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 following day, her loved ones grew concerned. But it all took a horrific turn when he body was found in the dorm bathroom. And after years a searching, genealogical DNA testing finally brought answers to this case. This is the story of Sophie Sergie. THE WELL Click the following link and use our PROMO code for 20% off your order. https://fanlink.to/wellgoingwest PROMO code GOINGWEST BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36356134/sophie-sergie https://defrostingcoldcases.com/case-month-sophie-sergie/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/12965738/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12966278/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12969397/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12980154/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12965473/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/13002793/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/13014224/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/12964978/?terms=Sophie%20sergie&match=1 https://www.indianz.com/News/2022/01/13/trial-opens-into-long-unsolved-case-of-alaska-native-woman/ https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/13/sophiesergie021519.pdf https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/12/murder-trial-of-auburn-man-opens-in-alaska-with-testimony-from-victims-friend/ https://www.ktoo.org/2022/01/20/former-uaf-students-describe-what-they-heard-and-saw-in-dorm-in-1993-before-sophie-sergie-was-found-dead/ https://www.wabi.tv/2022/02/05/trial-maine-man-accused-three-decade-old-murder-alaska-nears-conclusion/ https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/01/26/suspects-college-girlfriend-and-lead-trooper-investigator-testify-in-sophie-sergie-murder-trial/ https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/01/26/suspects-college-girlfriend-and-lead-trooper-investigator-testify-in-sophie-sergie-murder-trial/ https://fm.kuac.org/2022-01-27/sophie-sergie-autopsy-presented-to-jury-in-cold-case-murder-trial https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/08/sophie-sergie-cold-case-murder-trial-ends-and-goes-to-jury/ Moto.html">https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2014/DAO/051414-Moto.html https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/03/alternative-suspect-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-murder-of-sophie-sergie/ 3192-11e9-a58a-93f70e767401.html">https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/timeline-in-sophie-sergie-murder-investigation/article_28de1e86-3192-11e9-a58a-93f70e767401.html https://heavy.com/news/2019/02/steven-downs-sophie-sergie/ https://fm.kuac.org/2022-02-04/defense-gives-alternate-suspect-theories-in-sophie-sergie-murder-trial https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2022/01/29/dna-its-like-looking-blueprint-forensic-details-into-jury-trial-steven-downs/ https://www.ktoo.org/2022/02/10/fairbanks-jury-finds-steven-downs-guilty-in-sophie-sergies-1993-murder-sexual-assault-at-uaf-dorm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices