Policeinvestigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting in downtown Anchorage onNovember 12, 2016. Its just really incredibly disheartening, Pearson said. 1 language. All rights reserved. Hoffman, 19, died from a gunshot wound to the. A woman in Alaska was walking her dog when a moose charged her from behind and kicked her in the head, according to shocking video captured by a bystander. Brehmer and McIntosh used Leylands pickup on June 2 to take Hoffman on a hike at Thunderbird Falls, a popular location about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Anchorage. In some villages, city and tribal leaders say they have no choice but to hire convicted criminals as cops. shut down anelementary school and a middle school, don't attribute 2016's increase in homicides to any one cause, mother accused of suffocating her infant daughter, killed in a downtown shootout with police, Here are the most-read Alaska Dispatch News stories of 2016. "I'd say a great number of our citizens don't engage in any activity that's considered dangerous.". But they point out the majority of them were either involved in risky behavior or killed by someone they knew. Police continued to investigate and interviewed her two days later after Snapchat video appeared, in which she appeared to confess, the documents say. They were all going to spend Christmas together the next day. I said to his mother how cool he looked like a prizefighter about to enter the arena.". The year's final tally surpasses even the 29 deathsthat occurred in 1995, at the time attributed by officials to gang and drug activity. A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a woman aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska, police say, in what has been described as a "domestic disturbance". Overwhelmingly, people were killed with guns: Gunfire was involved in all but four of the year's homicides. (In addition to the 75 criminal attorneys, about 25 more work on appeals and childrens cases.) She deserves just as much as a search for her people as any other victim, as any other survivor. An earlier version of the chart in this story incorrectly stated that it included fatal officer-involved shootings and justifiable homicides. More than a few cases seem to trace back to a personal slight or insult that escalated into violence, said Lt. John McKinnon, head of APD's homicide unit. Skidmore said the number of prosecutors is rebounding following a reduction years earlier and now includes more than 120 attorneys. According to Hansen, he persuaded Eklutna Annie to help him winch his pickup free from the mud, although when he began to drive his vehicle free, Eklutna Annie attempted to run. Police have only definitively named him as the gunman in one killing, that of Treyveon Thompson on July 29. Eklutna Annie is the name given to an unidentified murder victim whose body was discovered in a wooded area, one mile south of South Eklutna Lake Road in Eklutna, Anchorage, Alaska, in July 1980. She championed any child she met that needed a second chance for success, her obituary said. Alaska copscharged an Anchorage man with murderTuesday after shocking videos found on a mysterious memory card allegedly capturedthe suspectassaulting and killing a woman whose remains were recently discoverednear a highway. Market data provided by Factset. (The motion argued that the judge misunderstood the limits on public defenders, who do not choose which charges are filed.). There has been some suggestion by family members out-of-state that he had recently showed signs of mental illness, McKinnon confirmed, but added, "I don't think we have any concrete evidence to support that.". According to Hansen, Eklutna Annie had been wearing blue jeans, a sweater, and a brown leather jacket. 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After troopers arrived, Doubek was given first aid and taken to a hospital. But its workload is growing more quickly just between the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years, it saw a 16 percent increase in felony cases statewide, according to data the agency has presented to the Legislature. All rights reserved. His hair was long. Veronica Abouchuck, left, and Kathleen Henry. "It depends on what we're looking at as far as danger," said McKinnon, speaking generally about citizen safety and homicides in 2016. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Police said the body was found near milepost 108 of Seward Highway on Oct. 2. According to court documents, Denali Brehmer, 18, confessed to killing Cynthia Hoffman on June 2 at the . When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Market data provided by Factset. McKinnon said police are still trying to piece together what Ritchie did on a daily basis during the months he is believed to have been back in Anchorage. Brehmer then enlisted the help of four friends, including 19-year-old Caleb Leyland, 16-year-old Kayden McIntosh and two other unnamed juveniles, to plan and carry out the murder at Schilmillers direction, according to the documents. And so somebody who might have been using emotional abuse and threats and that sort of thing may escalate into more physical violence, Pearson said. "In the fog and the white light, I saw him walking down the alley," Marcy said. 2023 BBC. