Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier

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FTA:: The Search for Bethany
When Bethany Correira disappeared, the residents of her hometown of Talkeetna, Alaska, immediately responded to search for one of their own. - Sources Klinkhart, Gle nn. 2014. Finding Bethany. A True
FTA: Deadly Trails
Most people understand they face the risk of encountering wild animals when they enter the woods in Alaska, but they do not expect someone to shoot them. When a series of murders occurred in parks and
The Strange Downward Spiral of Actor Teddy Kyle Smith
When testifying at his trial, Teddy Kyle Smith said he thought he was shooting Enukins in self-defense when he fired his rifle at Chuck and Paul Buckel. Few believed him, but his testimony highlighted
FTA: Web of Seduction
Mechele Hughes-Linehan When a beautiful, intelligent, young woman pitted her three fiancs against each other, someone would die. Sources Brennan, Tom. 2015. Dead Mans Dancer. Epicenter Press. - Kent
Is Brian Steven Smith Alaska’s Latest Serial Killer
Alaska has spawned a long list of serial killers from the gold rush era in the early 1900s to the present day. Is Brian Steven Smith the latest member of this notorious fraternity? I did an episode on
FTA: The Horrible Misdeeds of Papa Pilgrim
Alaskas slogan is the Last Frontier. To some people, this means Alaska is the Wild West, a place with less law and order where they can live as they choose. The man who called himself Papa Pilgrim
The Bullion Brothers’ Triple Murder
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
FTA: An Explosive Divorce
Neil Mackay was ruthless in both his personal and business dealings, and associates learned not to cross him. When a car bomb instantly killed his ex-wife, Muriel Pfeil, police knew Mackay had planned
Beautiful, Deadly Mt. Iliamna
Mt. Iliamna is an active cone-shaped volcano located one hundred and forty miles (225 km) southwest of Anchorage and seventy miles (113 km) northwest of Homer. It is part of the Chigmit Mountains and
Murder at a Kodiak Fish Site
- In 1988, forty-four commercial fishermen died at sea near Kodiak, Alaska, making it the deadliest fishing year on record. That year, fishermen also earned $2.40 per pound for sockeye salmon, the h