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When a shooting at a precious metals and coin shop in Anchorage left three men dead, the two survivors claimed the other one was responsible. It took six years, two trials, and more than one thousand pieces of evidence for a jury to unravel the whodunnit and decide which survivor was a murderer and which was another victim.
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Williams, Tess. “Conflicting narratives emerge on first trial over 2017 triple homicide at Spenard gold shop – An attorney for 45-year-old Anthony Pisano said the defendant shot two men in a Spenard gold shop out of self-defense and that the only surviving witness is responsible for third death.” February 12, 2020. Anchorage Daily News.
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Williams, Tess. “Spenard triple homicide witness says he thought shooting was ‘horrific accident’ – The only other person who witnessed the shooting at a gold shop described to jurors what happened. The defense disputes his account and says he’s to blame for one of the deaths.” February 13, 2020. Anchorage Daily News.
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