Weak Motives & Wilderness Gangsters

David Grunwald was 16 in 2016 and lived in the Palmer area of Alaska. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it His father was Ben Grunwald. David was technically minded, built his own computer, was skilled with Lego, hoped to attend the Mat-Su career and technology high school, played soccer, took karate and basketball, went to church twice a week, and spent summers at space camp and aviation camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and at the Solid Rock Bible Camp. He attended Colony High School.

this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now In October his father let him stay at the house again and enrolled him at Valley Pathways Alternative School.

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed They dragged him out to his own 1994 Ford Bronco, put him in it and drove him to the Knik River Road area, where they walked him into the woods and beat him again before shooting him with the Ruger and leaving him. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now David did not come home. His parents called the troopers, and the group lied to them and to Victoria, saying David had wanted to run away and live off the grid.

On 14 November a man out four-wheeling found David's burnt Bronco west of Wasilla, with no sign of David. A search involving troopers, US Marshals, search and rescue teams, drones, horses, dogs, a helicopter and hundreds of community members went on for 19 days. details of the account remain covered until revealed

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it The camper trailer smelled strongly of bleach, and blood was found on the floor, walls and toilet of the bathroom. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it A single shell casing was found nearby.

this part of the story is covered for now He admitted burning the Bronco, taking a cab home, cleaning the trailer and burning a bloodstained rug. The only motive he gave was that David had smoked all his weed. details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now The judge said there was something off in all four of the young people. A Justice for David Grunwald Facebook page remained active, and a memorial scholarship in David's name was set up for students in mechanics and engineering, funded by an annual memorial run.