Category: Alaska’s Worst Unsolved

Closer To Home?

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Kill Brother, Kill Sister: Episode Six Podcast: Episode Six – Closer to HomeApple Podcasts: Episode Six – Closer to HomeSchedule:…

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Quarantine: Lima Flags To Fly Over Alaska

May 13, 2020 admin Leave a comment

When Lorrie and I visited Craig in 2019, one highlight was a visit to the venerable Craig Inn. One of…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved, Craig Alaska, Culture, Ketchikan, Klawock Alaska, Prince of Wales Island, What Happened In Craig

Kill Brother, Kill Sister

On September 30, 1976, a vehicle explosion rocked downtown Anchorage. When the dust settled, Muriel Pfeil was trapped in the driver’s seat. Dead.

Her brother immediately blamed Neil Mackay, Muriel’s estranged ex-husband — a multi-millionaire lawyer and real estate mogul. Robert Pfeil knew the motive: Mackay wanted custody of the couple’s only child, three year old Scotty.

photo credits: Robert Pfeil (alaskahistory.org); Muriel Pfeil (Anchorage Times); Neil Mackay (Alice Puster)

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Days In Court
What About Scotty?
Closer To Home?
Too Many Suspects
Star Cursed Love: Pt. 2
Star Cursed Love
Grace Under Pressure
Why A Car Bomb?
A Bomb, A Murder
I’m Still Here!

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