In the early 1980s, Anchorage, Alaska, was experiencing rapid growth due to the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, attracting a diverse influx of workers and individuals seeking economic opportunities. Amidst this bustling environment, 19-year-old Robin Pelkey found herself living on the streets of Anchorage. Born in Colorado in 1963, Pelkey had moved to Alaska in the late 1970s, returned to Arkansas as a teenager, and then came back to Anchorage in 1981 to live with her father and stepm
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