Case 320
Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry
In late September 2019, a woman reported that she had discovered evidence of a brutal crime. A discarded memory card she’d found on a street in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska, had video and image files depicting the torture and murder of an Alaska Native woman. The investigation that followed revealed the stories of three women – Kathleen Henry, Veronica Abouchuk and Cassandra Boskofsky – who had all fallen victim to a serial killer…
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
ARTICLES
Human remains found on Seward Highway near Beluga Point – Alaska’s News Source
After Brian Smith’s Anchorage murder conviction, MMIP advocates hope for change – KTOO
SA man accused of brutal murder in Alaska said black people are more likely to be criminals – News24
‘I have something to show you’: Smith texted Anchorage man in hours after hotel room killing, met him at Hillside park – Anchorage Daily News
There is more to the story behind an SD card containing videos of a murder – Alaska News Source
‘We looked for her’: Daughter of homicide victim testifies in Smith trial – Anchorage Daily News
Durban love link to Alaska killing suspect – IOL
A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial – Associated Press
Two sisters, two murders – but only one arrest – Alaska’s News Source
Questions over how police obtained key piece of evidence in Brian Smith murder trial – Alaska News Source
Anchorage murder trial opens with differing accounts of video that allegedly captured a killing – Alaska Public Media
Videos and photos show brutal attack of woman in Anchorage hotel room by man charged in her death, charges say – Anchorage Daily News
A woman stole a memory card from a man’s truck. It unearthed possible evidence of a brutal murder – People
Alaska ‘Memory Card’ murderer ‘didn’t seem weird’, say Brian Smith’s unsuspecting colleagues – People
Alaska serial killer secretly records murders: ‘In my movies, everyone dies’ – People
Jury watches video of killer singing AC/DC while killing woman – Court TV
Jury shown pictures of small skeleton, curled in the fetal position in the Brian Smith murder trial – Alaska’s News Source
Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one – AP News
Kathleen Henry: A tribute to the murdered Alaska woman – Heavy
Alaska Memory Card Murders: AK v Brian Smith – Court TV
Live coverage of the Brian Smith murder trial – Alaska’s News Source
Did you sleep with the women you killed? Jury hears text messages and jail conversations in Brian Smith trial – Alaska’s New Source
Alaska Memory Card Murders: AK v Brian Steven Smith – Court TV
High profile Alaska murder trial fans past MMIP trauma – Native America Calling
Killer filmed himself torturing two Alaska Native women: ‘In my movies, everyone dies’ – Independent
Unfinished business in the Brian Smith murder case: Protestors demand answers about Ian Calhoun – KNBA
Alaska Native woman believed slain by serial killer Brian Smith declared homicide victim – Alaska Public Media
In Anchorage protest, woman’s family says she is convicted killer Brian Smith’s third victim – Alaska Public Media
VIDEOS
The SD Card Killer: Alaska v Brian Smith
Alaska serial killers, sex workers and justice – Amber Batts
Alaska serial killer Brian Smith reported a year before arrest – Amber Batts
Alaska MMIP – Antonia Commack’s TikTok
DOCUMENTS
State of Alaska vs Brian Steven Smith
Homicide; Milepost 108 Seward Highway – Anchorage Police
Press release from Community United for Safety and Protection
WEBSITES
Five years forgotten in a phone – Amber Batts’ blog
Anchorage police ignored warnings, let Brian Steven Smith keep killing – Amber Batts’ blog