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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

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

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

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

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

Self-Proclaimed Jury Expert

October 22, 2020 admin Leave a comment

How do you select a jury? There are as many theories as there are lawyers. But attorneys know what they…

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

Loud Man Says No Fair Trial in Juneau

October 21, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Jury selection is a fraught ritual, especially in an emotion-laden mass murder case. And then, with potential jurors already gathered…

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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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