Alaska Troopers Investigate Murder on Prince of Wales Island

Troopers arrived at a houseboat near Port Protection on Monday where they found a man towing a small boat with a dead body aboard.

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Story Created: Aug 10, 2011 at 2:48 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Aug 10, 2011 at 2:48 PM AKDT

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a murder on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska.

When troopers arrived at a houseboat near Port Protection on Monday they found 38-year-old Ronald O'Neil driving a skiff, towing a second small boat.

In that smaller boat troopers found the body of a man who has tentatively been identified as 54-year-old Tracy Simpson.

O'Neil has been charged with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and driving under the influence.

Simpson's body has been taken to the state medical examiner's office in Anchorage for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

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ged said on Sunday, Oct 2 at 3:51 PM

because he was going to dump the body out in the sumner straits , not in the back bay where it would be found

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Whodunnit said on Saturday, Aug 13 at 11:50 PM

Vague story is right....WHY would the suspect tow the body he killed back when he did it...doesn't make sense...please report the full story and state facts please....

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akrock said on Thursday, Aug 11 at 8:17 AM

Vague story. Was a disturbance reported, gunshots? What was the reasoning for the troopers to go to the houseboat in the first place, etc. etc. etc.

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