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20 Spellbound departs from Hiva Oa headed towards Ahe. |
21
Gary injures his wrist when struck by a winch.
Restless Wind departs from Nuku Hiva to go to Ahe. |
22 Loren calls Jerry on the Restless Wind stating Spellbound is headed directly to Papette.
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23 Loren radios Seattle at 5:12pm Tahitian time (TAHT) inquiring re his dad.
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24 Kerry suffers a head injury at 4:00 am.
HAM operator relays Loren is dead at 5:45am TAHT. |
25
HAM operator relays Jody is dead.
Loren & Jody's bodies buried at sea.
Spellbound arrives in Rangiroa at 9:30pm TAHT. |
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27
Larry arrives in Papette.
Kerry & Lori fly to Papette. Kerry admitted to the hospital. Spellbound cleaned by Kia Ora hotel staff in Rangiroa. |
28
French police question Kerry & Lori at the hospital in Papette. |
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The Restless Wind arrives in Papette. Gary flies to Papette to be questions by French police. Kerry & Lori fly to Seattle; Kerry admitted to the hospital in Bellevue, WA upon arrival.
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2
French investigation turned over to the FBI. |
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4 FBI agents & Coast Guard Intelligence arrive in Papette. |
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6 Larry, Gary, FBI, & Coast Guard travel to Rangiroa. They examine the Spellbound. |
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Gary & Larry sail from Rangiroa on the Spellbound. |
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Spellbound arrives in Papette. |
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Larry flies back to Seattle. |
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• Wed., 9 August 1977: Spellbound leaves Washington with Loren, Jody, Kerry, Larry, and Gary (a passenger, not Gary Edwards).
• Thurs., 17 August 1977: Spellbound arrives in San Francisco where Gary departs. (Drummer arrives in San Francisco on August 19). Spellbound leaves San Francisco on August 20.
• Thurs., 24 August 1977: Spellbound arrives in San Diego, CA.
• Fri., 16 September 1977: Gary leaves for San Diego to join the Spellbound Crew.
• Thurs., 17 November 1977: Spellbound leaves San Diego for French Polynesia with Loren, Jody,
Kerry, Lori, and Gary as crew, they arrive 27 days later on December 15, 1977 (Restless Wind left on November 9 and on December 17, Drummer arrives).
• Tues., 21 February 1978: Gary states he
injured his wrist when a winch struck it.
• Wed., 22 February 1978: Loren radios Jerry aboard the Restless Wind to tell him the Spellbound will be heading straight to Papette.
• Thurs., 23 February 1978: Loren calls Seattle to check on the status of his Dad (5:12 pm TAHT).
• Fri., 24 February 1978: Kerry suffers a head
injury allegedly at 4:00 am. Sunrise was at 5:41 am local time (nautical twilight, when there is sufficient light to use a sexton to determine your position, occurred at 4:51).
• Fri., 24 February 1978: HAM operator hears Spellbound’s mayday call; relays Loren
is dead.
• Sat., 25 February 1978: HAM operator relays
Jody is dead.
• Sat., 25 February 1978: Loren and Jody’s
bodies are buried at sea.
• Sat., 25 February 1978: The Tahitian Rescue
Coordination Center uses an aircraft to find the Spellbound and guide a rescue boat to her; both boats arrive in
Rangiroa at 9:30 pm local time.
• Sun., 26 February 1978: Larry flies to Tahiti
to sort out what happened and to help Kerry and Gary, he arrived Monday
morning. Kerry and Lori fly to Papeete where Kerry is admitted to L’hôpital de
Mamao.
• Mon., 27 February 1978: the French police
question Gary, Lori, and Kerry in Papeete at the hospital.
• Tues., 28 February 1978: official inquiry opened
by French authorities who suspect foul play.
• Wed., 1 March 1978: Kerry and Lori return to
Seattle. Kerry is admitted to Overlake
Hospital in Bellevue, released about a week later.
• Thurs., 2 March 1978: Gendarme Captain Michel Bereze
states the affair was not normal. The
French investigation is turned over to the American authorities, the FBI.
• Tues., 14 March 1978: Gary and Larry sail the
Spellbound to Tahiti and arrive
in Papeete on Sat., 18 March 1978 (200 miles from Rangiroa).
• Wed., 22 March 1978: Larry returns to Seattle
as there is nothing more he can do in Tahiti.
• Tues., 4 April 1978: Kerry and Lori testify
before a Grand Jury in Seattle.
• Wed., 26 April 1978: Gary interviewed
by the FBI.
• April 1978: Gary & the Spellbound are in the movie "Overboard."
• August 1978: Gary sails the Spellbound to Richmond, CA where
the boat is sold in June, 1979 to Ralph (Ralph remained the owner of the Spellbound until his death in
2008) for $110,000.00.
• Thurs., 16 November 1978: Gary interviewed by
the FBI again in San Francisco.
• May 1979: Phyllis, Gary and Larry’s biological
mom, passes away.
• Thurs., 17 January 1980: Gary is interviewed again by the
FBI in San Francisco, CA.
• January 1980: Kerry takes a polygraph test and fails.
• Fri., 17 October 1980: Larry files an affidavit
in King County Superior Court alleging Gary killed Loren & Jody under Washington
“Slayer” laws to bar Gary from inheriting; Jody and Bobbie join the to
disinherit Gary & Kerry.
• Fri., 19 December 1980: Court Commissioner
Jack Richey signs the order to distribute Loren & Jody’s assets and
disinherits Gary. Gary didn’t contest - he
didn’t want a ghoulish court battle.
• 1983: the FBI stops the investigation in the
murder of Loren and Jody Edwards as there is not sufficient evidence for a
conviction.
(note: Tahitian time is 3 hours earlier than PST)
