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Final Arguments On Display

August 10, 2021 admin Leave a comment

For the second jury in John Peel’s murder trial, it was a constant parade-shuffle in and out of the courtroom.…

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

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

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

Dreams, Drugs & Lies

December 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Judge’s tell juries that opening statements are not evidence. These emotion-laden declarations, the reasoning goes, put facts second. They are…

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

Second Trial Begins: January in Juneau

November 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Mary Anne Henry’s opening statement in the second trial began where her first one left off. She even started with…

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

Old Allegations Are New Again

October 29, 2020 admin Leave a comment

With the jury seated, Judge Carpeneti faced a barrage of requests. As always, the agenda featured old allegations and even…

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

Jury Tampering – Again?

October 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

After nearly two months of jury selection, however, it wasn’t the occupations of prospective jurors or Josef Princiotta that halted…

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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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