Name: Alexander McLaren Gumm
Alias: Albert Johnsun
Age: 25 years old
Last seen: February 23, 2018
Location: Kauai, Hawaii
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
25-year-old Alexander Gumm was last seen in Kauai, Hawaii on February 23, 2018. He disappeared after traveling to the island as part of his spiritual quest to seek enlightenment.
Background
Alexander McLaren Gumm was born on June 27, 1993, to parents Sally McLaren and Ben Gumm.
Gumm grew up in North Berwick, Maine after his family moved there in 2004 from the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He attended Noble High School and took up skateboarding and graffiti art during youth.
Gumm later turned his focus to music and became an accomplished musician. He wrote his own songs and played piano, drums, and guitar. He pursued music as a career after graduation and joined bands, touring all over the local area.
Gumm soon moved to Los Angeles, California, to make a career as a professional artist under the stage name Albert Johnsun. During that time, his behavior grew increasingly erratic as his yearning for a higher purpose intensified.
Gumm believed himself to be a descendant of the extraterrestrial beings that inhabited Lemuria, the mythical birthplace of civilization. He once thought he was going to ascend into another universe during a music performance.
In 2015, Gumm began extensive research on religion and spiritualism and took a six-week trip to India as part of his spiritual quest. He adopted a strict vegan diet as a result and his personality began to change as well.
In 2017, Gumm returned to Maine where his parents own a historic Victorian manor which operates as an inn known as The Angel of the Berwicks Bed and Breakfast in North Berwick.
Gumm gradually began to withdraw from his social circle and spent more time in his own small wing of the house meditating, refusing to even eat meals with his parents. He subsequently took a vow of silence and only left home for his food delivery work.
On February 20, 2018, Gumm broke his vow of silence and told his parents of his plans to get out of town and move to Kauai, Hawaii, reportedly to “seek enlightenment.” He got a buzz cut, losing his long hair, a day before leaving.
Disappearance
On February 22, 2018, Alexander Gumm was last seen by his parents when they dropped him off at a bus depot in Dover, New Hampshire.
Gumm took a bus to Boston Logan International Airport and subsequently boarded a flight to Kauai, Hawaii. He landed at Lihue Airport and checked in at Kauai Beach House, a 2-star hostel on Kuhio Highway in Kapaʻa on the eastern shore.
On February 23, 2018, Gumm called a taxi in the morning, but the cab company has no record of ever picking him up. His last known call was placed from the hotel.
On February 24, 2018, Gumm left the Kauai Beach House after a two-day stay. Alexander Gumm hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
His parents filed a missing person’s report with the Kauai Police Department when they couldn’t contact him.
Investigation
Cell phone records show that Gumm contacted two cab companies during his stay at the hotel, but those companies have no record of picking him up.
His bank account, which contained nearly $8,000, has had no activity since he disappeared.
His laptop browsing history showed searches for information on camping equipment and edible plants and berries, indicating that he may have had plans to live off the grid and may not want to be found.
In March or April 2018, Gumm was possibly sighted at a homeless camp at Salt Pond Beach Park in Eleele. A woman offered him a bowl of seafood chowder but the man politely declined the soup, citing his plant-based diet.
The man had an arm tattoo that matches the description of the Kundalini Staff of Life inked in blue on the inside of Gumm’s left forearm. He was reading a religious text, possibly the Bible.
In August 2018, Gumm was possibly sighted near Polihale State Park on the western shore of Kauai. The man, who was once in the company of a female, apparently looked disheveled, tired, and hungry.
In the spring of 2019, Gumm may have been seen shopping for camping gear at Kauai Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a home improvement store and donation center in Hanapepe on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Whereabouts
Police found no evidence of foul play in Alexander Gumm’s disappearance. The circumstances of Alexander’s disappearance remain unclear and his case is currently classified as missing. His case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White male born on June 27, 1993. Alex has brown hair, hazel eyes, stands 6’0 tall, and weighs 160 – 180 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Alex has multiple tattoos including a Kundalini Staff of Life and a sun on the inside of his left forearm and a blue eye on his right hand. He had a buzz cut at the time of his disappearance.
Clothing and accessories:
No information available.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Alexander McLaren Gumm please contact the Kauai Police Department at (808) 241-1711. Agency Case Number: 18-08308
Resources & Further Information
Alexander Gumm #MP58161 – National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
News & Media Links
New search launched for man with CT ties missing in Hawaii – Milford Mirror 08/2019
A young North Berwick man flew to Hawaii and vanished – Portland Press Herald 09/2019
A Maine man vanishes in Hawaii, his family wants answers, his friends go to search for him – News Center Maine 12/2019
He Vanished On Kauai 2 Years Ago. Will His Family Ever Find Out What Happened? – Honolulu Civil Beat 09/2020
Is there an up -dated age – enhanced photo of him , as going on a specific diet and what he was eating , he would have lost weight , and not necessary what his body would be now ? .
Did his parents ever go to Hawaii in general or , Kauai in particular ?
Why did he choose Hawaii in particular , and the area as such for enlightenment , if he had already gone to India ? .
Were the area ‘s that it is possible to live off the grid ever searched ? .
Other than the usual place ‘ s were posters are placed , were any put at clinic ‘ s / hospital ‘ s , or any other emergency place ‘ s ? .
$8000 – 00 only last ‘ s for so long , given his musical talent ‘ s would he not try to join a local band ? .
Is it a possibility that he could have joined a cult ? .
I’m thinking grandiose ideations = bipolarism. I hope this young man is found safe. I get the sense that mental illness is at play…
If he is alive, it’s super messed up and selfish not to call your parents and let them know that. He was definitely mentally ill. I sure hope he’s alive and one day down the road we will hear about the reunion with his parents.
I agree with all the above remarks , however the following are also puzzling , as soon as his friends landed they get the text that it is the wrong person , and that the person and his girlfriend had been on the island for over five years , was it actually him in the first place trying to put them off and see what their reaction would be ? .
Did his friends ever try to make contact with the person that texted them , in order to help them find him ? .
Did he have any further contact with his former girlfriend , once they had broken up ? .
Did she make any form of contact with his parents once she knew that he had gone missing ? .
Did he not perhaps not have a near death encounter , and realize that this life was not all that it was cut up to be , and did not want to lose face , and actually went to a more urban type of island ? .
Did he make any large withdrawals from his account before he left or did he carry around cash on his person generally ? .
Did anybody actually see him getting into the taxi that he supposedly ordered ? .
Is he not more well – known by his stage name , and also using this rather than his actual given name , especially if he joined a band with his talents ? .
Did Alex Gumm have a guitar when he went missing?
Eventually he will need strings for that guitar check with music stores on the isla d of Kauai.
Clearly a lot of posters have not read the details in this report.
Example
“$8000.00 will not last long “
Detail :-
His bank account has not been accessed since his arrival on the island.
Except debit card payments for hostel on arrival
And several others
Good comment on the guitar strings
But if he is in a monastery or a cult would they not have various musicians using those type things so have a means of buying them ?
Cults normally have strongly defensive security around themselves
And monasteries have levels of discretion around everyday purchases as the monks previous lives do not exist. And the monks have no Connection to those lives or the outside world
It’s clear this young man has Schizophrenia. It’s a shame the parents didn’t see the signs. My mother didn’t see the signs with my brother and paid his way through life until she passed.