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The killer moved in plain sight on the foggy morning of Sept. 6, 1982, in the tiny southeast Alaskan fishing village of Craig.

Hours after shooting his eight victims with what police believe was a .22-caliber pistol or rifle, he fired up the engines on the 58-foot fishing boat Investor, waving nonchalantly to a nearby skipper as he moved the vessel — with his victims’ bodies inside — to a secluded bay a mile outside of town.

He motored back to the weather-beaten docks in the Investor’s skiff, returning the next afternoon with a can of gasoline to set the craft ablaze before...

It’s not a mystery how the Coulthurst family and a group of teenage deckhands were killed on their fishing boat, Investor, on Sept. 6, 1982, in the tiny southeast Alaskan fishing village of Craig.

What remains unknown, more than 35 years later, is who did it — and why.

“You never stop thinking about them,” says Dave Freeman, who grew up with Jerome Keown and Dave Moon, two of the massacre’s eight victims.

“The shock of losing everyone really tore up our town,” Freeman tells People. “They all had their whole lives in front of them, and they were just blown away.

Thirty-five years have passed since the massacre of eight people on the fishing boat Investor first shocked the nation. For those whose lives were upended by the killings, the case remains a painful cloud that refuses to lift.

For John Peel, the former deckhand who police and prosecutors suspected of committing the grisly slayings, the mystery is something else: a question mark that still hangs over his head.

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.

“Somebody out there knows what happened,...

Five suspects in the kidnapping and murder case of 16-year-old David Grunwald pleaded not guilty to charges on Tuesday morning.

Four of the teenage suspects, including Austin Barrett, 19, Erick Almandinger, 16, and two minors, face first-degree murder charges, multiple counts of second-degree murder, kidnapping and hindering the prosecution, according to Ktva Alaska.

Last week, Almandinger allegedly confessed to involvement in the killing, according to state troopers. He was charged as an adult.

It is unclear if the two minor suspects will be charged as adults as well.

Devin Peterson, 18, faces one count of hindering prosecution and three counts of tampering with physical evidence.

The last time Victoria Danielle saw boyfriend David Grunwald alive, he dropped her off at her Palmer, Alaska, home. It was Nov. 13, a Sunday evening, and David had plans to hang out with friends later that evening.

Victoria never saw David again. That night, he was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his friends for allegedly smoking all of their weed, according to court documents obtained by People. The 16-year-old was bludgeoned with a handgun, driven to a remote wooded area and shot to death. Police have arrested five teens in connection with his death.

It was exactly one month ago,...

Four additional teens have been charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of David Grunwald, the 16-year-old whose remains were found on Dec. 2 after he went missing in November, bringing the number of teens charged to five.

Devin Peterson, 18, Austin Barrett, 19, and two minor teens were all taken into custody for allegedly playing a role in David’s death, according to a news release from the Alaska State Troopers obtained by People.

Peterson, of Wasilla, is charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in the first degree. Barrett, 19, of Palmer, is charged with murder in the first degree, kidnapping,...

A teenage boy faces kidnapping and murder charges in Alaska where, on Friday, authorities recovered the battered, bullet-riddled remains of his friend weeks after the latter boy went missing, People confirms.

According to court records, 16-year-old Erick Almandinger allegedly confessed to involvement in the killing of his friend David Grunwald. David, also 16, was last seen alive on Nov. 13 after he reportedly dropped his girlfriend off at her home.

Police claim Erick revealed his motivation for the slaying as he was being questioned by detectives.

“The only motive that Almandinger indicated was present during the event was that had smoked all his weed,...

A man allegedly drove a snowmobile into two teams competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, killing one dog and injuring at least three others, officials have claimed The snowmobiler crashed into both Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King's dog teams early Saturday morning outside the Alaskan village of Nulato, according to the Associated Press. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters told the AP that after the snowmobile hit Zirkle's sled, the driver reportedly turned around several more times and continued to attack the team before finally driving away, leaving one of her dogs bruised. King was struck from behind by the snowmobile,...

A man allegedly drove a snowmobile into two teams competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, killing one dog and injuring at least three others, officials have claimed The snowmobiler crashed into both Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King's dog teams early Saturday morning outside the Alaskan village of Nulato, according to the Associated Press. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters told the AP that after the snowmobile hit Zirkle's sled, the driver reportedly turned around several more times and continued to attack the team before finally driving away, leaving one of her dogs bruised. King was struck from behind by the snowmobile,...

Looks like Jewel's little brother is in hot water.

Atz Lee Kilcher, the little brother of singer/songwriter Jewel, is facing charges for illegally using a helicopter to hunt a black bear in Alaska for his family's reality TV show Alaska: The Last Frontier, aired on the Discovery Channel, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters tells People.

