Hosted by Leland E Hale · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 13 episodes
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Leland E. Hale is a true-crime author best known for his true-crime classic, "Butcher, Baker." Hale's latest book -- Kill Brother, Kill Sister -- dives deep into the tangled web of two intricately related murders, committed nearly a decade apart. His podcast digs into the details of those crimes, starting with a deadly car bombing in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
Leland E Hale hosts True Crime: Alaska, a arts show with 13 episodes published.
This adventure is just getting started! I have tens of thousands of pages in research materials. There's more to come, promise. Our goal is to reveal things that, while completely worthwhile, didn't necessarily make it i
Show notesI start this episode with a question: Is it possible for someone to kidnap their own child? Now, of course, the answer is “yes.” It even has a name. Or multiple names. Depending on the jurisdiction, it’s considered custo
Show notesOne year on, the Muriel Pfeil murder had birthed two parallel investigations. One, of course, was the investigation into Muriel’s murder. The second was the inquiry into Neil Mackay’s fitness to assume custody of Scotty
Show notesOne of the biggest challenges – risks? – of writing about true-crime are the parts that dig deep into the legal process. I’m thinking of a comment someone made about an early version of my book, “What Happened In Craig.”
Show notesYou have no doubt noticed that Scotty has… sort of disappeared from our narrative. Yeah, you know, the “adults in the room” have taken over. Not that he has been forgotten. In fact, he’s at the center of things. But in t
Show notesIf you’ve been paying close attention – as I hope you have been – you’ll recall my mention of Fairbanks, Alaska. I’ve only been there once, but I’m reminded of what some acquaintances once told me. Asking if I’d ever bee
Show notesThere’s an old saying… Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than smart… It is, of course, an inverted version of a more popular saying, which puts “smart” in the lead position. We won’t quibble here… Except to point out tha
Show notesThe first line of suspects in Muriel’s murder – the ones we talked about in the previous episode – can be roughly placed in the “speculative” bucket. Even, you might say, the deeply speculative bucket. As in… One by one,
Show notes“Whodunnit?” Okay, this is the obvious question, right? “Whodunnit?” That’s what everyone wants to know. So let’s start to unravel that question… And see how far we get. One thing up front: I’m going to stipulate that we
Show notesThere were always questions about Muriel Pfeil’s marriage to Neil Mackay. The age difference, for one. She was 33 when they married; he was 45. A twelve-year gap. Let's put that in other terms. He participated in World W
Show notesERRATA: Fixed duplicate audio issue. When we think of car bombs we often think politics. Of war by another name. The Irish Republican Army, fighting for independence. Of the Middle East and the warfare in that region. Th
Show notesAmong the dozens of phone calls made that day in September, two stand out. One to Robert Pfeil, Muriel's brother. He was in his garage. And, with his wife Marianne, they rushed to the crime scene. Suddenly, this devoted
Show notesOn September 30, 1976, a vehicle explosion rocked downtown Anchorage. When the dust settled, Muriel Pfeil was trapped in the driver’s seat. Dead. An Anchorage native, she owned the most successful travel service in Alask
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