No Regrets: Ann Rule’s Crime Files, Volume 11
Ann Rule
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1980 · Lopez Island, Washington
Rolf & Ruth Neslund
The story behind No Regrets: Ann Rule’s Crime Files, Volume 11
Retired ship’s pilot Rolf Neslund disappeared from Washington’s Lopez Island in 1980. His wife Ruth offered explanations for his absence, but investigators assembled evidence that she had killed him and disposed of his remains. She was convicted even without a recovered body, ending years of uncertainty surrounding his disappearance.
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When1980
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The Captain Who Broke a Bridge: The Disappearance and Murder of Rolf Neslund
A narrative blog account connects Rolf Neslund’s maritime career with his disappearance and the later murder prosecution.
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No Regrets: Ann Rule’s Crime Files, Volume 11
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The Incredible Life and Disappearance of Rolf Neslund
Podcast coverage of the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Released February 5, 2025. About 113 minutes.
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#127 Rolf Neslund: chciwość wieku nie ma
Podcast coverage of the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Released May 14, 2023. About 39 minutes.
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The Unlikely Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge - 2
Podcast coverage of the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Released October 25, 2022. About 76 minutes.
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5. This bridge sucks goats
Podcast coverage of the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Released May 4, 2020. About 50 minutes.
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The Unlikely Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge - 1
Podcast coverage of the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Released October 18, 2022. About 66 minutes.
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The Islands’ Sounder · 1985-12-04 · Page 8
Rolf Neslund’s siblings testify
Local court reporting records testimony from Neslund’s siblings and the evidence presented during Ruth Neslund’s trial.
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State v. Neslund — search-warrant dispute
A Washington Supreme Court opinion reviewing evidence-suppression issues in the investigation and prosecution concerning Rolf Neslund’s death.
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- November 6, 1984
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Decades later, Lopez Island still questioning the truth behind a ‘no-body’ murder | FOX 13 Seattle
Video from FOX 13 Seattle covering the Rolf & Ruth Neslund case. Length: 8:42.
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