In 1948 and 1950, Juneau executed two Black men — Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore — for the murder of a local grocer. The trials, according to a legal historian who has researched them for decades, were riddled with misconduct and errors.
Crime & Courts
FBI arrests cruise ship crew member in Juneau after allegedly stabbing multiple people on board
Ntando Sogoni was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
Feds pinch Southeast Alaska skippers for illegally transporting crab
The federal indictment says Kyle Potter and Welch never recorded their harvests at an Alaskan port and took the undocumented crab through Canadian and Washington waters.
Washington man sentenced to 99 years for murder of Ketchikan surgeon
Judge Michael Wolverton handed down the maximum possible sentence, saying it was one of the most “brazen and craven” acts he’d seen in his 40 years on the bench.
FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are ‘a possible victim of a crime’
“We want answers, accountability, and safer planes” — and a federal investigation will help, an attorney representing passengers who were on the plane that lost its door plug tells NPR.
Alaska Supreme Court says cops can’t use zoom-lens aerial imagery without a warrant
The attorney who argued the case in Friday’s decision says justices are “paving the way with protections right now” against aerial drone surveillance.
Former Juneau hospital administrator accepts plea deal
Bradley Grigg pleaded guilty to a lesser felony theft charge last month that allows him to avoid prison time.
After cliff fall, Ketchikan’s ‘Gandalf’ says reports of his death were greatly exaggerated
“I’d be the first person to know if I was dead,” Robert Henderson said from his hospital room in Seattle.
After Brian Smith’s Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change
“We’re just one story,” said Sean Hinson, the son of one of the murdered women. “We’re one piece of that puzzle. Everyone has their own piece.”
16-year-old charged with murder after Point Hope shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded
Responding police officers found four gunshot victims: a dead man and woman, along with two severely wounded men.