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Douglas Island News
Douglas, Alaska
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On Christmas Eve, Nellie Kalugan, a 28-year-old one-armed native woman, was murdered at Pirate Cove near Unga. Her body was attempted to be burned, with charred remains discovered the next day by locals. The perpetrator remains unidentified, and no arrest has been made due to lack of a marshal; suspects believed to be among 20 winter fishermen.
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The crime was committed at Pirate Cove, a fishing village seventeen miles from Unga.
Meager details so far received regarding the affair are to the effect that Nellie Kalugan, a young native woman was killed, and an attempt made to burn the body.
The charred remains and evidence showing the details of the crime were found the next morning by the natives.
The identity of the murderer has not yet been learned, and as there is at present no marshal in the precinct, no steps have been taken toward apprehending the guilty one.
The murdered woman was a one-armed native, about 28 years old. She was well known around Unga.
Twenty fishermen are employed during the winter at Pirate Cove, and it is believed that one or more of them were guilty of the crime.
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Pirate Cove, Near Unga
Event Date
Christmas Eve
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nellie kalugan killed and body attempted burned; charred remains found; murderer unidentified and no arrest made
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Nellie Kalugan, a 28-year-old one-armed native woman well known around Unga, was murdered at Pirate Cove fishing village. An attempt was made to burn her body, with charred remains and crime evidence discovered the next morning by natives. Suspected perpetrators are among the 20 winter fishermen employed there. No marshal present, so no apprehension steps taken.