166. Sophie Sergie - The Dorm Room Victim

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the murder of college student, Sophie Sergie. Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Episode Sources: Foxnews.com, “Alaska’s cold case murder of Sophie Sergie: Audio of Maine suspect played at trial,” by Associated Press, February 3, 2022   Cbsnews.com, “Man found guilty 29 years after woman found dead in Alaska college dorm bathtub,” by CBS/AP, February 11, 2002   Alaska Public Media, alaskapublic.org, “Sophie Sergie cold case murder trial ends and goes to jury,” by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks, February 8, 2022   Alaska Public Media, alaskapublic.org, “Man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 1993 murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie at UAF,” by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks, September 27, 2022   WABI5, wabi.tv, “Steven Downs sentenced to 75 years for 1993 murder of Sophie Sergie in his Alaska college dorm,” by WABI News Desk, September 27, 2022   Oxygen.com, “Maine Nurse Gets 75 Years For Raping, Killing Woman in Alaska Dorm in 1993,” by Dorian Geiger, September 28, 2022   Findagrave.com, Sophie Sergie   Darkdowneast.com, “The Case of Sophie Sergie: Arrest in Maine,” by Kylie Low, January 17, 2022   Worldpopulationreview.com, Pitkas Point, Alaska   Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, newsminer.com, “Convicted Maine man gets new lawyer for murder appeal in Sophie Sergie case,” by Christopher Williams, January 4, 2023   Copper River Country Journal, “Finally, A Trial. Sophie Sergie Was Killed In a Fairbanks Dorm in 1993,” by Trooper News, 2022   Usda.gov, pitkas point, “Who Will Get the First Bath?” by Tasha Deardorff, Rural Alaskan Village Grant Porgram Manager Posted in “Rural,” September 26, 2011   Alaska.edu, Bartlett Hall (UAF)   Web.archive.org, “Death in Bartlett Hall,” by Michael Kern, no date provided   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UAF Sets Up Hotline for Parents After Murder,” by Roseanne Pagano, April 27, 1993   Newspapers.com, Journal and Courier, “Slaying unnerves campus,” by The Associated Press, April 30, 1993   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UAF Bids Solemn Farewell to Former Student Killed in Dorm,” by Jim Clarke, April 30, 1993   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Students Moving Out of Dorm Following Slaying,” no author provided, April 29, 1993   Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, “Slaying gives college students ‘wake-up call,’” by Jim Clarke, May 2, 1993   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Troopers Say Campus Killer ‘Very, Very Angry at Women,’” no author provided, May 10, 1993   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UA Fairbanks Campus Made Safer After Woman Slain,” no author provided, June 14, 1993   Newspapers, com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Family of Woman Slain at UAF Sues for $4 Million,” no author provided, October 27, 1995   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UA Seeks Settlement in Suit Over Campus Death,” no author provided, December 24, 1996   Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Troopers Using Internet In Murder Investigation,” December 30, 1996   Sunjournal.com, “Anatomy of a cold case: A breakdown of the Steven Downs murder trial,” by Christopher Williams, February 19, 2022, updated March 1, 2022   Anchorage Daily News, “25 years after Sophie Sergie was found dead in a UAF bathtub, Maine man charged with murder,” by Madeline McGee, February 15, 2019, updated February 22, 2019   Pfr.Maine.gov, Regulatory Licensing & Permitting, Steven Harris Downs   News Center Maine, newscentermaine.com, “Maine man appeals convictions, sentences in Alaska murder,” by Associated Press, October 26, 2022   Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices