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Category: Mary Anne Henry

She’s A Very Truthful Witness

June 17, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Phil Weidner had nothing but praise for Dawn Holmstrom. “She’s a very truthful witness,” he proclaimed. “She’s made every attempt…

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

Five Lines of Testimony

June 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…

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

May 1986 – A Parade of Witnesses

June 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

In May 1986, prosecutor Mary Anne Henry brought a steady torrent of witnesses through the Ketchikan courtroom. She’d already called…

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

Murder in Craig: Wandering in the Wilderness

May 14, 2020 admin Leave a comment

In the first three days of his April 1982 testimony, Sgt. Jim Stogsdill played the role of chronicler, taking over…

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

Bob Anderson Vents His Frustrations

April 1, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Trooper Bob Anderson thought the Peel trial had lost its way. And he thought he knew why: neither the court…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, John Peel, Klawock Alaska, Mary Anne Henry, 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

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

Defending Larry Demmert, Jr.

February 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The only person defending Larry Demmert, Jr. was Mary Anne Henry. Characterically, she saved her strongest words for the tactics…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, larry demmert, Mary Anne Henry, 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

A Dizzying List of Witnesses

January 30, 2020 admin Leave a comment

As Mary Anne Henry dove into her opening statement, she reeled off a cacophony of names, a dizzying list that…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, John Peel, Mark Coulthurst, Mary Anne Henry, 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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