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. He told Anchorage District Court Judge Brian Clark that he had about $2,000 in total saved. The victim was also wearing several pieces of jewelry, including an apparently handmade metal bracelet containing three turquoise stones,[2][8] a copper necklace containing shell beads, a pendant heart, a Timex metal wristwatch consisting of circular links and with a brown watch face, a ring carved from shell jewelry, and gold-plated, twisted metal hoop earrings. Troopers: Wasilla woman killed, husband charged with her murder, 2023 Iditarod pre-race coverage and Ceremonial Start, Melissa Fry has the forecast for the Iditarod restart in Willow, Animal rights group PETA continues targeting Iditarod sponsors. Smith remained in jail on Wednesday where he is being held on an outstanding warrant. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A corrections officer told the court Doubek was on suicide protocols and unable to participate. Two days later, both Brehmer and McIntosh were interviewed. The record in this case should reflect that, as a result of the policy and budget choices made by the legislative and executive branches the people of Alaska must tolerate long delays in the prosecution of the type of crimes charged in this case crimes against women, crimes fueled by substance abuse, crimes against law enforcement officers, crimes against rural Alaskans, the judge wrote. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. (Loren Holmes / ADN). The Public Defender Agencys budget, meanwhile, has grown by 9 percent in the past two years. [9][12] She stood between 4 ft 11 in and 5 ft 3 in, and her hair color ranged from light brown to strawberry-blond. There were no immediate details aboutthe earlierinvestigation involving Smith. Digital evidence and statements show Brehmer was communicating with and sending videos and/or photographs of the events surrounding the incident to Schilmiller at his directive through the duration of the event, documents say. Anchorage police identified thesecond victim as Veronica Abouchuk. A man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a woman aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Alaska, police say, in what has been described as a "domestic disturbance". Last year, Steiner, who was then the agencys director, warned that his attorneys were at their limit and would have to start refusing to handle new cases without a $1 million boost to their $26 million budget. Gov. Contact her at zhollander@adn.com. Advocate for missing and murdered women, reflecting on the ongoing efforts to identify Eklutna Annie[18], Eklutna Annie remains unidentified. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [16], Hansen was sentenced to 461 years in prison without the possibility of parole for her murder and three others. "Same exactly happens to homicide cases. Her eldest daughter Chloe was killed with her. "[13], According to Hansen, he then drove in the direction of Eklutna Lake, with his vehicle eventually becoming stuck on a desolate road as he veered in the direction of a "muddy swamp". Moody, the Alaska Public Defender Agency supervisor, said there are currently 11 vacant attorney positions out of 98 statewide. Don't kill me!" Another factor no one could have predicted: James Dale Ritchie, who could prove to bethe most prolific killer in AnchoragesinceJoshua Wade, though APD is not ready to call him that. He also allegedly told authorities that he and Brehmer discussed killing another person, but the plan was abandoned, and he admitted to blackmailing Brehmer into raping people. A millionaire widower and her teenaged daughter take a fivestar cruise together. In 2017, the year Queenie was killed, the rate of women killed by men in Alaska was three times the national average and the highest in the United States, according to the Violence Policy Center. Upon examining the card, police said it"contained several videos which appeared to show the assault and subsequent homicide of an adult female" and an investigation was opened. Ritchie, the 40-year-oldkilled in a downtown shootout with policeafter he wounded an officer in an encounter early Nov. 12, is the prime suspect in the deaths of five people in 2016, APD said. A handwritten note laid on a nearby bench with the words Shes havin an affair proof is in the phone. In the Lower 48, gangs are more organized and act as outside-the-law businesses, pushing drugs and weapons in defined territories. Anchorage police identified the second victim as Veronica Abouchuk. The race is on: What to know about the 2023 Iditarod, No injuries in downtown Anchorage commercial building collapse. It did not include those deaths. But APD isnot ready to close the cases. