FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 1993: After more than two decades of searching for answers in the unsolved homicide of 20-year old Sophie Sergie, DNA evidence led detectives from Alaska to the doorstep of Steven Downs in Auburn, Maine. On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the jury found Steven Downs guilty on the charges of murder and sexual assault.
I covered Sophie Sergie’s case in two parts on Dark Downeast.
This special release episode contains updates and notable moments from the conclusion of the trial proceedings and a look at what’s next for the case of Sophie Sergie.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/sophiesergieupdate
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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The Disappearance of Audrey Groat (Vermont)
The Victims of the Hitch-Hike Murderer (Massachusetts)
The Murder of Gwendolyn Taylor (Massachusetts)
The Suspicious Death of Barbara Ann Ripley (Maine)
The Disappearance of Nadine Mendonça (Massachusetts)
The Murder of Matthew Margolies (Connecticut)
The Murder of Jon Pownall (Maine)
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The Murders of David Nixon & Steven Ray Johnson (Maine)
The Murder of Jimmy Stone (Connecticut)
The Murder of Patricia Moreno (Massachusetts)
The Disappearance of Ralph Jean-Marie (Vermont)
The Victims of the Last Call Killer (New York)
The Murder of Frederic Alan Spencer (Maine)
The Murders of Laura Kempton & Tammy Little (New Hampshire)
The Murder of Raymond "Butch" Weed (Maine)
The Murder of Anita Piteau, The Huntington Beach Jane Doe (California)
The Murder of Anne "Nancy" Payson Holt (Maine)
The Disappearance of Kristopher Bryan Lewis (Massachusetts)
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