You Live, You Die // 118
Anchorage, AK ranks #1 when it comes to areas with the highest rate of Indigenous women who go missing each calendar year in the U.S. Unfortunately 2019 proved to be no different - when Anchorage Police received an SD card from a homeless woman who claimed she found it on the side of the road. When authorities viewed the contents of the card labeled, "Homicide at Midtown Marriott,” they were met with exactly that. Early into an investigation filled with twists and bizarre turns, law enforcement recognized the killer’s accent, heard on the homemade snuff film…but after sitting down with 48-year-old South African native Brian Steven Smith, they quickly realized that they might just have a serial killer on their hands…
Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.
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Written/Audio Sources:
Brian Steven Smith found guilty on all counts for the murder of 2 Native Alaska women - ABC News
UPDATE: Female Victim Identified in Smith Video Murder Case - Alaska Native News
Jury watches video of killer singing AC/DC while killing woman | Court TV
'I'm a Serial Killer' AK v Brian Smith, Alaska Memory Card Murders
'My hand's getting tired': Clue that cracked Alaska memory card murder case - NZ Herald
A killer filmed a brutal strangulation, police say. A woman found the video on the ground
Alaska ‘Memory Card’ Murderer ‘Didn’t Seem Weird,’ Say Brian Smith’s Unsuspecting Colleagues
Opening statements in Brian Smith trial include gruesome contents of video evidence
Stephanie Bissland Shocked By Murder Charges Against Husband Brian Steven Smith | Crime News
Alaska Serial Killer Secretly Records Murders: ‘In My Movies, Everybody Dies’
Prosecutor: Man accused of killing 2 Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims | The Hill
Brian Steven Smith Convicted of Murdering 2 Alaska Native Women
‘In my movies, everyone dies’: Anchorage jury sees horrific video evidence of woman’s slaying
Man accused of killing Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims - ICT News
A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial
Homicide; Mile 4.5 Old Glenn Highway — Anchorage Police Department
Accused murderer Brian Smith admitted to killing one victim in police interrogation
A Memory Card Led to His Arrest in One Killing. Now, He’s Charged in Another. - The New York Times
After Brian Smith’s Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change
How torture killing suspect in horrific video led police right to him
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's and People's Alert System - Wikipedia
Jury hears text messages and jail conversations in Brian Smith murder trial
Jury makes quick decision in Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in deaths of two Native women
Unfinished business in the Brian Smith murder case: Protestors demand answers about Ian Calhoun
Alaska Memory Card Murders: AK v. Brian Steven Smith | Court TV
Questions over how police obtained key piece of evidence in Brian Smith murder trial - clipped ve…
Closing Arguments In The SD Card Killer Trial: AK v. Brian Smith
Homemade silencers, Clorox and latex gloves: What police found in Brian Smith’s home and truck
Petition · Arrest Ian Calhoun NOW - United States · Change.org
Brian Smith found guilty on 14 charges related to murders of 2 Alaska Native women
Press Release - Brian Smith Convicted for Murders of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk
Alaska has fourth highest rates of murdered and missing indigenous women
Man Guilty of Alaska Native Woman's Brutal Murder—Which He Filmed
Music & Sound Effect Sources
Opening Track: “The Unexplained” by Wicked Cinema
Closing Track: “Drag You Down” by Forever Sunset
Music & Sound Effect Sources
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