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John Peel Speaks Out on Investor Massacre in Alaska

John Peel (IV) How a Killer Massacred an Entire Family and Crew on a Fishing Boat in Alaska — and Why He's Never Been Caught


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It was Monday, September 10, 1984 — two years and five days after the Craig homicides. And just two days after his son's one-year birthday. Chris-Craft yacht (courtesy Mariner's Museum) John Peel described his arrest as "pretty frightening, it was pretty embarrassing."


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One of Coulthurst's former deckhands, John Peel, was charged with the crimes in 1984. But after two headline-grabbing murder trials — reportedly the most expensive in state history — he was.


Taking Another Run At John Peel Leland E. Hale

On the afternoon of September 7th, 1982, a ship anchored just outside of Craig, Alaska was consumed by fire. As investigators began to look over the crime scene, it became apparent that this was no accident…


John Peel's Mystery Tape Leland E. Hale

Peel was charged with the killings in 1984, but after two expensive, headline-grabbing trials, he was found not guilty. Decades later, the case is Alaska's worst unsolved mass homicide..


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A SMALL, remote fishing village is still shaken today by the brutal murder of a young family and four others that remains unsolved more than 40 years on. On September 6, 1982, the village of Craig in Alaska was woken up to news of a sickening crime. 5 The Investor went up in flames, with eight on board Credit: Courtesy of Alaska v. Peel case record


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1. The Killer Moved in Plain Sight Hours after shooting his victims with what police believe was a .22-caliber pistol or rifle, the gunman fired up the engines on the 58-foot, $850,000 Investor,.


John Peel's American Connection The Current

One of Coulthurst's former deckhands, John Peel, was charged with the crimes in 1984. But after two headline-grabbing murder trials — reportedly the most expensive in state history — he was.


John Peel Speaks Out on Investor Massacre in Alaska

Where Is John Peel Now? Initially, John Kenneth Peel was produced in court in 1986, where he pled not guilty and agreed to a jury trial. Ultimately, the trial ended with a hung jury, and John got an opportunity to have a retrial in 1988. This time, the jury was confident in their decision and declared John not guilty of any crime.


John Peel Speaks Out on Investor Massacre in Alaska

Two years after the murders, Peel was arrested while working in Fairhaven and sent to Alaska to face murder and arson charges. Peel had once crewed for Coulthurst and had attended the christening.


John Peel Speaks Out on Investor Massacre in Alaska

The state believed John Peel was guilty. The defense believed he was innocent. And attorneys for both sides stubbornly clung to their sense of personal animosity. Neither side was pulling any punches. Would he be retried? Or not? Ketchikan Courthouse (copyright Leland E. Hale)


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The prime suspect was, from the start, a fisherman named John Peel, who had previously worked for Coulthurst. Peel was identified as looking "similar" to the man seen coming and going in the.


Prosecution Tries to Make John Peel Less Mysterious Leland E. Hale

Investigators narrowed suspects down to three people, one of them John Kenneth Peel from Bellingham, Washington. Peel had formerly worked for Coulthurst, and their relationship ended badly, offering a possible motive, The Cinemaholic writes.


John Peel Interrogation Bellingham Police Dept. Leland E. Hale

6 min read · Feb 22, 2021 Photo by Aleksey Malinovski on Unsplash On September 6, 1982, eight people were killed on a fishing boat. The boat, the Investor, sailed from a small fishing village known.


Kolivosky Meets John Peel Leland E. Hale

John Peel was charged with murder two years after the burning ship was discovered. He was arrested and detained on Sept. 10, 1984.. now a married father. In November 1984, Peel was moved to Ketchikan, Alaska, but his trial wasn't scheduled until January 1986. Among the bits of evidence tying Peel, 24, to the murders, he was in Craig on the.


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