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

Double Jeopardy Batted Away

October 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The last issue to be resolved was the defense motion to dismiss on grounds of double jeopardy. If the judge…

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

A New Charge: Jury Tampering

October 15, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Phil Weidner was ever the bulldog. Even with the second trial apparently going forward, he fought it at every step.…

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

Maneuvering For Changes After Mistrial

October 1, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Phillip Weidner didn’t want a new trial. Barring that, he didn’t want a new judge. That was a problem. Judge…

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

Staring Into An Ethical Abyss

September 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On November 28th, 1986, as Judge Schulz was set to hear defense motions, Mary Anne Henry surprised him. She was…

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

Judge Thomas Schulz Weighs In On Retrial

September 23, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Outside court, Judge Thomas Schulz said he would assign himself the State v. Peel case. Schulz was the presiding judge…

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

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

Pressure Tactics, Then More Pressure

September 15, 2020 admin Leave a comment

At this trial, every witness seemed to be under suspicion from one side or the other. Every story was subject…

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Posted in: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Mass Murder, John Peel, Mary Anne Henry, Phillip Weidner, 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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