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On The Ground

August 12, 2026 admin Leave a comment

Breezing Through Customs Landing in Majuro was not so much the end as the beginning. The boy and his “father”…

Posted in: Alaska true crime, kill brother, kill sister, Leland E. Hale, Muriel Pfeil, Neil Mackay, Rodger Cotting, Scotty Mackay, 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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