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Month: October 2019

Dawn Holmstrom Testifies, Says She Was Scared

October 31, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As Dawn Holmstrom answered Assistant D.A. Bob Blasco’s questions, her voice was quiet, almost mousy. She was visibly upset. She…

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

Oh Dawn Can You See?

October 30, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Even as Larry Demmert was holding jurors spellbound, grand jury preparations were moving forward on other fronts. On September 21,…

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

Larry Demmert Gets Ready for His Cameo

October 24, 2019 admin Leave a comment

While Sgt. Stogsdill and Mary Anne Henry were holed up with the grand jury, three of their compatriots — McNeill,…

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

Ketchikan Grand Jury: Round One

October 23, 2019 admin Leave a comment

After a two day delay brought on by Larry Demmert’s antics, the Ketchikan grand jury was finally ready to begin. Mary…

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

Larry Demmert Rocks His Own World

October 22, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Larry Demmert’s biggest fear — at the moment — was possible perjury. To Demmert, the fear seemed well founded: each…

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

Larry Demmert Meets the D.A.

October 17, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When Larry Demmert arrived at D.A. Mary Anne Henry’s office, he was everything they’d said he was and more. Hyper.…

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

Ketchikan Grand Jury

October 16, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Grand jury proceedings were scheduled for the week of September 16th and virtually all the Bellingham witnesses were booked on…

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

Fighting Extradition… And A Jailhouse Snitch

October 15, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The effort to extradite John Peel was a singular distraction. Mary Anne Henry prepared a governor’s warrant requesting Peel be brought back to…

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

Left Hand, Right Hand Not on Same Page

October 10, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Michael Tario was undecided about whether to fight John Peel’s extradition to Alaska. He said he needed additional details. “I…

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

John Kenneth Peel Goes Downtown

October 9, 2019 admin Leave a comment

John Peel didn’t say another word until they got downtown. When he spoke, it was only to the booking officers…

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

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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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