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Month: November 2019

Larry Demmert: Awakened by a Scream

November 28, 2019 admin Leave a comment

One problem with Larry Demmert’s recollections about the night of murders was that he was awakened by a sound outside…

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

Shake, Larry, Shake

November 27, 2019 admin Leave a comment

For the next several minutes, Weidner tried to shake Larry Demmert from the idea that he was positive about seeing…

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

Phillip Weidner Interviews Larry Demmert, Jr.

November 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Before the judge made his bail decision, Phillip Weidner paid a visit to Larry Demmert in Bellingham. His official reason…

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

Bail Package: Taking A Calculated Risk

November 25, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Judge Thomas Schulz ultimately agreed to let John Peel out on bail, but left his bail package at a million…

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

Drugs vs Fear: John Peel’s Bail

November 22, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Larry Demmert, Jr. made it clear that he opposed John Peel’s release on bail. On February 1, 1985, at 8:50…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Judge Thomas Schulz, Mary Anne Henry, What Happened In Craig

Peel Defense Presses Its Case

November 21, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As 1985 began, Judge Schulz conducted an omnibus hearing to lay out a detailed calendar for the year to come.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Judge Thomas Schulz, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Witness Intimidation, Cover-Up Alleged

November 20, 2019 admin Leave a comment

December 3, 1984 (cont.) With the assertions of witness intimidation blunted by Fifth Amendment protections, the defense assault on the prosecution case…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, Ketchikan, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Judge Schulz Has Cause for Worry

November 19, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Ketchikan, Alaska, December 3, 1984 The so-called drug-witnesses were, at the moment, a distraction that Judge Schulz tried hard to…

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

Richard Hunt: Another Missive, Part II

November 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Richard Hunt had more to tell, including the tale of a hidden gravesite, the significance of which, like so much…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Another Missive From Richard Hunt, Part I

November 14, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Judge Schulz received another missive from the Richard Hunt on February 3, 1986. This time, Hunt was determined not to…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, Ketchikan, 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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