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Month: December 2019

John Peel Refuses to Enter Plea

December 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When it came time to enter a plea, John Peel and his team had a different take on what’s usually…

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

A Torrent of Evidence, A Second Indictment

December 24, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As the grand jury presentation wore on, Troopers provided another bit of “scientific evidence.” They recruited two volunteers to walk…

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

Second Grand Jury Meets in Ketchikan

December 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

By the time the second grand jury went into session, one thing was clear: Weidner’s strategy was starting to cut…

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

Defense Attorneys Blasted by Judge Schulz

December 12, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Judge Schulz waded into the controversy on Thursday, September 5th. In a conference call from Glennallen, Alaska, where he was…

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

Mary Anne Henry Responds to Defense

December 11, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Mary Anne Henry wrote her first response to the defense team letter on Monday, September 2nd. She was trying her…

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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

Not Everyone Ends Up Happy

December 10, 2019 admin Leave a comment

If Mary Anne Henry could take any comfort in the judge’s ruling, it was from Schulz’s refusal to buy into what…

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

Your Honor, Suppress These Statements

December 5, 2019 admin Leave a comment

On the day Mary Anne Henry filed her response with the court, the defense filed an entirely new set of motions.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, boat fire, Jim Stogsdill, Judge Thomas Schulz, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

FBI Analysis: Peel Quotes Examined

December 4, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Mary Anne Henry’s response to the defense allegations was, of necessity, a wide­ ranging one. She began by addressing allegations…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Questioning the Prosecution’s Motives

December 3, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Phillip Weidner took the defense allegations one step further when he presented a critique of alleged prosecutorial motives in the…

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

Weider to Court: Dismiss This Indictment

December 2, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The motion to dismiss the indictment against John Peel was, in reality, a series of motions and memoranda. Some were…

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

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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