The Case of Sophie Sergie

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Alaska to discuss the case of Sophie Sergie, a young Yu'Pik woman attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In late April of 1993, Sophie's body was discovered in the bathroom of the women's dormitory on campus. But soon, without any leads, her case went cold. That was until 345 months later, when the same DNA evidence techniques used to catch the Golden State Killer pointed the police to a suspect... a suspect living in our own backyard. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.darkdowneast.com/episodes/sophiesergie https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-uaf-sets-up-hotline/92431243/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-students-moving-out/92431420/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel-campus-memorial-hel/92431488/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/12965473/?terms=UAF&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12969397/?terms=sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12980154/?terms=sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12980154/?terms=sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeCe_Moore https://web.archive.org/web/20201111181937/http://www.uafjournalism.com/extreme/index.php/sophie-sergie-murder/46-investigatorrevisitssophie-sergiemurderrder-of-sophiesophie-sergiemurder https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fa02b0aba06ca46b9a2ee8f/t/61e6ed30f8260141f9a3fa1c/1642523957344/StevenDowns-ChargingDocument.pdf https://fm.kuac.org/2022-01-27/sophie-sergie-autopsy-presented-to-jury-in-cold-case-murder-trial https://finance.yahoo.com/news/doctor-did-not-note-sexual-233200520.html https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/maine-man-charged-in-1993-alaska-cold-case-to-appear-in-court-fight-extradition/97-1964e37b-b4fc-4774-92bc-029fe356c878 https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2022/01/11/trial-steven-downs-what-you-need-know/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steven-downs-sentenced-75-years-prison-1993-rape-murder-sophie-sergie-alaska-college-dorm/ https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-arrested-in-25-year-old-cold-case-murder-of-woman-found-in-alaska-university-campus-bathtub https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/02/10/steven-downs-found-guilty-29-year-old-murder-trial/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steven-downs-sentenced-75-years-prison-1993-rape-murder-sophie-sergie-alaska-college-dorm/ https://www.wmtw.com/article/steven-downs-sentenced-to-for-1993-murder-of-sophie-sergie-in-his-alaksa-college-dorm/41397762# https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/09/27/downs-sentenced-75-years-murder-assault-sophie-sergie/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/steven-downs-gets-75-years-sophie-sergie-1993-murder https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36356134/sophie-sergie https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2022/02/12/community-members-gather-remembrance-sophie-sergie/