What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host Heath and I'm your host Daphne and you're listening to Going West.

We've got some new equipment in the studio, hope you guys can tell a little bit of a difference here.

Yeah, it sounds a little bit better I think. And if something fun fact, Heath and I, this entire show have always sat next to each other the whole time and now we're across the table so I can finally actually look at your face when I talk.

Exactly, yeah. Pretty nice. Hello. Hello.

So today's case. We have been working on this research for a little over a month as the trial has taken place just waiting and waiting for it all to be over.

And it finally is a conclusion has been made. So thank you everybody for tuning in and our hearts really go out to Sophie's family after so many years of missing her.

Yes, in this case involves a missing and murdered indigenous woman. So it's really, really great to see justice for a case like this, especially one that has been, you know, that's taken so long to see justice, right?

Exactly. And I know that there was a lot of frustration with the community and the family regarding how long this case really did take. So absolutely agree.

Yeah. And if you guys are looking for more going west episodes, I always say this head on over to patreon.com slash going west podcast. We have a bunch of episodes for you to binge.

I'm going to leave it at that and we'll get right into today's story. All right, guys, this is episode 175 of going west. So let's get into it.

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In 1993, a 20 year old university student in Alaska was hanging out with her friends in the dorms when she stepped out for a smoke.

When she never returned and then missed an important appointment the next day, her loved ones grew concerned. But it all took a horrific turn when her body was found in the dorm bathroom.

And after years of searching, genealogical DNA finally brought answers to this case.

This is the story of Sophie Sergi.

Sophie Sergi was born in 1973 in Pickis Point, Alaska, which is a very small village along the Yukon River in Southwest Alaska.

Sophie and her family, which included her mother Elena and two brothers Steven and Alexi, were UPEC Native Americans.

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