Events
Presentations
Death With Dessert: When Love Turns to Murder
In honor of Valentine’s Day, historic crime researchers Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld discuss killings stemming from romance. Jealousy, infidelity and greed powered these tragic cases. This True Crime Alaska presentation is a fund-raiser for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, McPhetres Hall, 325 Gold Street in downtown Juneau. Tickets, $35, available online at trinityjuneau.org. Dessert provided by Treadwell Kitchen.
Death With Dessert: CSI: Historic Juneau
Today’s crime scene investigators use fingerprints, DNA and cell phone records to identify murderers. But none of those techniques were available in the early 1900s. Historic crime researchers Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld take a look at the tools available to Alaska’s early detectives. This True Crime Alaska presentation is a fund-raiser for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.3 p.m., Saturday, April 1, McPhetres Hall, 325 Gold Street downtown.
3 p.m., Saturday, April 1, McPhetres Hall, 325 Gold Street downtown. Tickets, $35, available online at trinityjuneau.org. Dessert provided by Treadwell Kitchen.
Death With Dessert: Death of a Rum Runner
In 1923, a questionable businessman and bully was shot and killed in a crowded bar and grill. But the case didn’t go as one might expect. Historic crime researchers Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld examine the case and how the justice system responded to this murky murder. This True Crime Alaska presentation is a fund-raiser for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Tickets, $35, available online at trinityjuneau.org. 3 p.m., Saturday, April 29, McPhetres Hall, 325 Gold Street downtown Juneau. Dessert provided by Treadwell Kitchen.
Walking Tours
Capital Killers
This guided tour starts and ends at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum and is led by former Juneau crime reporters, Ed Schoenfeld and Betsy Longenbaugh, who will focus on historic Juneau murders. Price of tour, $31.50, includes admission to the City Museum and a 20 percent discount on select items in the Museum store. Space is limited to 15 participants. This tour is recommended for adults and may be suitable for mature teens.
Upcoming Dates: Resuming May 2023, schedule to be announced.
Walking Tours
A young woman serves a plate of hooligan to her mother in their Douglas beach cabin. The mother convulses and dies. Did the daughter commit matricide? Or did her lover poison the fish without her knowledge? Find the answers to this and more on the Death in Douglas: True Crime Tour. Participants will walk about 2 miles while hearing about seven murder cases in Douglas and Treadwell from the first half of the Twentieth Century. This tour starts and ends in Douglas and is led by former Juneau crime reporters, Ed Schoenfeld and Betsy Longenbaugh.
Ticket price, $31.50, includes admission to the City Museum and a 20 percent discount on select items in the museum store. Space is limited to 15 participants. This tour is recommended for adults and may be suitable for mature teens.
Upcoming Dates: Resuming May 2023, schedule to be announced.
