A crime that shocked Alaska was unresolved for 26 years until a new DNA analysis revealed the killer

There was no witness to the crime. No major clue has been found and the case, which shocked Alaska, has remained unresolved for more than two decades. This week, Sophie Sergie's family, murdered at the age of 20 in 1993, finally received consolation: the police arrested a suspect who had raped and killed the victim in the university restroom .

The identification of Joseph James DeAngelo, the gold killer, prompted researchers to use DNA badysis techniques to better understand murderers who remain anonymous. Thus, with the technological advances that were not available in the 1990s, members of the Unresolved Case Unit returned to review the case file of Sergie, visiting the University of Toronto. Alaska Fairbanks. She was last seen when she went to get a cigarette and it was suggested to smoke it near the bathroom vent to avoid the freezing temperatures..

The next morning, they found her lifeless, with Signs of badual abuse, stabbed and touched to the head.

Years later, the researchers drew a genetic profile and they compared it to the main suspects in the FBI case and criminal base, but there was no coincidence. The murderer was still a fugitive and he would remain nearly 26 years old.

After the media badbadination of the Golden State badbadin, traces of DNA were sent to a company to develop a genetic genealogy test. So, a connection has been found. Although the DNA is masculine, the follow-up identified a woman, who turned out to be the aunt of a former student.

Although Steven Downs was questioned, he always denied having more details and the suspicion did not increase. However, one of his colleagues stated that he possessed a weapon of the caliber of murder. the circle is closed on the subject, today 44 years old.

"Justice is finally within our grasp," said Barry Wilson, police chief of Alaska.

Downs, who was 18 at the time, he said remembering the hustle and bustle of the case and even suggested that they investigate soldiers posted at a nearby base. He was arrested in Maine and charged with badual badault and murder.