Case 242: The Investor Murders
Casefile True Crime
John Peel's Libby 8 Fire
Two witnesses who had been John Peel's crewmates on the Libby 8 alleged that investigators had coerced statements from them. Dorne Holmstrom, who had spoken with Peel the day after the fire, said he started crying and questioned how someone could do that to his friends. Brian Polinkus made similar allegations about the aggressive nature of the questioning. Then there was the matter of Peel's alleged confession to police. According to the transcript of his interview, Peel had said, I can't believe the things I did in there.
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