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Category: Mass Murder

The Shift: A Tale of Two Firearms

July 31, 2022 admin Leave a comment

During the course of my research, I occasionally come across interesting tidbits. Since my focus inevitably takes me into earlier…

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Posted in: Culture, Mass Murder, politics

Keep on Moving, Jim

July 9, 2020 admin Leave a comment

With the vast wealth and power of Exxon breathing down his neck, Jim Robinson was flitting on the edge of…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Ketchikan, Mass Murder, The Investor, True Crime, What Happened In Craig

Experts Take the Witness Stand

June 3, 2020 admin Leave a comment

There were two things about the Investor crime that desperately needed explication. Then, as now, these were the forensic dimensions…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Mass Murder, True Crime, What Happened In Craig

Hearings to Dismiss the Second Indictment

January 7, 2020 admin Leave a comment

As the hearings on the defense motion to dismiss the indictment began, Peel’s attorneys focused relentlessly on his arson defense.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, Mass Murder, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Ketchikan Grand Jury: Round One

October 23, 2019 admin Leave a comment

After a two day delay brought on by Larry Demmert’s antics, the Ketchikan grand jury was finally ready to begin. Mary…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Ketchikan, Mass Murder, What Happened In Craig

Left Hand, Right Hand Not on Same Page

October 10, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Michael Tario was undecided about whether to fight John Peel’s extradition to Alaska. He said he needed additional details. “I…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Mass Murder, What Happened In Craig

John Kenneth Peel Goes Downtown

October 9, 2019 admin Leave a comment

John Peel didn’t say another word until they got downtown. When he spoke, it was only to the booking officers…

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

Joe Weiss: Float Piers, Friday Harbor

September 12, 2019 admin Leave a comment

In our last installment, we discussed witness Joe Weiss, who’d spoken to an Investor skiff man at the Craig Cold…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Mass Murder, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Rafted Up in Craig

September 5, 2019 admin Leave a comment

In 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepared a report entitled “Craig Navigation Improvements.” It attempted to address what…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, Craig Alaska, Mass Murder, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Did She Sink?

August 23, 2019 admin Leave a comment

We know the Investor killer made two trips to Ben’s Cove. The first time was the day before the fire:…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, Mark Coulthurst, Mass Murder, 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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