Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.
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Ex-girlfriend of Alaska murder suspect says he never had a gun
Defense attorneys seek to dismiss case against Steven H. Downs of Auburn in 1993 Alaska rape and murder of Sophie Sergie.
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Evidence heard in 1993 Alaska murder case brought against Auburn man
Steven Downs, charged with the 1993 rape and murder of a 20-year-old Alaska woman, was connected to the case via DNA evidence, say police.
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Lawyer for Auburn man charged with murder seeks sanctions against prosecutors
James Howaniec says he received 5,000 pages of discovery more than a year after Steven Downs was charged in a 27-year-old Alaska cold case, and has asked for more time to file additional motions.
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Auburn man’s murder and sexual assault trial slated for September in Alaska
A Fairbanks judge set dates for Steven H. Downs’ hearing and trial in the 1993 slaying of a 20-year-old Alaska woman.
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Judge: State didn’t violate Auburn man’s right to speedy trial in Alaska murder case
A judge in Alaska says the state did not violate the right of a suspect in a Fairbanks murder case to a speedy trial
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Auburn man pleads not guilty to killing and raping Alaska woman 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the death of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
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Auburn man pleads not guilty in Alaska cold case rape and killing
Steven Downs is charged in the attack on a woman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks 26 years ago.
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Auburn man stuck in limbo on way to Alaska to face murder and rape charges
On June 3, Steven Downs left Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn and headed to the Strafford County Jail in Dover, New Hampshire. From there, federal marshals eventually brought him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he now remains.
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‘I want this to stop:’ Earthquakes rock Alaska and trigger tsunami warnings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or take cover under desks and triggering a warning to residents in Kodiak to flee to higher ground for fear of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the […]