Steven Downs, accused in a 1993 rape and murder of Sophie Sergie, goes on trial in Fairbanks on Monday, Jan. 10. Downs was arrested in Maine in 2019, where he had been employed as a license practical nurse. Downs is now 47 years old. On April 26, 1993, he was a student at the University … Continue reading Suspect in cold case ’93 murder of Sophie Sergie set to stand trial on Monday