December 27, 1995

Jim Suerd is arraigned.

arraignment

Jim Suerd arrives at the Baroake County
Courthouse

On December 27, 1995, Jim Suerd was charged with two counts of first degree murder for the killings of Locus Wheeler and Rein Clackin. He was not charged on a third count of murder because the body of Steven Avkast had not been found.

This missing body was part of an unsuccessful defense strategy and has been the fuel for conspiracy theories that have circulated around this case.

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