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Category: The Investor

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

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

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

John Peel To Be Retried

September 22, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Within moments of the mistrial decision, Mary Anne Henry said John Peel would be retried. She had already contacted State…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Judge Thomas Schulz, Ketchikan, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Deadlock: Verdict Reached For, Missed

September 18, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On day six, the State v. Peel jury returned to the courthouse at 8:30 a.m., starting their deliberations even earlier…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Thomas Schulz, Ketchikan, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Defense Scores a Miss (And a Hit)

August 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

As the Peel case wandered into defense territory, Phil Weidner scored a hit. And a miss. It was all about…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, Craig Alaska, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Expert Experts Counter Ordinary Experts

August 14, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The defense was not banking its case entirely on witnesses that could contradict prosecution witnesses. There simply weren’t enough witnesses…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, Judge Thomas Schulz, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

Strange Scenes: A Select Retrospective

August 3, 2020 admin Leave a comment

There are truly strange moments during most trials. Sometimes, they end up on the floor, forgotten as the trial plows…

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

I.S.P.Y: Cops Made Dumb Mistakes

July 29, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Marcia Hilley had strong opinions about most things. Except the cops. She was ambivalent about the cops. Her father had…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, boat fire, The Investor, What Happened In Craig

I.S.P.Y. Reports: The Trial & Its Players

July 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

For the three ladies of I.S.P.Y., the John Peel trial was an opportunity to show an interest in the criminal…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Bellingham, Ketchikan, Phillip Weidner, The Investor, tragedy, 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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