A 21-year-old cannon crew member assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is in jail on charges of Murder 1, Murder 2, and Tampering with Evidence, stemming from the alleged killing of his 21-year-old wife, Saria Hildabrand.
Saria was reported missing by family members on Aug. 7. The young woman, a team member at Bread and Brew, incoming student at University of Alaska Anchorage, and member of the Alaska National Guard, was last seen on Aug. 6 at approximately 10 am in the vicinity of Mockingbird Drive and Alpenhorn Ave. As the investigation unfolded, authorities became increasingly focused on her husband, Zarrius Hildabrand, as a person of interest.
Investigators found a blood-soaked mattress in the couple’s apartment, blood in other places in the apartment, and discovered that Zarrius’s credit card showed purchases of several items of interest, such as cleaning supplies, a mattress cover, and a large trash can on wheels. As the search widened, police found such a trash can in the back of a truck parked on Alpenhorn, with blood in it, and the trail led them to a storm drain, where they found Saria’s remains. She had been shot in the head.
