The Prince, a Seahawks Bid, and a Crossbow Killing

An investigative portrait traces Michael Blatt, a ruthless Stockton real estate magnate and rival NFL agent who was poised to run the Seattle Seahawks, and the feud that led to Larry Carnegie’s 1989 crossbow murder. Two men associated with Blatt—James Mackey and Carl Hancock—ultimately confessed and testified after two mistrials, but Blatt was acquitted in a second trial in 1992. Decades later, Blatt lived a high-profile life in the Bay Area while prosecutors and investigators kept an eye on him; a separate Golden State Killer inquiry linked him as a suspect at one point, but DNA did not match. The Carnegie case remains officially open in police records, with lingering questions about Blatt’s possible role.