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Dawn Holmstrom Testifies, Says She Was Scared

October 31, 2019 admin Leave a comment

As Dawn Holmstrom answered Assistant D.A. Bob Blasco’s questions, her voice was quiet, almost mousy. She was visibly upset. She…

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

Oh Dawn Can You See?

October 30, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Even as Larry Demmert was holding jurors spellbound, grand jury preparations were moving forward on other fronts. On September 21,…

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

Larry Demmert Gets Ready for His Cameo

October 24, 2019 admin Leave a comment

While Sgt. Stogsdill and Mary Anne Henry were holed up with the grand jury, three of their compatriots — McNeill,…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Ketchikan, True Crime, 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

Larry Demmert Rocks His Own World

October 22, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Larry Demmert’s biggest fear — at the moment — was possible perjury. To Demmert, the fear seemed well founded: each…

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

Larry Demmert Meets the D.A.

October 17, 2019 admin Leave a comment

When Larry Demmert arrived at D.A. Mary Anne Henry’s office, he was everything they’d said he was and more. Hyper.…

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

Ketchikan Grand Jury

October 16, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Grand jury proceedings were scheduled for the week of September 16th and virtually all the Bellingham witnesses were booked on…

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

Fighting Extradition… And A Jailhouse Snitch

October 15, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The effort to extradite John Peel was a singular distraction. Mary Anne Henry prepared a governor’s warrant requesting Peel be brought back to…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, John Peel, 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

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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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