Alaska woman murdered, husband charged

• News Home
• More from News of the North

Thursday, August 30th, 2018 6:29am

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Messenger
• Share on Messenger
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Whatsapp

Willow, Alaska (KINY) Michael Kilgo, 59, is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife.

The body of Hattie Labuff-Kilgo, 56, was found Tuesday, three miles from where Alaska State Troopers located her vehicle.  She had traveled to Petersville on Saturday and hadn't been seen since.

A dispatch from Troopers said Mr. Kilgo was also charged with felony tampering with evidence.  The cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma.

Co-workers called authorities when Mrs. Labuff-Kilgo failed to appear for work.  The vehicle was found on Petersbille Road about 35 miles off the Parks Highway.

Mr. Kilgo is being held without bail to await a court appearance.

More from News of the North

• Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission call proposed Canadian open-pit gold-mine a threat to Southeast

  British Columbia (KINY) - Upstream from Southeast Alaska, in the British Columbia wilderness, a significant mining boom is taking place.

• Rep. Peltola commends armed forces for protecting Alaska & expects further action from DOD to defend American airspace

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Representative Mary Sattler Peltola issued the following statement today regarding the shooting down of an unidentified object over Alaska.

• Senator Murkowski and Senator Sullivan respond to unidentified object shot down in Alaska Territory

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan issued the following statements.

• Governor Dunleavy issues statement on unidentified object shot down over Alaska

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued the following statement today regarding the unidentified object shot down this morning over Alaskan waters.

• Update: US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast

  Washington, D.C. (AP) - A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said.

• Legislation introduced to prevent future PFAS pollution

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Jesse Kiehl introduced Senate Bill 67, to prevent future PFAS pollution in Alaska.

• Fairbanks Grand Jury indicts four in death of Robert Evans

  Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - On Jun. 12, 2022, the Alaska State Troopers were notified that human remains were found near mile 38 of the Elliott Highway.

• Cathy Muñoz details her goals as Acting Labor Department Commissioner

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Muñoz spoke at the weekly Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Thursday on workforce priorities.

• Accidental death caused by carbon monoxide exposure

  Wasilla, Alaska (KINY) - On Feb. 8, Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence in Wasilla for reports of an unresponsive male with possible carbon monoxide exposure.

• Homicide investigation in Selawik is ongoing

  Selawik, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers from Kotzebue, Investigators from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, and Crime Scene Technicians from the Alaska Crime Lab traveled to Selawik at first light to investigate a suspicious death.

• Federal subsistence fishery for Eulachon closed in Federal public waters within District 1, except for the Unuk River

  Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan Misty Fjords District Ranger Cathy Tighe, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Federal public waters that flow into District 1, except the Unuk River drainage, to the taking of Eulachon from 12:01 a.m. on Mar. 1 until 11:59 p.m. on Apr. 15.

• Sullivan re-introduces ROAR Act to refill strategic reserve with American-produced petroleum

  Washington, D.C. (KINY) —U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this week re-introduced the Replenishing Our American Reserves (ROAR) Act, legislation that would ensure that the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) only includes petroleum products produced in the United States, and the United States doesn’t sell petroleum products from the SPR to America’s adversaries, like China.