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Thomas Carbine. Alaska State Troopers photo
The Alaska State Troopers’ cold case investigator is opening up an unsolved murder committed in Kodiak 28 years ago. Investigator Jim Stogsdill of Soldotna announced the reopening on Friday.
From what law enforcement could piece together, in the late afternoon of July 14th, 1982, fisherman Thomas Carbine (car-bine) got off the plane from Dillingham, where he had been fishing for salmon. After dropping off his bags, he made his way to the Beachcombers Bar on Mission Road, where he spent the night reportedly buying rounds of drinks. The last time anyone claimed to seem him alive was about 3:30 the next morning. Ten minutes later his lifeless body was found on the ground between two parked cars, with his wallet and all his money missing.
Stogsdill reviewed the file and thinks the cold case could thaw. He said in an announcement that somebody might have seen or heard something that could be helpful in finding the killer. Stogsdill can be reached at the Soldotna Troopers Post, 262-4453.
