Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…
Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…
In May 1986, prosecutor Mary Anne Henry brought a steady torrent of witnesses through the Ketchikan courtroom. She’d already called…
In the first three days of his April 1982 testimony, Sgt. Jim Stogsdill played the role of chronicler, taking over…
Trooper Bob Anderson thought the Peel trial had lost its way. And he thought he knew why: neither the court…
March 26, 1986 Phillip Weidner told the judge three inmates had alleged Mark Coulthurst was “heavily involved in dealing cocaine”…
Let’s face it, lying is a common feature of the human condition. Kids do it to avoid punishment. Politicians do…
The only person defending Larry Demmert, Jr. was Mary Anne Henry. Characterically, she saved her strongest words for the tactics…
The drug questions weren’t the only issues at stake. So, too, were Weidner’s seemingly endless questions about Demmert’s immunity and,…
As Mary Anne Henry dove into her opening statement, she reeled off a cacophony of names, a dizzying list that…