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December 7, 2020 17 mins
Brian Sten Smith, a man from South Africa, is discovered as the culprit in multiple Anchorage killings a short time after becoming a US citizen. His unique accent was heard on a video found by police on an SD card marked "Homicide at midtown Marriott," a label which proved very incriminating indeed.

Researched and Written by: David Wayne Young
Hosted and Produced By: Aaron

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Intro and Outro Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zE4cLSgSg

SOURCES:

Daniella Rivera of KTVA Channel 11 News
https://www.ktva.com/story/41211568/why-did-he-do-it-family-of-murdered-alaska-native-woman-faces-alleged-killer-in-court

Mark Thiessen of the Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/distinctive-accent-on-torture-video-leads-police-to-suspect/563633822/?refresh=true

Junie Sihlangu of The SouthAfrican.com
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/brian-steven-smith-the-sa-born-alaskan-killer/

Aimee Ortiz of the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/us/anchorage-murder-sd-card-video.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/kathleen-jo-henry-murder.html

and Jill Burke of KTUU Channel 2 News
https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Remembering-Veronica-Abouchuk--564538181.html
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