). To remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or online at www.anchoragecrimestoppers.com.
APD Case: 17-18627
