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title: "The Midnight Sun Killer: Terror of Anchorage"
description: "The chilling story of James Dale Ritchie, the Midnight Sun Killer who terrorized Anchorage, Alaska in 2016, murdering five people before his dramatic confrontation with police."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/midnight-sun-killer-terror-anchorage.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The chilling story of James Dale Ritchie, the Midnight Sun Killer who terrorized Anchorage, Alaska in 2016, murdering five people before his dramatic confrontation with police.
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