Announcement
Coronavirus (COVID-19): due to the situation with Covid registration of foreign nationals has been temporarily suspended. All existing appointments will be cancelled. You can still create an account and complete the online form, but you won t be able to make an appointment. This won t affect your immigration status and no penalty will be given for missed or late registrations or for being unable to tell us about a change in your circumstances. If you have any questions, please email us at: PRU@avonandsomerset.police.uk
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In 1930, the FBI cracked the case of a Ketchikan murder thanks to an incriminating can of sliced peaches on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. Last week, this column featured the story of two World War II draft dodgers chased by federal agents in the wilds around Talkeetna. Referenced in that article was an earlier case featuring the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Alaska. After a few requests from readers, the following is that story. Next week the series returns to Anchorage with the origin of the city’s name.