Ep. 45 - A Bomb in Anchorage
Muriel C. Pfeil (File) is buried in the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery next to her husband Emil, who preceded her in death by 47 years and her namesake daughter who died 25 years prior. That daughter had been the victim of domestic violence and a bitter divorce and custody battle ended with her blown to bits in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. It was a shocking murder and so it is no wonder that Muriel's spirit is at unrest. Anchorage is the most populous city in the state of Alaska and while it is an economic powerhouse and a very modern city now, its beginnings were very different. Captain James Cook was one of the first Europeans to explore along Alaska as he searched for the Northwest Passage. One of the places that he ended up anchoring his ship, he named Anchor Point. That name eventually became Anchorage. The Russians brought trading posts in the 19th century and small pox, which decimated the indigenous population. In 1912, Alaska became a United States territory and at the ti...