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Phil Weidner Claims Judge Sandbagged Him

April 14, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Trials can be boring and most trials qualify. Murder trials, on the other hand, often reach an emotional state. The…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Walter Carpeneti, larry demmert, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Addiction Alleged. Sanctions Threatened.

April 8, 2021 admin Leave a comment

March 1988 Phillip Weidner had a way of reaching into the grittiest, grimiest details of a criminal case. As always,…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Judge Walter Carpeneti, larry demmert, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Troubles, Waiting in the Wings

March 31, 2021 admin Leave a comment

When Larry Demmert took the stand on March 17th, the prosecution strategy was to keep his testimony to a minimum.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Judge Walter Carpeneti, juneau, What Happened In Craig

What Dawn Told Lester Johns

March 3, 2021 admin Leave a comment

After declaring Dawn Holmstrom a hostile witness, Judge Carpeneti hoped to get the trial back on track. Once the jury…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, John Peel, Judge Walter Carpeneti, juneau, Mark Coulthurst, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Dawn Holmstrom’s Previous Statements Incriminate Peel

January 28, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Dawn Holmstrom had, at one time, made grand jury statements incriminating John Kenneth Peel as the one responsible for killing…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Walter Carpeneti, juneau, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

2020 Thoughts (Not Quite That Many)

January 23, 2021 admin Leave a comment

[My] Spam On The Rise The year 2020 suddenly found me semi-famous. There were two television documentaries; I played a…

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Judge Carpeneti Inherits Dawn Holmstrom

January 12, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Not much had changed with Dawn Holmstrom, except that her memory was two years older. She still wanted — and…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, Judge Walter Carpeneti, juneau, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Hostile Witness Never Ideal

December 30, 2020 admin Leave a comment

During a trial, it’s best when your witnesses agree with the facts you’re trying to establish. Unfortunately, not all witnesses…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Walter Carpeneti, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Fighting With Dr. Levine

December 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Dr. Lowell Levine wasn’t just any forensic odontologist. At the time of his testimony, he had recently identified the remains…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Walter Carpeneti, juneau, What Happened In Craig

Learning Ketchikan From Juneau

December 15, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Juneau is not so far from Ketchikan that word doesn’t travel. More than that, there was already an extensive record…

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

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What Happened in Craig

On a foggy afternoon in September of 1982 the Investor, a salmon fishing vessel, was engulfed in flames near the tiny village of Craig, Alaska. All efforts to stop the blaze were repulsed by the heat and fury of fire—until the blaze had run its course. Eight people, including a pregnant woman and two small children, were missing…

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  • 2020 Thoughts (Not Quite That Many)
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