It was on Monday night at approximately 8:33 pm that 44-year-old Haines resident Kelly Williamson and her father 67-year-old John Hamilton from Florida made contact with the Alaska State Troopers and reported themselves overdue on a hiking trip.
On Monday, Alaska's Governor Sean Parnell spoke on his commitment to defend Alaska from Federal overreach and also encouraged Alaskans to engage in the process as well.
On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced that they believe that Israel Keyes was responsible for the death of as many as 10 people prior to the grisly murder of Samantha Koenig in February 2012.
The former leader of the WInter Hill gang, James (Whitey) Bulger was found guilty in 31 of 32 counts that included murder and racketeering charges on Monday.