Irene Coulthurst

Murdered

In early September 1982, Irene Coulthurst, 28, her husband Mark, and their two young children, Kimberly and John, arrived in Craig, Alaska, aboard their fishing vessel, the Investor. The family, originally from Blaine, Washington, was in town to offload a substantial salmon catch and celebrate Mark's 28th birthday. On the evening of September 5, they dined at a local restaurant before returning to their boat.

In the early hours of September 6, the Investor was observed drifting away fro ...Read More

Front Page Detectives: 8 people were murdered aboard an Alaskan fishing ship. While it's the state's most famous mass killing, it's also unsovled.

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