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TitleTour: Death in Douglas, A True Crime Walking Tour August 20th from 1-3pm
Start Date2022-08-10
End Date2022-08-21
Full Description

A young woman serves a plate of hooligan to her mother in their Douglas beach cabin. The mother convulses and dies. Did the daughter commit matricide? Or did her lover poison the fish without her knowledge? Find the answers to this and more on the Death in Douglas: True Crime Tour. Participants will walk about 2 miles while hearing about seven murder cases in Douglas and Treadwell from the first half of the Twentieth Century. This tour starts and ends in Douglas and is led by former Juneau criminal reporters, Ed Schoenfeld and Betsy Longenbaugh. 

Tickets must be purchased in advance. This popular local tour sells out quickly! Ticket price of $31.50 includes admission to the City Museum and a 20% discount on select items in the Museum Store.  Space is limited to 15 participants.

TICKETS & INFORMATION: Call (907) 586-3572.