Kilcher, along with his wife Cristina and the production company, Wilma TV, each have been charged with misdemeanor unlawful methods to take game with a helicopter, Peters said. Kilcher and his wife were not arrested, she added, they were charged and given a summons to appear in court.

Jimmy Gojdics, known for competing on Ultimate Survival Alaska, was shot dead at his Fairbanks area home last weekend. He was 69. Jimmy Gojdics Shot Dead Gojdics was found shot to death in front of his home Sunday afternoon when Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a shooting. The reality TV star was immediately […]

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Jimmy Gojdics, who competed on the National Geographic Channel show "Ultimate Survival Alaska," was shot dead in Fairbanks, Alaska. He was 69. Alaska State Troopers rushed to Gojidics' home Sunday afternoon, according to Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. When troopers arrived, they found Gojdics in grave condition. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Cops are calling it a homicide, but so far there are no suspects. Gojdics competed on season 2 of the show,...

Jimmy Gojdics, an avid outdoorsman who appeared on the National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska, was found shot to death inside his home in Fox, Alaska, over the weekend. He was 69.

Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a shooting at the reality star's home at just after 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Gojdics, who sometimes spelled his last name "Gaydos," the way it's pronounced, was "suffering from apparent gunshot wounds" when troopers arrived on the scene and was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

The case is being investigated as a homicide,...

Alaska is in mourning after one of its residents turned reality star Jimmy Gojdics was shot Sunday, May 3 in what authorities are calling a homicide. Gojdics, who appeared on the second season of National Geographic Channel's reality competition show Ultimate Survival Alaska, was 69. Alaska State Troopers were called to the Fairbanks home of Gojdics (who sometimes spelled his name as it is pronounced, 'Gaydos') on Sunday, and found the retired ironworker and outdoorsman shot but still alive. He was pronounced dead after being transported to [...]...

A sad day on the homestead. Jimmy Gojdics, a man of many rugged trades who competed on National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska, died Sunday of gunshot wounds he suffered at a home near Fairbanks, Alaska. He was 69. Alaska State Troopers confirm that they responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on the Old Elliott Highway outside of Fairbanks. James "Jimmy" Gojdics was found at the scene suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "We are investigating it as a homicide at this point in time," the Ast's public information officer tells E! News. His remains have been sent to...

An Alaska couple knocked on the door of their son's long-time girlfriend Thursday, intending to inform her that he'd been killed in a car accident. Karen and Jay Priest instead were stunned when the son, 29-year-old Justin Priest, answered the door. They had mistakenly been told by Juneau police that he'd been killed in the crash. Karen Priest said her husband started sobbing, and she was in shock. "There are no words," she said on Friday, still wrung out from what she called an emotional roller coaster. "We just kept staring at him." Justin Priest said he'd gotten up to...

National Geographic hopes to hook viewers with its first live talk show, “Reel Talk Live,” following the Season 3 finale of “Wicked Tuna” on June 8. The talk show, in the tradition of “Talking Dead,” will provide a postmortem on the week's catch. Captains and crewmen will join host Mike Salk to answer fan questions. Also read: Nat Geo's ‘Alaska State Troopers’ Premiere to Honor Slain Servicemen They'll have plenty to talk about: Heading into the finale, last season's champion, Captain Tyler McLaughlin's fishing vessel Pin Wheel, has fallen so far behind the fleet that he stands no chance of repeating his.

The National Geographic Channel is planning a special tribute on next week's season premiere of “Alaska State Troopers” for two troopers who were shot and killed in the line of duty Thursday. “We are definitely going to do something in our premiere next Thursday to honor their memory,” a network spokesperson told TheWrap. “We haven't quite narrowed down what — we're going to talk to the troopers and everybody to figure out what's most appropriate.” See video: Nat Geo's ‘Life Below Zero’ Producers Expose Cold Reality Behind the Scenes (Exclusive) Trooper Gabriel “Gabe” Rich and Sgt. Patrick “Scott” Johnson had appeared on several episodes.

Tragedy has befallen the Alaska State Troopers. Two officers who appeared on the National Geographic Channel series of the same name were killed in the line of duty yesterday, fatally shot while investigating a report of a man brandishing a gun in the village of Tanana, according to information released by the Ast's public information office. Trooper Gabriel "Gabe" Rich and Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson were not filming at the time. Per Deadline.com, NatGeo is currently working on a segment to add to next Thursday's episode to pay tribute to Rich and Johnson. "National Geographic Channel is incredibly saddened to learn of the loss of two Alaska State Troopers yesterday in...

