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Murder In America

S1 Ep69: ALASKA - Mass Murder On Board The Investor: Alaska's Worst Unsolved Crime

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.88.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In the early 1980's, a brutal massacre rocked the state of Alaska. 8 people, all killed in the same way on the same boat. But to this day, the crime has yet to be solved. Join us as we explore the horrific crime that left Alaska scarred forever, and the potential killers who may have carried it out. You're listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA.
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On Labor Day weekend in 1982, eight people were on board a boat in Kragalaska.

0:28.0

Among the eight were the Colter's family. There was the captain of the ship, Mark, his pregnant wife Irene and their two young children, Kimberly and John.

0:38.0

Also on the boat were four teenage crew members, Dean Moon, Chris Heyman, Jerome Keone, and Michael Stewart.

0:47.0

And as they all pulled up to the docks, everyone was ready to celebrate.

0:52.0

You see, that day marked the end of a very successful fishing season. For weeks, the crew worked tirelessly on board the investor.

1:02.0

One of the nicest fishing boats in all of Kragalaska.

1:06.0

In the 77,000 pounds of salmon that they caught meant that everyone on board was set to make a lot of money.

1:12.0

But as they docked the investor and went on land to celebrate their success, they had no idea of what was to come.

1:20.0

Two days later, many of the townspeople noticed that the investor was away from the docks, anchored off at sea.

1:27.0

There had been no movement on the boat and no one had heard from the crew in days.

1:32.0

Into their surprise, the investor would suddenly erupt into a fiery blaze.

1:38.0

Once first responders got control of the fire, they entered the vessel to assess the damage.

1:44.0

And to their horror, there were no survivors.

1:48.0

All eight people died on board the investor that September day in 1982.

1:54.0

But this tragedy was no accident. It was a brutal and deliberate massacre.

2:00.0

The largest massacre in Alaskan history.

2:03.0

And although many people have their suspicions of who committed this heinous act, no one to this day has been brought to justice.

2:13.0

This is the story of the Alaskan unsolved massacre. I'm Courtney Browen.

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