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The Marshall Islands

September 9, 2026 admin Leave a comment

Getting to Likiep The Marshall Islands that Scotty knew were “owned,” for the most part, by the United States. Take,…

Posted in: Alaska true crime, Leland E. Hale, Marshall Islands, Muriel Pfeil, Neil Mackay, Robert Pfeil, Rodger Cotting, true crime author

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)

Kill Brother, Kill Sister

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