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Murder on Knik River Rd: Will Erick Come Clean?

July 2, 2018 admin Leave a comment

On December 2nd at 6:00 p.m., Sgt. Tony Wegrzyn summoned Erick Almandinger, his father, mother and grandmother to the Palmer…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: Finding David Grunwald

June 28, 2018 admin Leave a comment

After torching David Grunwald’s Bronco, and taking a cab to Palmer, Erick and his friends made it back to the…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: Cell Tower Pings

June 27, 2018 admin Leave a comment

David Grunwald had a cell phone. Dominic Johnson had a cell phone, as did Austin Barrett. Each one sent network…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: Delusions of Grandeur

June 26, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Erick Almandinger figured he had it all worked out. His cover stories to Victoria and his father, Rodney, established that…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: 1995 Ford Bronco

June 22, 2018 admin Leave a comment

David Grunwald’s 1995 Ford Bronco was his proudest possession. There were better vehicles available to him but, with the help…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: What Erick Almandinger Knows

June 20, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Erick Almandinger was, ultimately, at the center of a universe that slowly but surely got out of control. It was…

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Murder on Knik River Rd: What Victoria Knows

June 19, 2018 admin Leave a comment

It only took a few hours for David Grunwald’s life to take a wrong turn. He went from a leisurely…

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Murder on Knik River Rd

June 13, 2018 admin Leave a comment

When I read that David Grunwald was murdered on Knik River Rd, I instinctively harkened back to Robert Hansen. This…

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Cross-Post: Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt. 2

February 2, 2017 admin Leave a comment

Another installment in the fascinating account of Robert Hansen’s early criminal career in Alaska. Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt.…

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Cross-Post: Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt. 1

January 31, 2017 admin Leave a comment

The early years of Robert Hansen’s deadly “career” were deemphasized in the published version of Butcher, Baker. Here, for the…

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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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