The third “surprise” witness-to-be was Jim Robinson, the owner of Craig Auto. It was Robinson who was shooting the shit…
A month after the Richard Olmstead disaster, Mary Anne Henry attempted a second run at John Peel. This time, she…
Every prosecutor wishes for emphatic proof. They want someone who can point to the defendant and say, “That’s the man.”…
Judge Thomas Schulz wondered whether the state needed Dawn Holmstrom’s testimony as badly as they seemed to think. They knew what kind…
Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…
Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…
Memories. Sweet memories. There are things we can’t forget. Things that are gone in a microsecond. There are recollections that…
In May 1986, prosecutor Mary Anne Henry brought a steady torrent of witnesses through the Ketchikan courtroom. She’d already called…
Under cross-examination, defense attorney Phillip Weidner got Dr. Bell to admit his experiments didn’t take into account the influence of…
When Mark Coulthurst’s parents made their way north after the boat fire, they lugged dental records in their luggage. After…