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Category: Alaska’s Worst Unsolved Mass Murder

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

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

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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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