Jason Vukovich, known as the “Alaskan Avenger,” who was convicted of using the state’s sex offender registry to track down offenders, break into their homes, and beat them with a hammer
As a child, Jason Vukovich was sexually and physically abused by his stepfather. As an adult, he decided to get revenge — by tracking down sex offenders and attacking them with a hammer. Because of this, Vukovich himself was charged with assault in 2016, but many hailed him as a hero. Though he remains in prison today, some are still campaigning for his release.
“Both of my parents were dedicated Christians and had us in every church service available, two or three each week,” Vukovich later wrote in a letter to the Anchorage Daily News. “So you can imagine the horror and confusion I experienced when this man who adopted me began using late, late night ‘prayer’ sessions to molest me.”
In addition to sexual abuse, Fulton used violence against Vukovich. He beat the child with pieces of wood and whipped him with belts. Years later, at Vukovich’s trial, his brother testified about what they had suffered as boys. “We’d roll over on the bunk beds and be up against the wall,” said Joel Fulton. “It was my job to go first so he would leave Jason alone.”
The abuse continued until Vukovich was 16 years old, at which point he and his brother ran away.
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