After Greg Nicholas pointed the finger at his cousin, troopers gave him the opportunity for a rebuttal or, at least,…
In 1972, the results of polygraph tests were inadmissible in Alaska courts. With some notable exceptions, they are still inadmissible. A…
Wassilie is a Yup’ik name, (perhaps derived from the Russian, “Wassily,” given early contacts between the two groups). Many in…
In the days following Beth’s disappearance, Greg Nicholas experienced a major misadventure. On Christmas Eve, he hit a moose and…
Robert Hansen was ultimately asked to make a statement as to his whereabouts on December 22nd, the night Beth van…
Forensics, then as now, always play an important role in murder investigations. At a very high level, there are two…
After towing his car, the cops brought Robert Hansen in to talk about Patty Roberts. As was the case when…
Within a week of Beth’s December 22nd disappearance, troopers found yet another pair of witnesses who’d reportedly seen Beth van…
Troopers had their hands full with what turned out to be a clusterf*k of witnesses. There were the people who…
What [Patty Roberts] told Trooper Sgt. Don Hughes would come to stand as the early archetype for all of Hansen’s…