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Defense Responds to Mayday Claims

January 8, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Brant McGee’s response to Mary Anne Henry’s argument was quick and angry. He charged that prosecutors had “selected” evidence to…

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

The Prosecution Goes Through Withdrawal & More

January 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On learning of the defense affidavit, Mary Anne Henry rushed off a memorandum to Judge Schulz, demanding that the withdrawal…

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

John Peel Refuses to Enter Plea

December 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When it came time to enter a plea, John Peel and his team had a different take on what’s usually…

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A Torrent of Evidence, A Second Indictment

December 24, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As the grand jury presentation wore on, Troopers provided another bit of “scientific evidence.” They recruited two volunteers to walk…

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

Second Grand Jury Meets in Ketchikan

December 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

By the time the second grand jury went into session, one thing was clear: Weidner’s strategy was starting to cut…

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

Defense Attorneys Blasted by Judge Schulz

December 12, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Judge Schulz waded into the controversy on Thursday, September 5th. In a conference call from Glennallen, Alaska, where he was…

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

Mary Anne Henry Responds to Defense

December 11, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Mary Anne Henry wrote her first response to the defense team letter on Monday, September 2nd. She was trying her…

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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

Not Everyone Ends Up Happy

December 10, 2019 admin Leave a comment

If Mary Anne Henry could take any comfort in the judge’s ruling, it was from Schulz’s refusal to buy into what…

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

Your Honor, Suppress These Statements

December 5, 2019 admin Leave a comment

On the day Mary Anne Henry filed her response with the court, the defense filed an entirely new set of motions.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, boat fire, Jim Stogsdill, Judge Thomas Schulz, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

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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: alaskahistory.org; anchorage times; alice puster

Kill Brother, Kill Sister

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