Joseph Kimler

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On May 3, 1982, in Anchorage, Alaska, 19-year-old Joseph Dean Kimler and three friends—Vern Sylvester, 19; Sabrina Imlach, 16; and Rebecca Phillips, 16—were camping in Russian Jack Springs Park. Their evening took a tragic turn when Charles Louman Meach III, armed with a .38-caliber revolver, approached their campsite with the intent to steal. Upon being discovered by Kimler, Meach shot him in the back of the head. He then proceeded to fatally shoot Sylvester and the two girls as they arrive ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Joseph Kimler

    Male

    Anchorage

    AK

    1982-05-03

    19

    Joseph

    Kimler

    Yes

    11/19/2024

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    My thoughts and prayers are with the victim and their family during this difficult time. I am prayin... ...Read More
    10/19/2024