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The Craig Fishery

June 14, 2024 admin Leave a comment

An Evolution The fishery in Craig dates back to ancient times, but the first commercial fishery dates to 1907, when…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, John Peel, Ketchikan, larry demmert, Mark Coulthurst, Prince of Wales Island, The Investor

Remember These Things

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A Journey To Craig As the 2024 fishing season kicks off in Southeast Alaska, we are once again reminded of…

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True Crime: Partial Witnesses

November 1, 2022 admin Leave a comment

We’ve already written reams about Jim Robinson, AKA Kenneth Robertson. A fugitive from justice in Arizona. Owner of Craig Auto.…

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

Paul Page, Investor Witness, RIP

September 1, 2022 admin Leave a comment

Slightly remiss, here. A few years ago, I heard that key Investor mass murder witness Paul Page had died. It…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, Hollis Alaska, John Peel, Ketchikan, The Investor

In Response to Loren Stanton’s Comments on John Peel

July 8, 2021 admin 2 Comments

I rarely see fit to respond to blog comments by writing a full post in reply. Comments worth publishing —…

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A New Charge: Jury Tampering

October 15, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Phil Weidner was ever the bulldog. Even with the second trial apparently going forward, he fought it at every step.…

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

Staring Into An Ethical Abyss

September 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On November 28th, 1986, as Judge Schulz was set to hear defense motions, Mary Anne Henry surprised him. She was…

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

Judge Thomas Schulz Weighs In On Retrial

September 23, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Outside court, Judge Thomas Schulz said he would assign himself the State v. Peel case. Schulz was the presiding judge…

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John Peel To Be Retried

September 22, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Within moments of the mistrial decision, Mary Anne Henry said John Peel would be retried. She had already contacted State…

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Deadlock: Verdict Reached For, Missed

September 18, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On day six, the State v. Peel jury returned to the courthouse at 8:30 a.m., starting their deliberations even earlier…

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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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