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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

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

The End Is Near, Isn’t It?

September 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Arguments in State v. Peel ended with a thud, not a bang. After a dispiriting attempt to grind Jim Robinson…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, larry demmert, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Flushing Marijuana Down the Drain

March 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Less than five minutes after Sgt. Stogsdill returned to the stand, Phil Weidner accused him of lying when he told…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Jim Stogsdill, larry demmert, What Happened In Craig

To Catch A Killer: Missed Opportunities

March 4, 2020 admin Leave a comment

By Monday, September 6, the Investor crew is already dead. But three people — Clyde Curry, Dale Rose, and Larry…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, larry demmert, Mark Coulthurst, Prince of Wales Island, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

What Is It About Lying, Anyway?

February 25, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Let’s face it, lying is a common feature of the human condition. Kids do it to avoid punishment. Politicians do…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, larry demmert, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Defending Larry Demmert, Jr.

February 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The only person defending Larry Demmert, Jr. was Mary Anne Henry. Characterically, she saved her strongest words for the tactics…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, larry demmert, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, What Happened In Craig

Careless Conversation or Witness Tampering?

February 19, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Although Larry Demmert got some respite from having Sgt. Glass in the courtroom, it didn’t prevent him from being careless.…

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

Five Days In Hell

February 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

March 11-18, 1986 After a half day of nailing Larry Demmert, Jr. for his presumed drug use, the following day…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, Ketchikan, larry demmert, 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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