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Alibis and Witnesses X – Gary Edwin
Gary Edwin is originally from Tanana, Alaska. He is the proud father of five, and works for Doyon Drilling. Gary is arguably Marvin’s most important alibi. In 1997 he was 24 years old, working as a...
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An Interview with George Frese
Dan Bross of KUAC here in Fairbanks, Alaska did a brief segment on the reward increase to $35,000 and was gracious enough to share the unedited full audio with us. Unfortunately, George’s interview was...
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Let 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...
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Bloody Photos of the “Bloodless” Crime Scene Emerge
When Calvin Moses and his passengers came upon a young John Hartman badly beaten, barely alive, and draped over a curb around 2:50am on that cold night in October 1997, the sight of his body was so...
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True 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...
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Arlo Olson –“Star” in the Case Against the Fairbanks Four
We could tell you ourselves that we believe the Fairbanks Four could not have been convicted without the testimony of Arlo Olson. But that sentiment is more convincing coming straight out of the mouth...
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Alaska Innocence Filing Exposes Flawed Eyewitness Testimony
Marvin Roberts from 300 feet away, a photograph taken 10/12/13 at McKenzie Point Correc The Fairbanks Four were convicted primarily on the eyewitness testimony of Arlo Olson, who testified that he was...
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State Prosecutor Bachman’s Astounding Interview With Indian Country Today
We have been pleased to see the story of the Fairbanks Four debut onto various national media outlets, but have been perhaps most gratified to see the case appear on Indian Country Today. This story...
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Scott 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...
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State of Alaska Witnesses – Child Rapist Striking a Deal is “Credible”
In the State of Alaska response to the September 2013 filing asserting innocence of the Fairbanks Four, two issues are of central focus: credibility and hearsay. Indeed, hearsay and witnesses with...
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Deranged State of Alaska Insists that Innocent Men Should Remain in Prison
The State of Alaska filed their response to the Innocence Project filing that rejected their claims. You can and should read about that HERE. Because, honestly, the state’s response is so stupid that...
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State of Alaska Caught Lying AGAIN (Yawn)
It is becoming routine and almost boring to get on a blog and explain that the State of Alaska is deliberately, illegally, criminally fighting to keep innocent men in prison. It is not a boring topic...
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State of Alaska Pulls Funding for Eugene Vent’s Attorney
Colleen Libbey, after 11 years working on one of the most complex and high-profile cases in the state of Alaska, has been removed from the case without warning. This alteration in counsel, which the...
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Appeals Court Reveals Second Murder Confession in Hartman Murder
In a ruling made public today, the Alaska Appellate Court has shot down the efforts of inmate Jason Wallace to keep his confession to the murder of John Hartman out of court. Although the exact...
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Introducing The Big Bad Wolf I – Officer Clifford “Aaron” Ring
The decision to fight for the Fairbanks Four has not come without hardship. Many of us who chose to take a stand have, and will continue to, come under attack. One of the hardest things to do is speak...
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Big Bad Wolf II – Drug, Sex, Money, Guns, and a “Set Up”– Fairbanks Police...
There is a popular Swahili proverb “Wapiganapo tembo nyasi huumia.” Translated, it means, “When Elephants fight, it is the grass which suffers.” It is a poignant reference to the structure of most...
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Big Bad Wolf III – The Police Killing of Henry Kettendorf
In 1994 the words “viral post” would have meant nothing. There was no status update, no like or share buttons, and to the common Interior resident, no internet. It was in this era that the Golden...
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Big Bad Wolf IV – Who Killed Mohogany Davis?
Who would still be alive today if the right men had been arrested and convicted for the killing of John Hartman? Often discussed in the realm of the innocence movement are the consequences of wrongful...
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Big Bad Wolf V – Adrienne Bachman
In the 1990’s, when accusations of corruption and misconduct ran wild in the Fairbanks legal and law enforcement community, Adrienne Bachman had absolutely nothing to do with the Fairbanks Four case....
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Big Bad Wolf VI – Marquez Pennington and John Hartman’s Murder
Marquez Pennington When William Holmes confessed to his role in the brutal murder of John Hartman, he named four accomplices: Jason Wallace, Rashan Brown, Shelmar Johnson, and Marquez Pennington. The...
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