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Five Suspects: Two Down, Three to Go

May 16, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The central focus of the anniversary meeting was, of course, matching the known suspects to the list of the killer’s…

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Lonesome Death of Beth van Zanten: Hansen Evasive

August 20, 2018 admin Leave a comment

After towing his car, the cops brought Robert Hansen in to talk about Sandra Patterson. As was the case when…

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Lonesome Death of Beth van Zanten: Other Strangers

August 16, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Within a week of Beth’s December 22nd disappearance, troopers found yet another pair of witnesses who’d reportedly seen Beth van…

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The Lonesome Death of Beth van Zanten: Suspicion

August 2, 2018 admin Leave a comment

Given that Beth had planned to babysit for her (foster) cousin, Greg Nicholas, on the night she disappeared, he immediately…

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Cross-Post: Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt. 2

February 2, 2017 admin Leave a comment

Another installment in the fascinating account of Robert Hansen’s early criminal career in Alaska. Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt.…

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Cross-Post: Butcher, Baker: The Early Years, Pt. 1

January 31, 2017 admin Leave a comment

The early years of Robert Hansen’s deadly “career” were deemphasized in the published version of Butcher, Baker. Here, for the…

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Cross-Post: Butcher, Baker Ebook

November 20, 2016 admin Leave a comment

I’ve been working with Open Road Media the past few months to (finally) get Butcher, Baker published in the ebook…

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Hitchhike: New York City

September 6, 2013 admin Leave a comment

New York City is sensory overload. Neither H. nor I really want to be there. But the hippies just drop…

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Hitchhike: The Hippies

April 7, 2013 admin Leave a comment

The idea is to drive straight through to Massachusetts, stopping only to top off the oil, pump gas or get…

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Hitchhike: The Wedding Ring

January 6, 2013 admin Leave a comment

I was a Boy Scout. Should have known better. Never pitch a tent on a slope. Gravity always wins. Your…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Badlands, Badlands of South Dakota, H., huck finn, huck finn is dead, leland e. hale, leland hale, Michigan, South Dakota, tell the truth, wedding ring

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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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