The ghost of a police officer that was found dead close to the hotel is said to be haunting Historic Anchorage Hotel. The officer, named John J "Black Jack" Sturgus was shot in the back with his own gun and is rumored to be returning to the hotel, looking for justice to an unsolved crime, every year.
Ever since a man died in room 201, it is said that his spirit has remained on the hotel's premises and still wanders around. Guests have reported seeing the spirit of another man as well as one of a cat roaming around the hotel and the parking lot.