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William Schmaus, a 51-year-old White male, spent the afternoon of November 15, 2016 doing what he always did—working with his hands at an auto dealership and repair shop off East 74th Avenue near Old Seward Highway in Anchorage. Just after 3 p.m., a man who knew the shop's owner walked in. In a moment that witnesses later struggled to explain, the visitor raised a handgun and shot the mechanic where he stood. First responders could not save him; the 51-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene ...Read More
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William Schmaus
Male
White / Caucasian
Anchorage
AK
2016-11-15
51
William
Schmaus
Yes
11/09/2025
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I’ve been following the William Schmaus case since it happened, and I can’t shake the feeling of... ...Read More
01/04/2024
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So I've been following the case of William Schmaus, and something that's been really bothering me is... ...Read More
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