Alaska Dispatch staff writer Craig Medred lays out Graybill's life, including his (pre-arrest) torching of his plane, his poaching, and his near-drowning when he crashed a Cub into the ocean near Kodiak. Read Medred's story here, and also check out the 2001 National Geographic Adventure story on Graybill.

From Medred's story: "The people who didn't detest poacher John Graybill loved him, but no matter their views on his behavior they all expected he'd someday end up dead in an airplane crash. Graybill loved to fly. He loved to shoot Alaska big game, too, and he wasn't too particular about how he did it."

From the Adventure story: "Graybill knew that the state was going to confiscate his plane. He'd already lost two that way, and he couldn't bear to see them take a third. So he soaked a rag in gasoline, lit it, and threw it in the front seat. The clients who didn't speak a word of English, looked on in horror, certain that Graybill had lost his mind. By the time the wardens arrived, the plane was a smoking heap of debris."