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On September 10th, 1984 - two years after Alaska's largest unsolved murder - authorities announced that they had a suspect in custody.



John Kenneth Peel was a 24-year-old living in Bellingham, Washington - who seemed to be the perfect match for the killer. In addition to matching the suspect profile, Peel had a complicated prior relationship with the victims, and had both the means and motive to commit the crime.



However, the case presented by state officials over the next several years would reveal large gaps in the narrative they had spent years (and millions of dollars) weaving, leaving behind several questions that remain unanswered to this day...







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Episode hosted, produced, and research/writing by Micheal Whelan



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Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves



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