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Clayton Andrew Charlie, who pleaded guilty in 2019 to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a groundskeeper at the Alaska Zoo, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. It took 26 days after Merrian's disappearance for her to be reported as a missing person and for the search for her to start. Nine months and a long Arctic winter have come and gone since the abduction, sexual assault and murder of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr in the northwest Alaska hub community of Kotzebue.. Signs . As Merritt approachedAndrew Robertson-Goughnor, police said, Robertson-Goughnor shot him. He stepped out of the car and said goodbye to his mom and Marcy. The domestic violence-related cases range from amother accused of suffocating her infant daughter,to a man accused of fatally shootinghis son-in-law. Gardner slept upstairs. So far, nothing has been found. Marcytook every votive candle she could find in her house, plus a piece of Christmas pie in plasticwrap, to leave as an offering at a makeshift altar another corner of Anchorage turned into an impromptu memorial for a person killed in 2016. Corrections:This article originally incorrectly stated that a homicide had taken place in the Kempton Hills subdivision in 2016. According to police, the arrest came. The videos show a woman being strangled and in one Smith can be heard saying just die. The videosshow Henry face down in the back of a truck. Read about our approach to external linking. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. He was returning to Anchorage, where he lives, Thim said. [9] A box of Salem matches were found in a pocket of her jacket, indicating she may have been a smoker. The state of Alaskas criminal justice system is operating on the fringes, barely able to protect against the deprivation of fundamental rights, barely able to respond in a professionally responsible manner to Alaska (s) rising violent crime rates, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Michael A. MacDonald wrote in a blistering Aug. 30 decision, which has previously not been reported. The FBI is testing his DNA in a nationwide database that may reveal if he is linked to any crimes in other states, McKinnon said. Information from: Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com, Timothy Hoffman, right, father of slain teenager Cynthia Hoffman receives support from Edie Grunwald, left, who's son David Grunwald was murdered in Nov. 2016, as they entered a Superior courtroom for the arraignment of Cynthia's murder suspects in the Nesbett Courthouse on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. ThatFriday, she dropped him off for an evening out downtown. The next year,that number nearly doubled, to 25. Born in Montana but raised in Alaska, Duke married, raised three children and worked jobs including as a teachers aide. Passengers told CBS News that a "murder mystery" theme dinner had been taking place when the incident occurred, and several passengers first confused the crime for a hoax. "They are engaging in this behavior where maybe a mature person would say, 'I'd never do that,' but to the people involved this is real stuff to them disrespect. Police are careful not to blame victims of violent crimes. Detectives saythey have a "good understanding" of what happened and who was involved in each of those cases. Police immediately suspected John Newman's nephew, 23-year-old Kirby Anthoney. In 2017, the year Queenie was killed, the rate of women killed by men in Alaska was three times the national average and the highest in the United States, according to the Violence Policy Center. McIntosh, who is being tried as an adult in the case, was the gunman, prosecutors say. Eklutna Annie is the name given to an unidentified murder victim whose body was discovered in a wooded area, one mile south of South Eklutna Lake Road in Eklutna, Anchorage, Alaska, in July 1980. Denali Brehmer, 22, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder in the June 2019 death of Cynthia Hoffman, the Alaska Department of Law said. More than three dozenimages and 12 videos were stored on the card, according to the charging documents. 28, 2020 at 10:10 AM PDT. Thim said the arrest hinged on two aspects of the investigation: the citizen who chose to call police when they found that card, and the coordination between law enforcement agencies handling the separate cases of the videos and the body. The judges order describes a disparity in the next phase of the criminal justice system the one that begins after a suspect is arrested and the clock starts ticking toward a timely resolution for defendant and victim. Resources: If you are facing threatened or actual domestic violence, please discreetly call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or Abused Womens Aid in Crisis in Anchorage at 907-272-0100. In January 2013, an associate professor wrote a letter of recommendation for Ritchie, who was apparently applying for an internship. