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Superior Court Judge Amy Mead delivers an instruction to the jury on Jan. 13, 2021 as she presides over the trial of a man charged with killing another man in Yakutat in 2018. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Trial continues as major witness testifies

She found the victim dead and called 911.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, Jan. 14, 2022

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Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Superior Court Judge Amy Mead delivers an instruction in court on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, as she presides over the case of a man charged with killing his friend.

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Yakutat killing trial begins with statements and witnesses

Attorneys for both sides are establishing the timeline of events.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022

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Robert Stroud, who killed a man for underpaying a sex worker in Juneau in 1909, is the subject of the first “Death, With Dessert” lecture held by a pair of retired Juneau reporters. (Courtesy photo / Betsey Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld)

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True crime with a side of dessert

Cakes are a natural accompaniment to murders most foul.

The Juneau Police Department is seeking more information about a sexual abuse of a minor case that’s been under investigation since March 2021. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file)

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Police seek information in sexual abuse of a minor case

There may be more to the case than has been discovered.

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire file The trial for a man accused of a 2018 stabbing death in Yakutat has began in Juneau Superior Court at Dimond Courthouse.

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Jury selection begins in Yakutat killing trial

Potential jurors expressed qualms about COVID mitigation measures in place.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022

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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022

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Police calls for Wednesday, Jan. 5

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, leave the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Jay Allen Johnson, 65, who faced charges of sending a series of profanity-laced voice messages to the two senators, entered guilty pleas, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in federal court in Fairbanks, Alaska, to two counts of threatening to kill a U.S. official. U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline accepted Johnson’s pleas and set sentencing for April 8. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

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Man who threatened US senators pleads guilty

He faces up 10 years in jail on each charge.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 31, 2021

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021

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It's a police car until you look closely. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, Dec. 24, 2021

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