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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

Crime Scene Investigation Takes the Stand

April 8, 2020 admin Leave a comment

After a brief foray into other matters, we return once more to the story of the F/V Investor. In this…

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

Three Inmates With A Story

March 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

March 26, 1986 Phillip Weidner told the judge three inmates had alleged Mark Coulthurst was “heavily involved in dealing cocaine”…

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

Clyde Curry Gets On The What If List

February 27, 2020 admin Leave a comment

When Decade skipper Clyde Curry went before the Grand Jury in Ketchikan — a Grand Jury that twice indicted John…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, Craig Alaska, Hollis Alaska, Jim Stogsdill, Prince of Wales Island, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Professional Killer Or Panicked Amateur?

February 5, 2020 admin 2 Comments

Phillip Weidner wanted the jury to know that the prosecution had failed to notice something crucial about the killer, in what…

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

Explosive New Identification

January 22, 2020 admin Leave a comment

When the Jim Robinson hearing ended, the former Craig Auto owner hurried to catch up with Mary Anne Henry. After…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, Craig Alaska, Judge Thomas Schulz, Mary Anne Henry, The Investor, 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

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

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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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