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Anchorage police say theyve arrested a man for the murder of a woman whose body had been dumped a week ago on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage. (Scott Jensen / Alaska Dispatch News). Alaska Public Media 2022. A Wasilla woman was shot four times at home Sunday night and her husband is charged with her murder, according to Alaska State Troopers. Early on Christmas Eve, James "Lucas" Moren became Anchorage homicide victimNo. It was first broadcast on May 9th, 2021. It appeared that Smith recorded them himself, according to the affidavit. Nearly a week prior, on Sept. 30, someone called Anchorage Policeclaiming to have "an SD card containing a video of a homicide," according to a press release from authorities. "One of the little girls from that room came running out, calling for help, that her parents had been in a fight," one passenger told CBS News. has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, and was taken to Anchorage Jail. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News). (Bill Roth / ADN). Market data provided by Factset. The district attorney's office also decided not to pursue criminal charges in the shooting death ofAaron Syvinski, 30, which was found to be in self-defense. When substance misuse and mental health problems are part of the dynamic, it heightens the risk, she said. The caller later told officers the card a small memory card used in portable digital devices was discarded on the street at the corner of Fairbanks Street and 13th Avenue in Fairview, near the Gambell Carrs store. Resources can be found by calling Alaska 211 or visiting the State of Alaskas website to find treatment options. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. All but one of the victims in those cases were female. During an arraignment at Anchorage Jail Court Wednesday, a judge set Smiths bail at $750,0000 cash and appointed a public defender to represent him. AnAlaska man accused of brutally assaulting and murdering a woman who was seen strangled in videos found ona digital memory cardhasbeen charged with another death, authorities said Thursday. She covers breaking news, the Mat-Su region, aviation and general assignments. A 22-year-old Alaska woman pleaded guilty to murdering her 19-year-old "best friend" in 2019 after a man who was allegedly catfishing her offered her $9 million to kill someone. Police say the majority of the deaths fall into the same tragic but predictable circumstances that thread through homicides every year: domestic violence, personal disputes escalated by a weapon, robberies gone bad. She had hit the wall, an acting supervisor later told the judge. Sarah Palin in 2007, admonished public defenders for specific professional failures in their handling of Walters case. Human remains found along Seward Highway near Rainbow trailhead. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Police were able to identify Smith, a native of South Africa, from the video after recognizing him from a separate, unspecified investigation, in part because of his accent. "She championed any child. On Christmas Day, the people who loved Lucas Moren gathered in the alley behind the Gaslight. The Alaska teens are being represented by the public defenders office, which has a policy of not commenting on cases. Officers arrested Brian Steven Smith, 48, Tuesday afternoon, an Anchorage Police Department statement said. We still dont know who she is and we dont know much about her," said Thim. The department is also trying to directly ask the public for help more often. It's unclear who the woman is, but authorities are working to identify her and determine how she died. More officers on the streets as with arecently addeddowntown foot patrol,members of which made an arrest in Moren's murder onChristmas Eve make streets safer. Our salaries up here used to be the draw, an attorney for the agency said. You're going to kill me!" Last Monday, Sept. 30, a woman called police dispatch to report that shed found an SD card containing a video of a homicide on the ground, police said. The killings happened in nearly every corner of Anchorage: from an Eagle River apartment complex toa normally quietsouth-sidesubdivision. Tracy Hansen and her dog, Gunner, were walking on the sidewalk in Anchorage, Alaska, when she was suddenly knocked to the ground, she told NBC . or redistributed. McIntosh was arrested, but Brehmer denied any involvement in the death. Fiesers account supports a complaint filed by prosecutors charging Doubek with the murder of his wife, 54-year-old Marjorie Gardner. [3][4], Eklutna Annie was murdered by serial killer Robert Hansen, most likely in 1979. On Sept. 30, someone called Anchorage police claiming to have found an SD card containing video of a homicide. Police recognized the man in the videos as Brian Smith, an immigrant from South Africa police knew of from a previous investigation," according to the affidavit. Brehmer ultimately admitted to being solicited by Schilmiller to commit the murder and that the murder was planned once she realized she had been catfished by Schilmiller, the documents say. Smith came to Alaska from South Africa about five years ago and became a naturalized U.S. citizen last month, according to the bail memo.
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