Episode 97: The Memory Card Killer

Sinister Crimes and Cocktails: A True Crime Podcast

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In Anchorage, Alaska on February 22, 2024, 53-year-old South African immigrant Brian Steven Smith was convicted in 14 charges including first and second-degree murder, sexual assault, tampering with physical evidence and misconduct involving a corpse for the murders of 52-year-old Veronica Abouchuk and 30-year-old Kathleen Jo Henry. Both women were from small villages in western Alaska and had experienced homelessness and addiction. Smith was connected to the murders in September of 2019, when a stolen phone containing gruesome photos and videos spanning over a five-day period, which included the brutal beating and strangulation of a woman was turned over to the Anchorage police. Strangely enough, the police recognized the voice in the videos as that of Brian Steven Smith, a South African native they knew from a previous investigation. So, what would make a man without a criminal history to become such a sinister monster.
References:
Alaska Serial Killer Secretly Records Murders: ‘In My Movies, Everybody Dies’ (people.com)

Alaska Memory Card Murders: AK v. Brian Steven Smith | Court TV

As Smith murder trial begins, a new explanation of how digital card showing killing got to Anchorage police - Anchorage Daily News (adn.com)

How a Stolen Memory Card Became Key Evidence in a Double-Murder Case (people.com)

Brian Steven Smith: What we know about the SA-born Alaskan killer (thesouthafrican.com)

A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial. (boston.com)

Jury returns verdict in violent murder seen on stolen memory card | Court TV

After Brian Smith's Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change - Alaska Public Media

Jury watches video of killer singing AC/DC while killing woman | Court TV

Trial of Brian Smith, accused of murdering two Alaska Native women, enters third week - Alaska Public Media

Jury makes quick decision in the Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in the deaths of two Native women (knba.org)

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