Alaska history: The story of Edward Krause, Alaska’s first known serial killer.
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By the early 1910s, he was well established in Petersburg. While he enjoyed a certain amount of public respectability, he was, in fact, the leader of a murderous gang of thieves. Individuals had the suspicious habit of last being seen alive in the company of Krause, such as Kumajiro Yamamoto in January 1913 and James Plunkett in October 1915.
Despite being romantic rivals, Krause and Christie were not familiar with one another. A few short weeks after the wedding, Krause visited the mine pretending to be a U.S. marshal named Miller. He lured Christie away with a fake subpoena, and no one ever saw the newlywed again. Krause was repeatedly indicted throughout 1916, for several property crimes, mail fraud and the murders of Kumajiro Yamamoto and James Plunkett. As for the many other suspected murders, the prosecution had the difficult job of proving that a death had occurred without a corpse or witnesses to the crime. As with the other victims, Christie’s body was never recovered.
After a failed appeal, Krause’s execution was scheduled for May 11, 1917. Late on April 12, Krause made his move. Somehow, from an outside friend or corrupt jailer, he had obtained a knife he could use like a hacksaw. During the subsequent investigation, it was clear that he had worked at the bars for some time, perhaps over several days.
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