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Month: February 2019

Dean Moon: Dead or Alive?

February 28, 2019 admin 3 Comments

The Dean Moon Phone Call: On the phone, the Bellingham fisherman told Chuck Miller that the young man he saw…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, Mass Murder, The Investor, True Crime, What Happened In Craig

Fork in the Road: Two Paths Diverge

February 27, 2019 admin Leave a comment

With new leads in seemingly every direction, Stogsdill next followed up on the Canadian murders by consulting with the Royal…

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OK, Another Suspect, Right?

February 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

While Sgt. Miller ran down the Draper accusations, Sgt. Stogsdill tracked yet another suspect. Haines, Alaska, police arrested a man in…

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Gonna Buy Me a Car

February 21, 2019 admin Leave a comment

With a person of interest now identified, Miller took steps to put together a flier for local police agencies. He…

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Tipster Calls In A Lead

February 20, 2019 admin Leave a comment

In late September 1982, troopers received an anonymous call from a tipster. It seemed significant. The caller whispered that he’d…

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A Family of Similarities

February 19, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Homicides can be — and often are — very personal. In the case of mass murders, though, what may start…

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Yes, You Can Get There

February 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

What the Troopers knew — what the RCMP knew — was that someone could take a car from the murder…

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A Startling New Turn of Events

February 14, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Before they left Petersburg, Miller and Stogsdill received additional news. By matching x-rays his family sent north, a radiologist positively…

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It Feels Like Starting Over

February 13, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Miller and Stogsdill knew that nearly everyone they wanted to talk to had left Craig. The salmon season had come…

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What About the Witness Composite Sketches?

February 12, 2019 admin Leave a comment

By September 14, 1982, troopers had three composite sketches taken from witnesses who saw the skiffman leaving the Investor. That…

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What Happened in Craig

On a foggy afternoon in September of 1982 the Investor, a salmon fishing vessel, was engulfed in flames near the tiny village of Craig, Alaska. All efforts to stop the blaze were repulsed by the heat and fury of fire—until the blaze had run its course. Eight people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, were missing…

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