This week's case is about a man who grew up in North Pole, Alaska. By his teens, people described him as violent, volatile, and cruel toward women. This man cycled through psychiatric hospitals, had brushes with the law, and built a reputation in Anchorage.

The warning signs were there in the 1990s. But no one stopped what came next in 2000. Listen to today's episode to hear about the heartbreak Joshua Alan Wade caused to five families and the Anchorage community.

Sources:

Anchorage Daily News (ADN)

“Convicted killer Joshua Wade dies in Indiana prison” (June 14, 2024) – ADN

“Joshua Wade sentenced for killing Mindy Schloss” (Feb 2010) – ADN archive

“Wade admits to three more murders” (Sept 2014) – ADN

Coverage of Della Brown’s 2000 murder and 2003 acquittal – ADN archive

 U.S. Department of Justice

 “Joshua Wade sentenced to life for carjacking resulting in death” (Feb 17, 2010) – DOJ Press Release

  Alaska Department of Law

 “State of Alaska press release: Wade pleads guilty to 2000 and 2007 murders” (Feb 2010) – Alaska Dept. of Law

 Associated Press (AP)

“Body of missing nurse found near Wasilla” (Sept 13, 2007) – AP via Seattle Times

“Wade confesses to three more killings” (Sept 2014) – AP

  "FBI confirms investigation into Wade’s additional murder claims” (2014 statement) – FBI.gov

 Books / Long-form

 Ice and Bone: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer by Monte Francis (2016) — covers the Della Brown case, the collapse of the first trial, and Schloss investigation in detail.