Updated: National Geographic Channel is working on an add to Thursday’s episode of Alaska State Troopers to pay tribute to the two troopers killed this week in a confrontation in a remote Alaska village. Sgt. Patrick Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich, who have been featured in the show in the past, were not with a film crew when they were killed, a network rep said. The two men, who were among an ensemble of troopers who participated in the series, had not been scheduled to appear in future episodes. Alaska State Troopers had returned to the network on April 10 for its sixth season. A NatGeo rep says the network is going through its schedule of franchise repeats to pull episodes that featured the two men, out of respect for their families. “National Geographic Channel is incredibly saddened to learn of the loss of two Alaska State Troopers yesterday in the village of Tanana,...

Two lawmen from the reality show Alaska State Troopers were killed by gunfire as they provided backup to a security guard in the remote Yukon River village of Tanana. Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson and Trooper Gabriel Rich, members of the Fairbanks Rural Services Unit, died Thursday in what Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell called a "brutal" and "senseless" act. "These fallen heroes answered the call to serve and protect and made the ultimate sacrifice, while keeping our communities safe," the governor says. Johnson and Rich were featured on the program from the National Geographic Channel, CNN reports. They died after they...

New York -- Touting a turnaround marked by its most-watched year in network history, the National Geographic Channel held its first upfront presentation for advertisers and media in New York on Wednesday. CEO David Lyle opened the presentation at the High Line Hotel by noting that six of the network's top 10 shows in its 17-year history premiered during 2013, including hit science series Brain Games. "We have changed the channel in a significant way in the past two years," added Ngc president Howard T. Owens. "Two years ago we had one returning series (Alaska State Troopers) that was franchise-able,

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Coming off its most-watched year in network history, the National Geographic Channel today unveiled its 2014-2015 slate of six new and ten returning series along with five events/specials, including the four-hour Killing Jesus mini, at its upfront presentation. The new series include Crowd Control, a hidden camera show featuring innovative and fun experiments that test and curate social behavior; You Can’t Lick Your Elbow, which teaches surprising body hacks like how to hold your breath for four minutes, hosted by NFL Today analyst Tony Gonzalez; Cabin Fever with Nate Heim and his timber-loving team who make childhood dreams come true in the form of rustic hideaways and massive mountaintop mansions; Meat Heads hosted by La chef Eric Greenspon who travels the U.S. in search of the most mouthwatering, meatiest recipes around; The Primitives, featuring individuals and families who are turning back the clock a few hundred years...

Discovery Channel’s Emmy-winning reality show Deadliest Catch returns April 22, and as you’ll see in our exclusive first-look at the premiere’s cold open, which previews the landmark tenth season, there is no shortage of compelling stories. Josh Harris has the Cornelia Marie back crabbing, Sig Hansen has his 18-year-old daughter Mandy working on the Northwestern, boats are seen on fire and flooding, someone is heard yelling, “Man down! Man down! Man down!,” and both the Coast Guard and the Alaska State Troopers make appearances. “You, of course, want your tenth season to be awesome, like any other. But...

According to authorities, people might have actually disappeared in some of the locations that ‘Craigslist Killer’ Miranda Barbour has mentioned in her murder spree confession — but the reason why may surprise you.

19-year-old Pennsylvania native Miranda Barbour’s claims of a satanic cult killing spree are leading law enforcement officials in Alaska down a dark path. Find out what authorities are saying about Miranda’s claims below!

Miranda Barbour’s Shocking Murder Spree: Why Cops Aren’t Ruling It Out

Miranda has been giving investigators the exact locations for her alleged crimes, and Alaskan law enforcement agents are standing by to take action if the details match up with any unsolved cold cases, CNN reports. However, at this time, Alaskan State Troopers are saying that Miranda’s claims of murdering at least 22 people don’t match up with any unsolved murders in their state.

Miranda Barbour -- Spare Me From...

After a day of giving thanks, eating turkey, and watching TV with the family, a common impulse is to get out of the house and go shopping. Just kidding! Instead of braving the Black Friday brawls, sit back and relax with even more TV marathons. (That’s what Cyber Monday is for, isn’t it?) Standouts include complete(-ish) sets of favorite franchises such as Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, and Star Trek, as well as guilty-pleasure reality series like House Hunters International and Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.

Check out the weekend guide to binge-watching...

(Washington, D.C. — March 26, 2012) With a new executive team in place making bolder bets for the 2012/2013 upfront season, National Geographic Channel (Ngc) today announced its new slate of series, specials and events driven by fascinating characters and dynamic storytelling. CEO David Lyle, President Howard T. Owens and Executive Vice President of Programming Michael Cascio together detailed plans to offer five new series, seven returning series, and a number of tentpole event specials. The five new series in production include Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? from the Emmy-award winning producers of Deadliest Catch, where highly skilled and athletic adults compete with the country’s top Boy Scouts in challenges based on the Scouts’ 100-year-old handbook; and Brain Games, featured on The Ellen Degeneres Show when it first premiered on Ngc as a special, which now returns as a new series using intricate interactive experiments to leave viewers rethinking how...