The Pfeil Murders — Neil Mackay was ruthless in his personal and business dealings, and associates learned not to cross him. When a car bomb instantly killed his ex-wife, Muriel Pfeil, the police knew Mackay had planned her murder, but they could not find enough evidence to charge him with the crime. Neil Mackay…

What happened to Kristin Snyder? — In February 2003, Kristin Snyder disappeared. Did she commit suicide? Was she a victim of an accident? Or did she run and hide from Keith Raniere and the dangerous members of the NXIVM cult? When Kristin Snyder attended a NXIVM Executive Success Program class in Anchorage and repeatedly blurted out…

When a small Alaska town loses one of its children, the entire community grieves, and when a monster brutally rapes, murders, and discards that child, the residents cry out for answers and justice. …

Who brutally raped and murdered James and Anne Benolken in their Juneau apartment in 1982? Nearly four decades later, many questions remain unanswered. On April 13th, 1982, a Juneau resident named Martha noticed broken glass in her neighbor’s apartment window. Martha worked on the Marine Highway ferry system, and after…

Would you recognize a serial killer if you rubbed elbows with him in a bar or if he struck up a conversation with you on a hiking trail? Maybe something about the person would set off alarm bells, especially if you found yourself alone with him. A sociopath or a…

What would you do for love? What if someone stands between you and your heart’s desire, and the person in the middle is your true love’s estranged spouse? What if the woman you love and her spouse try to rekindle the flames of their damaged marriage, and you must think…

The murder of Sonya Ivanoff — Recent events have reminded us that we cannot always trust the police to protect us. In the U.S., though, bad policemen and women represent only a small minority of law enforcement. I feel I can turn to the police if I need help, and if I report a crime, I…

And a mother’s fight to change the law for felony arrest DNA collection — How does a mother cope when she learns someone murdered her daughter, and she knows terror and pain must have marked the last moments of her child’s life? The book Justice for Bonnie deals with this issue. …

The Unknown Titanic of the West Coast — The deadliest marine disaster on the west coast of North America occurred in Lynn Canal on October 24, 1918, but few people have ever heard of it. Approximately 345 people died when the SS Princess Sophia slid off Vanderbilt Reef and sank. …