A Nexus of Lives and Lies: The William Dempsey story — Part 8
Dempsey spent more than a decade attempting to persuade a judge to recommend him for executive clemency
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Dempsey spent more than a decade attempting to persuade a judge to recommend him for executive clemency
AUTHOR’S NOTE: William Dempsey killed two Alaskans in 1919 and was sent to prison in 1920 for his crimes. The first six parts of this story introduced Dempsey’s victims and the judge who presided at his trials. Part One also explained the alarm caused when Dempsey escaped from prison in 1940.
Dempsey spent more than a decade attempting to persuade a judge to recommend him for executive clemency
Anchorage authorities believed Dempsey was planning to sail from Seward and flee to the States
The opening line of Dempsey’s first letter to Bunnell — dated March 19, 1926 — got right to the point