Vigilante Justice: The Alaskan Avenger's Dark Path, Childhood Trauma, and a Quest for Redemption

Can justice ever truly be served by taking the law into your own hands? Join us as we unravel the intense story of Jason Vukovic, known as the Alaskan Avenger, who became a vigilante against sex offenders after enduring his own childhood nightmare. Melissa, your host, teams up with Carissa to dissect the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding Vukovic's actions, from his violent path of vengeance to his current advocacy for counseling over retaliation. This episode takes you on a journey through Vukovic's past, revealing the harrowing abuse he suffered and the brutal attacks he carried out, prompting us to question the limits of justice and the role of personal retribution.

Throughout this gripping discussion, we reflect on the societal responsibilities towards victims of abuse and the complexities of punishment and redemption. Carissa, who initially brought this topic into the light, shares her unvarnished insights, helping us navigate through the emotional and psychological scars left by Vukovic's experiences. With new revelations about Vukovic’s transformation in prison, the conversation challenges conventional views on rehabilitation and vigilantism, leaving listeners to ponder the delicate balance between justice and revenge. Tune in for a thought-provoking analysis that pushes the boundaries of traditional discourse on crime and punishment.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hey everyone, welcome back to Strange, strange Beyond, insane, and this is your host, melissa, and I want to do a recap on this On an episode that we did about 25 episodes back, which is crazy to think that we already have gotten that much further. I've been trying to pump them out. You know I got a lot of shit to talk about and a lot on my mind. So, carissa, shout out to you, girlfriend, my other co-host I have a few on here Um, she thought of this idea to do because she's seen something on this and she was like I want to talk about it. I'm like, all right, so when Carissa does her topics, she gives me a gist because, you know I'm like nosy. Well, you know I want to know what, and she's like, no, you know I'm like nosy, well, you know I want to know what, and she's like, no, you've got to wait. So we actually, when she comes on it's I'm completely blindsided and I fucking love it. That was her idea. So shout out to you, carissa.

Speaker 1: 0:55

Um, okay, and this is about that Alaskan vigilante, the guy that beats up pedophiles. Thank you, jesus. Um, there's still men out there, real men out there, like that. And Carissa just told me, I think a week or two ago. I know it was last week. She said he got out of jail, all right. So I'm going to do like a little recap reading. All right, alaskan Avenger beat pedophiles with a hammer and a bloody rampage after surviving his own childhood abuse A bloody rampage after surviving his own childhood abuse, alright. So Growing pleas for the release of the Alaskan Avenger, a self-proclaimed vigilante who targeted registered sex offenders, are intensifying. Okay, this reads Jason Vukovic. Jason Vukovic I think I'm not good with pronouncing words, you guys know this, so bear with me who claimed an overwhelming desire to act due to a terrible sexual and physical abuse at his adopted father's hands during childhood, now dubbed the Avenging Angel, brutally attacked and robbed three sex offenders, wesley Demarest, charles Elby and Andreas Barbosa. As a result of his vigilantism, he was dealt a harsh 28-year prison sentence. Whilst one victim insists bukovich should serve out his entire entire term, others have advocated for his freedom. Throughout his incarceration, the alask alaskan avenger has come forward to publicly re-announce his violent acts instead, encouraging fellow victims to seek counseling rather than revenge.

Speaker 1: 2:47

Born on June 25, 1975, in Anchorage, to a single mother who later married Larry Lee Fulton, adopting him, bukovic discloses that Fulton subjected him to sexual and physical abuse throughout his youth, and physical abuse throughout his youth. In heart-wrenching detail he recounted to the Anchorage Daily News, writing Both of my parents were dedicated Christians and had us in every church service available two or three times a week. So you can imagine the horror and confusion that I experienced when this man who adopted me began using late late night prayer sessions to molest me. Joel Vukovich revealed his and his brother's horrific childhood experiences during court testimony, detailing the beatings they endured at the hands of their stepfather. Joel recounted he would beat us with pieces of wood and whipped us with belts, and then he added We'd roll over on the bunk beds and be up against the wall. It was my job to go first so he would leave Jason alone. The abuser managed to dodge prison despite being charged with second-degree abuse of a minor in 1989. The torment did not stop until Jason Vukovich, age 16, together with his brother, made a break for freedom, ending up in Washington State living a life steeped in petty crime to survive.

Speaker 1: 4:23

You know, here's the thing Like these fucking pedophiles need to be taken out, and I don't. I'm sorry, I don't blame this guy. I know that we're not supposed to act in violence. However, it is what it is. I don't think there's any place on earth for pee pee touchers. You know people that molest children, people that molest anybody, people that fucking molest animals and elderly people Like you cannot possibly tell me these people can be rehabbed, that they. Can you know what is it? You know they meet God and they make better choices Like can you know what is it? You know they meet God and they make better choices Like no, they fucking go to prison and they always end up getting out early and they fucking do it again. And then they kill people too.

