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FBI Analysis: Peel Quotes Examined

December 4, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Mary Anne Henry’s response to the defense allegations was, of necessity, a wide­ ranging one. She began by addressing allegations…

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

Questioning the Prosecution’s Motives

December 3, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Phillip Weidner took the defense allegations one step further when he presented a critique of alleged prosecutorial motives in the…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Mark Coulthurst, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Weider to Court: Dismiss This Indictment

December 2, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The motion to dismiss the indictment against John Peel was, in reality, a series of motions and memoranda. Some were…

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

Larry Demmert: Awakened by a Scream

November 28, 2019 admin Leave a comment

One problem with Larry Demmert’s recollections about the night of murders was that he was awakened by a sound outside…

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

Shake, Larry, Shake

November 27, 2019 admin Leave a comment

For the next several minutes, Weidner tried to shake Larry Demmert from the idea that he was positive about seeing…

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

Phillip Weidner Interviews Larry Demmert, Jr.

November 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Before the judge made his bail decision, Phillip Weidner paid a visit to Larry Demmert in Bellingham. His official reason…

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

Bail Package: Taking A Calculated Risk

November 25, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Judge Thomas Schulz ultimately agreed to let John Peel out on bail, but left his bail package at a million…

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

Drugs vs Fear: John Peel’s Bail

November 22, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Larry Demmert, Jr. made it clear that he opposed John Peel’s release on bail. On February 1, 1985, at 8:50…

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

Peel Defense Presses Its Case

November 21, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As 1985 began, Judge Schulz conducted an omnibus hearing to lay out a detailed calendar for the year to come.…

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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

Witness Intimidation, Cover-Up Alleged

November 20, 2019 admin Leave a comment

December 3, 1984 (cont.) With the assertions of witness intimidation blunted by Fifth Amendment protections, the defense assault on the prosecution case…

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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

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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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