The Beginning of Our Story
It is hard to introduce a story so specific yet universal, so young, yet so old. It is not enough to say that this is a blog about four young Native men wrongfully convicted of a brutal murder. It is...
View ArticleMurder on a Winter Night
Although the story of the Fairbanks Four has roots in history, both recent and distant, the story we are attempting to tell begins in the early morning hours of October 11, 1997 with the brutal murder...
View ArticleLet the Circus Begin – The First Days of the Hartman Case in the Press
For those of you that have read this blog from the beginning, consider for a moment that most of the events we have discussed here represent mere hours of real-time. If this blog took place in...
View ArticleTrue Murderer Comes Forward – A Letter from William Holmes
We have a long tradition of letting people tell their own story. Today, the Innocence Project walked into the courthouse and filed a motion for Post Conviction Release on behalf of George Frese, Eugene...
View ArticleNo Excuse – A Letter from Senator Mark Begich
Following in the footsteps of many ordinary citizens, local leaders, and more recently Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Mark Begich released a letter to Alaska Governor Parnell asking for swift...
View ArticleScott Davison Is Not Only Credible, He is ADMIRABLE
In late 1997 Lathrop student Scott Davison skipped school to smoke pot with friend Matt Ellsworth and fellow student Jason Wallace. While the three young men got high and talked, Wallace made a...
View ArticleJason Wallace’s Confession Leaked to a Reporter
Jason Wallace, 2004 The exact nature of the statements made by Jason Wallace regarding his participation in the Hartman murder have long been veiled in secrecy and the source of much speculation. The...
View ArticleWhat IS Kevin Pease? Ethnicity vs. Culture in the Fairbanks Four Case
Since the beginning of this case there has been a tremendous emphasis on race as it pertained to the crime itself and its potential impact on motive. We have caught plenty of heat for not shying away...
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