Speaker 1: 5:14

And not only killing wouldn't be the worst thing. When you are sexually molested at such a young age, that follows you for your whole entire life and it fucks you up so bad mentally, physically, emotionally. It's not right, and you know what? I'm applauding the vigilantes. You know the vigilante heroes. Yeah, we men should be able to fucking be men Like good men should be able to go take care of it. I'm sorry, I don't care who this offense. That's how I feel. Maybe I'm old school, maybe I'm black and white, maybe that's how I grew up. I mean, I didn't grow up like rough, but I also grew up like you know speak up for yourself. If something happens, you know, tell mom or dad or both, or tell an aunt, or you know it's just fucked up. And again, I encourage it. I think you know the police could use the help, honestly. Okay, and staying on topic, this is something fun to add, of course. Queen of Reddit, here I go. It's my new, my new thing, all right.

Speaker 1: 6:23

So the question is has anyone tried to become a secret vigilante in real life, like we see in superhero movies? Real life, like we see in superhero movies? And this person answers. The answers reveal that real life vigilantes and self-proclaimed superheroes do exist, ranging from costume charity workers to more serious crime fighters. While some engage in harmless community service, others take a more aggressive approach, potentially facing legal consequences. Another person says yes, I actually know a few people kind of alpha dog, retired military guys with a hero complex that do this kind of thing. They leave their victims battered and handcuffed and call the police with directions on where to find the package.

Speaker 1: 7:23

Okay, this person says I've always wanted to be a hero as a kid. Now that I'm 17, my conviction has evolved. I believe that in so many places that the justice system is fucked up. I want to do my part in helping people. It's how I've always been and how I will always be. I don't intend on giving up just because of the dangers. I've experienced worse pain and injuries. When I'm ready and set up, I'll do my part, no matter what. I am not harmless, let it be known. Okay, I mean. This one reads like bringing happiness to sick children. Okay, this is a lengthy one. I think we're going to skip that one, because they're arguing.

Speaker 1: 8:16

You know, what do you guys think, like? What do you think about this? I believe in this shit. I'm sorry, like I do. There's not enough police officers, there's not enough military, there's not enough protectors in the world. Right, like we could always use more.

Speaker 1: 8:33

I truly believe in like an organized God I don't want to call it crime like an organized uh, an organized mild crime crew, I guess you could. Or like an organized cleanup crew. Um, even women too, like you know, women can, you know, fight battles too. But I believe in this shit because they're with. Okay, you guys don't get me started on the whole pedophile ring and all this shit that goes on and it's. We're all exposed to it, we all see it. I mean, imagine all these motherfuckers that still get away with this shit men, women, all of it, and even, a lot of times, it's your own family members. I, I believe in this. I think superheroes should be allowed to exist. Um, I don't know how they would set boundaries with them, like, uh, you know statewide, you know statewide, federally wise. But I truly believe in this. I do, and I want to know your guys's opinions. And again, carissa, thank you so much for bringing this to light. Now I'm going to wait for her to jump on here. She should be on here in the next couple of weeks, but her and I have been talking and you know we're both crime junkies. Of course, I have, like you know, id Discovery on cable. I have the ID Discovery Plus app. I mean, I have all these different crime things that I pay for. I've always been a crime junkie.

Speaker 1: 10:10

Morbid, the podcast. I know you guys know what Morbid is. They've been around for a while now. That is the first podcast that really got me into listening to podcasts, because their crime content is so fucking good, so good. And, honestly, if I didn't have such a love for the paranormal and, you know, crazy space odyssey shit and the ocean stuff and everything strange. And if I wanted to just have a one tier type podcast, I would totally do crime too. Unfortunately, there are so many out there and I have listened to a lot of great ones. I've listened to a lot of okay, this has been done before and that's the thing too. Like you can tell, morbid has passion. Like they have passion and they. It's just it's really good. It's really really good. If you guys have never listened to Morbid, please check it out. It's fucking awesome. I'm you know what they have Morbbin now, like on demand and through Comcast, I can just flick it open on there and listen, um, to their show.

Speaker 1: 11:16

But anyways, of course I get off track all the time because I'm like a squirrel, um, but where I was going with this is, you know, um, since Chris and I do share the love of crime and, um, you know Christina, even to our other co-hosts on here, I mean that's pretty much like what her degree is in psychology and she always wanted to go work at, you know, at the prison, and you know, get behind why. You know why you do this, why you do that, and so all three of us together are definitely, um, we do extended research and we are very fucking morbid, no pun intended. Um, we want, we want to know details. I mean, I'm probably the most morbid on like knowing details of like the actual murders or crime scenes and stuff like that, but anyways. So Chris and I were talking, and we were, you know. We both agreed it would be cool to try to write to these you know either murderers or accused murderers in prison and both of our husbands. It's funny because then we talked the next day and both of our husbands separately, not even being together, both told us the same thing separately you girls need a PO box, like they don't need to know your address. And we're like, oh shit, we didn't think about that because we're ditzy and we just get so fucking excited to get on here and share content that we forget. You know about being safe and you know it's pretty bad admitting that at our age, but you know, when you have the passion, you don't think about danger, right? So, yeah, that is a new project that we are going to start. We do need to get a PO box. Her and I do not live in the same city, but we only live like 15-20 minutes away from each other. So we'll probably find like a middle ground where we'll have it at. So we're going to start start instead of just fan mail. It's going to be murder mail, but it's that's not what it's going to be called, but we will have a catchy name for that segment. But, you guys, thank you for listening and let us know what you think and let us know what you think about our new idea. Again, you guys can always email us at ghost sisters 21 24 at gmail. Again, that is, ghost sisters 21 24 at gmail.

Speaker 1: 13:36

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