

Karen was told that Bonnie had not been raped. For unknown reasons, police did not initially release the results of the sexual assault examination. Karen found an ally in reporter Maria Downey, who was also trying to get more information about this case. According to Karen, the police kept most of the information about this case to themselves. Furthermore, the belongings that she took to school that day were not found with her body. Also, the creek was ten miles from the bus stop and she had no way of getting there. She did not believe that Bonnie would go to the creek area during a school day. When she viewed her body, she noticed defensive wounds on her hands. Her mother, Karen, however, found evidence that she might have been murdered. But she had also suffered severe head injuries, possibly resulting from a fall off a cliff.Īt first, Alaska State Troopers believed Bonnie had died in a hiking accident. The medical examiner determined she had drowned. Her body was found floating in McHugh Creek later on. She was a diligent student who prided herself on arriving promptly for her 7am English class. Two days a week, she walked forty-five minutes through the early morning darkness to catch the bus. At about 5am, before dawn, on the morning of September 28, 1994, she left for school. Details: Eighteen-year-old Bonnie Craig was a vivacious and well-liked college freshman at the University of Alaska in Anchorage.
