December 3, 1984 (cont.) With the assertions of witness intimidation blunted by Fifth Amendment protections, the defense assault on the prosecution case…
Ketchikan, Alaska, December 3, 1984 The so-called drug-witnesses were, at the moment, a distraction that Judge Schulz tried hard to…
Richard Hunt had more to tell, including the tale of a hidden gravesite, the significance of which, like so much…
Judge Schulz received another missive from the Richard Hunt on February 3, 1986. This time, Hunt was determined not to…
Co-conspirator Richard Hunt’s first letter to Judge Schulz arrived in late January 1986, while the judge was in the midst…
James Teal had surfaced before. The troopers learned of his story from federal marshals when it first broke, in late…
The attorneys began to skirmish almost immediately. It was, from the very beginning, a no-holds-barred battle in and out of…
With seven or eight people murdered onboard the Investor, the fear factor was immediate and overwhelming. It started in Craig,…
Peel’s only option was to continue what appeared to be a losing fight against extradition in Whatcom County Superior Court. His…
In Washington State, John Peel’s attorney was maneuvering, hinting that he would fight his client’s extradition. Michael Tario’s first overt…