Episode 94; Conrad Maesaka and Patricia Stevens--Murder and Corruption in Hawaii, and Survivor Robert Atwood

Hello, Crime Family, and welcome back to Episode 94 at the True Crime BnB!

I didn't plan to, but somehow I managed to have one case in each of the two most recent US states: one in Hawaii (became a state on Aug 21, 1959) and the other in Alaska (became a state on Jan 3, 1959).

Hawaii is considered to be a paradise, and to many people, it absolutely is. But for Conrad Maesaka and Patricia Stevens, it may have started out as paradise, but it turned into a nightmare leading to their disappearances.

Through a tip from a guilty conscience, the crime was eventually solved, but that was still not the end of it. Corruption, gambling, organized crime, and a desperate official all combined to prevent Conrad and Patty from getting their justice, even after a jury conviction.

In the end we can recognize that although Conrad and Patty were flawed humans...who isn't??...they were not as flawed as pretty much every other person in this story. And they did not deserve what happened to them.

And then to Alaska, where Robert Atwood headed, at the age of 28, to take over a tiny daily newspaper in Anchorage. Over 50+ years he turned it into one of the largest Alaska dailies, in addition to a myriad of other stellar accomplishments.

But Bob never lost his energy, his leadership, his pluck, nor his love of family. And when his newspaper staff and his daughter were in danger from an irrational attacker, 79-year-old Bob sprang into action to neutralize the threat. And although it made national headlines, humble Bob didn't even put it on the front page the next day.

Thank you for being here. I'm happy to see you, come back in two weeks for Episode 95!

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:22 Murder and Corruption in Hawaii

0:24:43 Survivor Robert Atwood

0:34:49 Wrap-up

00:36:01 Closing

0:36:31 Outro

0:36:38 Bloopers

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