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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

Putting the Cops on Trial

March 5, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Following Larry Demmert’s testimony was AST Sergeant Stogsdill. According to Henry, Stogsdill’s testimony would be “limited solely” to his “contacts…

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

What Is It About Lying, Anyway?

February 25, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Let’s face it, lying is a common feature of the human condition. Kids do it to avoid punishment. Politicians do…

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

Careless Conversation or Witness Tampering?

February 19, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Although Larry Demmert got some respite from having Sgt. Glass in the courtroom, it didn’t prevent him from being careless.…

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

That Damn Fifth Amendment

February 13, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The drug questions weren’t the only issues at stake. So, too, were Weidner’s seemingly endless questions about Demmert’s immunity and,…

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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

Five Days In Hell

February 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

March 11-18, 1986 After a half day of nailing Larry Demmert, Jr. for his presumed drug use, the following day…

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

Packed Into a Ketchikan Courtroom

January 29, 2020 admin Leave a comment

As the trial began, Judge Schulz’s courtroom was packed. He’d switched to the larger Superior Court in hopes of accommodating…

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

Jurors Selected, Trial To Begin

January 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

As the jury selection process moved into its fourth week, the judge took over the questioning of prospective jurors. He…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, Mary Anne Henry, 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

Peel Jury Selected Amid Counter-Claims

January 21, 2020 admin Leave a comment

After three weeks, the Peel jury of seventeen citizens — down from eighteen because the jury box would only seat…

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

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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: alaskahistory.org; anchorage times; alice puster

Kill Brother, Kill Sister

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