On Monday, December 28, 1981, Tim and Tina Spierlings were found dead in the bedroom of their Palmer, Alaska, home.…
In a very real way, Glenn Flothe’s Alaska State Trooper career has been defined by the Robert Hansen serial murder…
“Five days after the second body was found on the Knik, Lieutenant Bob Jent of the Alaska State Troopers assigned…
In this installment of Walter J. Gilmour’s original drafts, we explore the aftermath of the Knik River investigation. An autopsy…
In March of 1972, Robert Hansen went to trial for his Assault with a Deadly Weapon charge against the real…
After Greg Nicholas pointed the finger at his cousin, troopers gave him the opportunity for a rebuttal or, at least,…
Judge Ralph Moody had a difficult task before him. He stood at the apex of a system that had failed…
This is obvious but… at a sentencing hearing, the prosecution recommends the punishment that should be doled out by the…
Criminal sentencing in the U.S. usually comes down to a combination of three factors, in greater or lesser proportion. First…
The “why” answer discussed in our previous post is a long one. And in all likelihood incomplete. Even Assistant D.A.,…