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Month: June 2020

The Third Man: Strangest By Far

June 30, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The third “surprise” witness-to-be was Jim Robinson, the owner of Craig Auto. It was Robinson who was shooting the shit…

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

Taking Another Run At John Peel

June 25, 2020 admin Leave a comment

A month after the Richard Olmstead disaster, Mary Anne Henry attempted a second run at John Peel. This time, she…

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

New Witness Takes Center Stage

June 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Every prosecutor wishes for emphatic proof. They want someone who can point to the defendant and say, “That’s the man.”…

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

Judge Schulz Takes Stock of His Courtroom

June 18, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Judge Thomas Schulz wondered whether the state needed Dawn Holmstrom’s testimony as badly as they seemed to think. They knew what kind…

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

She’s A Very Truthful Witness

June 17, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…

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

Five Lines of Testimony

June 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…

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

Four Years Later – Changing Recollections

June 11, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Memories. Sweet memories. There are things we can’t forget. Things that are gone in a microsecond. There are recollections that…

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May 1986 – A Parade of Witnesses

June 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

In May 1986, prosecutor Mary Anne Henry brought a steady torrent of witnesses through the Ketchikan courtroom. She’d already called…

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

Cross-Examination: If Teeth Could Talk

June 9, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Under cross-examination, defense attorney Phillip Weidner got Dr. Bell to admit his experiments didn’t take into account the influence of…

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

It’s All About The Teeth

June 5, 2020 admin Leave a comment

When Mark Coulthurst’s parents made their way north after the boat fire, they lugged dental records in their luggage. After…

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

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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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