The Investor Murders: Alaska’s Worst Unsolved Mass Murder

June 23, 2019Uncategorizedmurder-in-the-last-frontier

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What happened on the F.V. Investor on a September night in 1982 in the sleepy village of Craig, Alaska? By the time investigators extinguished the flames on the burning vessel, the remains of eight people had been reduced to little more than bone fragments. Who committed this violent crime, and what was the motive?

The Disappearance of Laura Henderson MMLF 002

June 8, 2019EpisodeKodiak Island, Laura Henderson, Murder and Mystery in Alaska, Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier, Robin Barefieldmurder-in-the-last-frontier

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What happened to Laura Henderson? One of the most controversial court cases in the history of the state of Alaska resulted from the disappearance of a woman on Kodiak Island in 1986. At best, this case is an example of an inept police investigation, a prosecution determined to win at any cost, and inadequate defense counsel. At worst, this case represents a corrupt police force and perhaps even a corrupt judicial system. To this day, though, people still ask, “What happened to Laura Henderson?”

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The McCarthy Massacre of 1983 – MMLF001

May 20, 2019EpisodeMcCarthy Massacre, Murder and Mystery in Alaska, Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier, Robin Barefieldmurder-in-the-last-frontier

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The residents living within a fifty-mile radius of McCarthy, Alaska enjoyed their solitary lives, but they looked forward to gathering and socializing each Tuesday while they waited for their mail plane. Everything changed on March 1st, 1983. Mail day would never be the same again.

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