Next on Truer Crime: Alaska's Most Shocking Murder

Truer Crime

Celisia Stanton

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Nineteen-year-old Sonya Ivanoff vanished on a rainy night in Nome, Alaska—only to be found days later, executed with a single bullet to the head. The search for answers would unravel a betrayal so profound it shook the entire community to its core. As witnesses step forward and the evidence mounts, the investigation reveals a chilling truth about those sworn to protect. This episode drops Monday, but you can listen to the full story right now on Tenderfoot Plus. Get early access, ad-free listening, and exclusive content from over 30 shows. Head to tenderfootplus.com to sign up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Tenderfoot TV podcast.
0:09.0	A small town police force, a missing Alaska native woman, and a shocking betrayal of trust.
0:16.0	I just couldn't believe it.
0:18.0	Nome has the bad reputation of people from the surrounding villages coming into the community
0:24.0	and end up missing.
0:28.0	When 19-year-old, Sonia Ivanov, vanished one rainy night in Nome, Alaska, it seemed like
0:33.1	another case of a young woman gone missing.
0:36.0	But days later, her body was discovered,
0:38.3	shot in the back of the head,
0:40.3	and the truth was far darker than anyone imagined.
0:44.3	Someone with that kind of information,
0:47.3	they have to be courageous to speak up.
0:50.3	You leave me alone, and I will leave you alone.
0:53.3	I will also you alone.
0:56.7	I will also shoot you in the head if you get close.
0:59.7	Evil comes in different forms.
1:02.0	You always got to watch out.
1:07.6	How did the search for justice expose one of Nome's own police officers?
1:11.7	And what does her story reveal about the deeper injustices that put indigenous women at risk? Join me as we unravel the murder of Sonia Ivanov, a case where trust was
1:18.2	shattered and the fight for justice revealed cracks in the very systems meant to protect us.
1:24.4	The deep dive goes live this Monday, but if you can't wait, you don't have to. The full
1:29.5	episode is available right now on Tenderfoot Plus. Subscribing gets you early access, ad-free
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