JUNEAU, Alaska, July 8 -- The Alaska Department of Law (Attorney General) issued the following news release:
July 2, 2026
(Kenai, AK) - 36-year-old Kirby Calderwood was sentenced to serve 87 years in prison today for the 2019 murder of Anesha "Duffy" Murnane.
Calderwood pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree on Feb. 5, 2026 under a plea agreement that called for him to receive a sentence of 99 years with 12 years suspended followed by 10 years of probation. Sentencing was held at the Homer Courthouse today where Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson accepted the plea agreement and sentenced Calderwood in accordance with it.
Murnane, who was much beloved in the small Homer community, was last seen leaving the assisted living facili...