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Month: July 2019

Photos on Hollis Beach

July 30, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The one thing missing from early contacts with witnesses were line-up photos of John Peel. Sergeant Stogsdill was determined to…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, John Peel, What Happened In Craig

Will Lightning Strike Twice?

July 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When the Mounties busted David William Shearing for murder, it was his designs on the victim’s camper that ultimately led them to his door. When he asked an…

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

July Miscellany

July 25, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Here we are in late July and, as is usually the case, there are dribs and drabs of info hanging…

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Posted in: Serial Murder, True Crime

Bad News in B.C.

July 24, 2019 admin Leave a comment

On July 15, 2019, the bodies of 23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and 24-year-old American Chynna Deese were discovered about 12 miles south of…

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John Peel Looks at Composites

July 23, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When John Peel was at the Bellingham Police station, the troopers showed him some photographs. And asked him questions about…

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

Crucial Hours. And Minutes.

July 22, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As the trooper investigation moved forward, much would depend on the timing of two critical events. The first of these was…

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Did You Sell Pot?

July 19, 2019 admin Leave a comment

After talking to the Coulthursts, Sergeant Stogsdill now wanted to interview John Peel. He had a boatload of questions for him — including…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, John Peel, Ketchikan, Mark Coulthurst, Mass Murder, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Wedding Cake

July 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

After his visit with Joe Weiss, Sgt. Stogsdill flew north to Bellingham. As was his custom, he met with John and…

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

Payoff? A New Witness Emerges.

July 17, 2019 admin Leave a comment

On November 4, 1983, Sgt. Stogsdill received a letter from Arcata, California. The letter was from a graduate student named…

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Investor Murders: Startling Development in British Columbia

July 16, 2019 admin Leave a comment

October 1983: In British Columbia there was a startling development in the case of the family found in their abandoned…

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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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