FILE 309 / 13 August 2022 / 66 MIN / express

Watch My Revenge

Kodiak, AlaskaListen

The town

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This is Kodiak, Alaska; a little island on south central Alaska. about 0:03:49

History, in brief

Town note

Was the capital of Russian Alaska when Alaska belonged to Russia.

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1964

In 1964 a tectonic tsunami, caused by the 1964 earthquake, sent 30-foot waves into the city, killing 15 people and causing $11 million in damage in 1964 money.

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Town note

The Standard Oil Company had a facility there, as did the Alaskan King Crab Company, and the waves destroyed much of the fishing fleet and wiped out some villages.

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All 6 history facts

Town note

Was the capital of Russian Alaska when Alaska belonged to Russia.

about 0:05:24

1964

In 1964 a tectonic tsunami, caused by the 1964 earthquake, sent 30-foot waves into the city, killing 15 people and causing $11 million in damage in 1964 money.

about 0:05:47

Town note

The Standard Oil Company had a facility there, as did the Alaskan King Crab Company, and the waves destroyed much of the fishing fleet and wiped out some villages.

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Town note

A large antenna farm at the summit of Pillar Mountain above the city was the only link to the outside world until a fibre-optic cable reached the island.

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Town note

The island can be reached only by ferry on the Alaska Marine Highway or by commercial airline.

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The figures, as told

Money

Median home value$361,600
Median household income$69,868
All figures and comparisons, as told in 2022

Population

"5,808"

No direction stated.

As told in 2022 about 0:04:20

Median income

"$69,868"

No direction stated.

As told in 2022 about 0:04:25

Median home cost

"$361,600"

No direction stated.

As told in 2022 about 0:04:36

The reviews

3.5 / 5 · average of 4

5 stars

“A beautiful outdoor paradise with great fishing, hiking and scenery; friendly people, a small-town atmosphere, safe and walkable.”
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3 stars

“It is a rainforest and rains a lot; winter brings ice and there is lots of wind, so residents wear extra layers and raincoats and never use umbrellas.”
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3 stars

“The only way to the mainland is a ferry to Homer or Whittier, or a flight to Anchorage; walking is decent, winter ice is common, cars slow for pedestrians and the speed limit never exceeds 45 miles an hour.”
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3 stars

“Multiple registered sex offenders live nearby and flocks of children and teenagers wander the streets; residents are told to secure their rubbish because it attracts bears.”
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The story

The other half of the hut was shared by Isadora Cordova and Richard 'Dick' Barnes. Next door lived 27-year-old Timothy Peter Bean, his pregnant wife and their two children.

She told him Bean had approached her sexually, hit her and raped her.

On the porch he asked Mrs. Bean where her husband was and was told he was inside. His account was that Bean rose and reached for a rifle on the gun rack, so he fired a warning shot into the wall beside him. Mrs. Bean took her children out of the hut, and Bean loaded his rifle. The bullet struck Bean in the aorta.

Security police from a nearby naval station arrived, and a state trooper later determined that Bean was dead.

In court he complained that his court-appointed attorney, Mr. Johnson, had not had time to prepare and asked why a continuance had been refused. The judge said Johnson had access to the prosecution files and was ready. The prosecution cross-examined him about the beating, suggesting that he had found spots on the bed, demanded to know whether his wife had had intercourse, and beaten her with a belt buckle and a pistol until she admitted it. Photographs of her bruises and cuts were admitted.

The case

Murder of Timothy Peter Bean

Victims

Timothy Peter Bean (27). neighbour; lived next door with his pregnant wife and two children

Accused and outcomes

As told in the episode, on 13 August 2022.

Accused

Outcome

Other people

Isadora Cordova. roommate and witness; shared the other half of the quonset hut
Richard 'Dick' Barnes. roommate and witness; shared the other half of the quonset hut
Mrs. Bean. Timothy Bean's pregnant wife; was on the porch and took her children out during the shooting
Mr. Johnson. court-appointed defence attorney

The timeline

  1. before June 1970 marries his wife in Virginia when she is 13, making a four-hour trip there for the ceremony.about 0:52:41
  2. June 1970 , aged 29, lives in half a quonset hut at Bell Flats with his wife, who is 17 and will be 18 in December, and their two-year-old daughter; Isadora Cordova and Richard Barnes share the other half. ( quonset hut)about 0:17:27
  3. June 17th, 1970 , Cordova and Barnes leave at about 11am or noon for Saltery Cove to get Barnes's truck out of the mud. (Saltery Cove)about 0:20:56
  4. June 17th, 1970 They return to the hut between 2 and 3pm and find Timothy Bean there with Mrs. . ( quonset hut)about 0:21:07
  5. June 17th, 1970 Cordova and Bean go next door to Bean's hut, and Barnes follows shortly afterwards because has begun slapping his wife. (Bean quonset hut)about 0:22:16
  6. June 17th, 1970 notices his wife's black eye; she says Bean approached her sexually, hit her and raped her. ( quonset hut)about 0:25:56
  7. June 17th, 1970 About 20 minutes later backhands his wife for not getting ready, loads a .32 automatic pistol and walks to the Bean hut. ( quonset hut)about 0:27:25
  8. June 17th, 1970 On the porch asks Mrs. Bean where her husband is and she tells him Bean is inside. (Bean quonset hut)about 0:28:17
  9. June 17th, 1970 enters and calls 'Pete'; according to , Bean rises and reaches for a rifle, so fires a warning shot into the wall. (Bean quonset hut)about 0:29:54

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