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Serial Killer Blueberry Tommy

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With the nickname “Blueberry Tommy,” Thomas Johnson sounds like a harmless and even friendly historical figure, but nothing could be further from the truth. Historians don’t know much about Johnson except that he was a serial killer. Sources Hunt, William R. 1987. Distant Justice. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, OK. Heaton, John W. 2010. Outlaw Tales of Alaska. Morris Book Publishing, LLC. Guilford, CT. The Blueberry Kid. Alaska Genealogy Trails. https://www.genealogytrails.com/alaska/blueberry_kid.htm 6-22-1914. Many “Blueberry Kids” confuse officers. Man wanted is “Blueberry Tom” Johnson. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 6-29-1914. Clew found to Alaska crime. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 7-20-1914. Launch Seal Pup found. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 8-8-1914. Mute reminders of the Koyukuk tragedy. Iditarod Pioneer. 10-12-1914. Will recover body. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. ______________________________________________________ Want to learn more about Magic Mind or give it a try? Here's the link. https://www.magicmind.co/murderandmystery And get up to 50% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my code MURDERANDMYSTERY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Karluk Bones Audiobook Narrated by Beth Chaplin ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the Murder and Mystery in the First Frontier Facebook Group! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Listen to a New Podcast from the Members of Author Masterminds _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Robin Barefield is the author of five Alaska wilderness mystery novels, Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman’s Daughter, Karluk Bones, and Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge. She has also written two non-fiction books: Kodiak Island Wildlife and Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. Sign up to subscribe to her free monthly newsletter on true murder and mystery in Alaska. Subscribe to Robin's free, monthly Murder and Mystery Newsletter for more stories about true crime and mystery from Alaska. Join her on: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit her website at http://robinbarefield.com Check out her books at Author Masterminds _________ If you would like to support Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier? Become a patron and join The Last Frontier Club. Each month Robin will provide one or more of the following to club members. · An extra episode of Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier available only for club members. · Behind the scenes glimpses of life and wildlife in the Kodiak wilderness. · Breaking news about ongoing murder cases and new crimes in Alaska
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With the nickname “Blueberry Tommy,” Thomas Johnson sounds like a harmless and even friendly historical figure, but nothing could be further from the truth. Historians don’t know much about Johnson except that he was a serial killer. Sources Hunt, William R. 1987. Distant Justice. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, OK. Heaton, John W. 2010. Outlaw Tales of Alaska. Morris Book Publishing, LLC. Guilford, CT. The Blueberry Kid. Alaska Genealogy Trails. https://www.genealogytrails.com/alaska/blueberry_kid.htm 6-22-1914. Many “Blueberry Kids” confuse officers. Man wanted is “Blueberry Tom” Johnson. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 6-29-1914. Clew found to Alaska crime. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 7-20-1914. Launch Seal Pup found. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. 8-8-1914. Mute reminders of the Koyukuk tragedy. Iditarod Pioneer. 10-12-1914. Will recover body. Fairbanks Alaska Citizen. ______________________________________________________ Want to learn more about Magic Mind or give it a try? Here's the link. https://www.magicmind.co/murderandmystery And get up to 50% off your subscription for the next 10 days with my code MURDERANDMYSTERY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Karluk Bones Audiobook Narrated by Beth Chaplin ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the Murder and Mystery in the First Frontier Facebook Group! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Listen to a New Podcast from the Members of Author Masterminds _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Robin Barefield is the author of five Alaska wilderness mystery novels, Big Game, Murder Over Kodiak, The Fisherman’s Daughter, Karluk Bones, and Massacre at Bear Creek Lodge. She has also written two non-fiction books: Kodiak Island Wildlife and Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier. Sign up to subscribe to her free monthly newsletter on true murder and mystery in Alaska. Subscribe to Robin's free, monthly Murder and Mystery Newsletter for more stories about true crime and mystery from Alaska. Join her on: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit her website at http://robinbarefield.com Check out her books at Author Masterminds _________ If you would like to support Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier? Become a patron and join The Last Frontier Club. Each month Robin will provide one or more of the following to club members. · An extra episode of Murder and Mystery in the Last Frontier available only for club members. · Behind the scenes glimpses of life and wildlife in the Kodiak wilderness. · Breaking news about ongoing murder cases and new crimes in Alaska
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