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Alaskan authorities say that severe weather prevented them from answering a woman’s call for help last week — and now, her live-in boyfriend is facing second-degree murder charges.
Unok added that Teeluk had a gun, it is alleged in the complaint. The dispatchers could hear Teeluk in the background, denying his girlfriend’s claims.
“Both parties sounded to be intoxicated,” the complaint reads. “The call cut off while the two were actively arguing.”
Alaska State Troopers tried calling Unok back, but could not get her on the phone, and authorities in the area “were unable to immediately respond due to inclement weather issues,” the complaint explains.
The village — located along the Norton Sound coast in the southwest part of the state — has no actual roads, and no police were available in Kotlik to respond to the incident at that time.
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The complaint alleges Teeluk called police the next morning at 11 a.m., telling them he awoke to find Unok dead, the complaint states. EMTs in Kotlik responded to the home and pronounced Unok deceased.
Shortly after 2 p.m., troopers were able to fly to the isolated village.
The complaint alleges Unok was found “laying in a homemade piece of furniture that appeared to be used as a bed and/or couch.”
A large amount of blood was located beneath the body, but police determined it was from her dog, Boo, whom Teeluk allegedly stabbed to death the previous night. The animal’s body was found outside the home, according to the complaint.
Teeluk allegedly told investigators he and Unok had consumed “at least a gallon” of home-brewed beer and began arguing over Facebook posts. He claimed the arguments escalated to physical violence, and that Unok began punching him.
The medical examiner determined Unok died from strangulation.
The complaint claims Alaska State Troopers had dealt with the couple before, as they had a “very significant history with AST reporting numerous domestic disturbances involving each other.”
Teeluk has yet to enter a plea to the sole charge against him. Information on his attorney was unavailable Wednesday.
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source: people.com
