166. Sophie Sergie - The Dorm Room Victim

Murder With My Husband

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4.8 • 17K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the murder of college student, Sophie Sergie. Links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Episode Sources: Foxnews.com, “Alaska’s cold case murder of Sophie Sergie: Audio of Maine suspect played at trial,” by Associated Press, February 3, 2022 Cbsnews.com, “Man found guilty 29 years after woman found dead in Alaska college dorm bathtub,” by CBS/AP, February 11, 2002 Alaska Public Media, alaskapublic.org, “Sophie Sergie cold case murder trial ends and goes to jury,” by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks, February 8, 2022 Alaska Public Media, alaskapublic.org, “Man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 1993 murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie at UAF,” by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks, September 27, 2022 WABI5, wabi.tv, “Steven Downs sentenced to 75 years for 1993 murder of Sophie Sergie in his Alaska college dorm,” by WABI News Desk, September 27, 2022 Oxygen.com, “Maine Nurse Gets 75 Years For Raping, Killing Woman in Alaska Dorm in 1993,” by Dorian Geiger, September 28, 2022 Findagrave.com, Sophie Sergie Darkdowneast.com, “The Case of Sophie Sergie: Arrest in Maine,” by Kylie Low, January 17, 2022 Worldpopulationreview.com, Pitkas Point, Alaska Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, newsminer.com, “Convicted Maine man gets new lawyer for murder appeal in Sophie Sergie case,” by Christopher Williams, January 4, 2023 Copper River Country Journal, “Finally, A Trial. Sophie Sergie Was Killed In a Fairbanks Dorm in 1993,” by Trooper News, 2022 Usda.gov, pitkas point, “Who Will Get the First Bath?” by Tasha Deardorff, Rural Alaskan Village Grant Porgram Manager Posted in “Rural,” September 26, 2011 Alaska.edu, Bartlett Hall (UAF) Web.archive.org, “Death in Bartlett Hall,” by Michael Kern, no date provided Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UAF Sets Up Hotline for Parents After Murder,” by Roseanne Pagano, April 27, 1993 Newspapers.com, Journal and Courier, “Slaying unnerves campus,” by The Associated Press, April 30, 1993 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UAF Bids Solemn Farewell to Former Student Killed in Dorm,” by Jim Clarke, April 30, 1993 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Students Moving Out of Dorm Following Slaying,” no author provided, April 29, 1993 Newspapers.com, Detroit Free Press, “Slaying gives college students ‘wake-up call,’” by Jim Clarke, May 2, 1993 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Troopers Say Campus Killer ‘Very, Very Angry at Women,’” no author provided, May 10, 1993 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UA Fairbanks Campus Made Safer After Woman Slain,” no author provided, June 14, 1993 Newspapers, com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Family of Woman Slain at UAF Sues for $4 Million,” no author provided, October 27, 1995 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “UA Seeks Settlement in Suit Over Campus Death,” no author provided, December 24, 1996 Newspapers.com, Daily Sitka Sentinel, “Troopers Using Internet In Murder Investigation,” December 30, 1996 Sunjournal.com, “Anatomy of a cold case: A breakdown of the Steven Downs murder trial,” by Christopher Williams, February 19, 2022, updated March 1, 2022 Anchorage Daily News, “25 years after Sophie Sergie was found dead in a UAF bathtub, Maine man charged with murder,” by Madeline McGee, February 15, 2019, updated February 22, 2019 Pfr.Maine.gov, Regulatory Licensing & Permitting, Steven Harris Downs News Center Maine, newscentermaine.com, “Maine man appeals convictions, sentences in Alaska murder,” by Associated Press, October 26, 2022 Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody welcome back to our podcast. This is murder with my husband. I'm Payton Moreland and I'm Garrett Moreland
0:05.2	And he's the husband before we get over into Garrett's 10 seconds
0:08.6	I just want to take a second to thank every single one of you who supports our podcast. Thank you for listening every week
0:14.8	Thank you for reviewing
0:16.4	Thank you for leaving comments. It really means so much to us
0:21.0	I can't even believe this community that we get to be a part of and it's all because of you guys
0:25.5	So thank you. Thank you. Thank you
0:27.4	And then also as this episode is coming out a bonus episode will be coming out in a couple of days
0:33.7	As well
0:35.2	You probably see on the feed there is something called dear daisies. We are doing those. Those are those are available for everybody
0:43.3	I'm we're gonna do one a month right now
0:45.4	It's your guys' stories your guys' situations that you've been in please write them into us
0:51.2	Please tell us more so we can keep doing those and again
0:54.6	We're going to release those once a month and for patreon and apple subscriptions
1:00.0	You get two bonus episodes that we do every single month and add free content for murder with my husband
1:06.4	Ben just rise and crime all of it. So if you're interested go and check it out
1:10.9	Okay, that will lead me into my 10 seconds
1:14.8	So Payton and I spent a ton of time working in the studio
1:18.4	This last week. We still have some more lights
1:21.6	To add it probably won't look that much different, but it looks different to us
1:25.5	Yeah, for those of you that don't know we have this huge light that hangs above us
1:30.5	And it used to just be held up by polls, but Garrett he climbed up there in the attic and he hung that light from the ceiling
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