Jim McCann

Lawyers in the Sophie Sergie murder trial stepped the jury through evidence and testimony in four hours of closing remarks on Monday. 47-year old Steven Downs is charged with 1st degree murder and 1st degree sexual assault. Judge Thomas Temple turned the case over to the jury, who started their deliberations Monday afternoon.This next story refers to violent acts and may be disturbing for some listeners.

Defense attorneys for defendant Steven Downs raised many theories about alternative suspects who may have killed Sophie Sergie in a college dormitory bathroom in 1993.

Katherine deSchweinitz, now Katherine deSchweinitz Lee, dated and lived with Steven Downs over her time at UAF in the 1990s