Full of unrealized potential, this snake let his anger and envy take over. Slithering through Anchorage’s trails, the serial killer murdered five people and seriously injured another before he was stopped. 

Resources and Sources

Sketch: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/11/15/apd-gun-used-by-suspect-in-saturday-police-shooting-implicated-in-five-anchorage-homicides/

Dashcam video: https://youtu.be/o46Oq08s8no 

Cold Blooded Alaska Season 1, Episode 9: https://amzn.to/3CpPRWO 

1998 Sentencing Hearing: https://soundcloud.com/kyle-hopkins-4/james-dale-ritchie-1998-court-appearance-and-testimony?utm_source=www.alaskasnewssource.com&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fkyle-hopkins-4%252Fjames-dale-ritchie-1998-court-appearance-and-testimony

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2016/07/03/two-bodies-found-along-ship-creek-trail/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/07/29/apd-body-found-in-muldoon-street-after-reports-of-gunfire/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2016/08/28/with-4-months-left-in-2016-valley-of-the-moon-slayings-push-anchorage-to-tie-last-years-homicide-tally/

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Father-surprised-to-learn-identity-of-sons-accused-killer--403871066.html

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