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Other Theories, Always Drug Smugglers

August 12, 2021 admin Leave a comment

A few months ago I heard from some folks in Southeast Alaska concerning their theories about “What Happened in Craig.”…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, What Happened In Craig

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

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August 5, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Final arguments are supposed to be final. Phil Weidner had taken some of the air out of that notion, with…

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

A Bold Move, The Boldest Of All

July 27, 2021 admin 2 Comments

No one would ever accuse Phil Weidner of being afraid to make a bold move. The two trials of John…

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In Response to Loren Stanton’s Comments on John Peel

July 8, 2021 admin 2 Comments

I rarely see fit to respond to blog comments by writing a full post in reply. Comments worth publishing —…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Ketchikan, What Happened In Craig

Alice Irons: Yes, No or Maybe?

June 25, 2021 admin 1 Comment

With Sue Domenowske-Page’s testimony at an end, the sole remaining witness who claimed to have seen John Peel at an…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Judge Walter Carpeneti, Klawock Alaska, Prince of Wales Island, What Happened In Craig

Prosecution Tries to Make John Peel Less Mysterious

June 24, 2021 admin Leave a comment

The idea that John Peel was someone mysterious stood, in a way, as something anomalous. In real life he had,…

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En Español: Los asesinatos del Investor

June 17, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Every once in a while, something crosses my desk that makes me go — huh? This is one of them.…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, Craig Alaska, español, What Happened In Craig

John Peel: Eternal Mystery Man

June 10, 2021 admin Leave a comment

If anything was certain in this trial — in these trials, really — it was that John Peel was still…

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

Judge Carpeneti’s Hair Goes Grey

April 30, 2021 admin Leave a comment

The cross-examination of Larry Demmert, Jr. had to finish by noon, March 30, 1988, Judge Carpeneti said. Or else. But…

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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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  • Ruminations : Things That Matter, Things That Don’t
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  • What Happened in Craig: The Paranormal Podcast
  • Goddamnit Dawn! The Noctivagant Podcast
  • Muddy Boots: Conspiracy Theories Are Different
  • Mass Murderers: What We Know
  • As The World Turned: Sept. 7, 1982
  • Denied: Two Critical Decisions
  • The Investor Murders & the Search for a Villain

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