Alaska Man Convicted of Brutal Murders of Two Native Women

Brian Steven Smith, a 52-year-old man from South Africa, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk in Alaska. Smith tortured and killed Henry, capturing her violent death on a cellphone video, which was discovered by a woman who stole his phone. He later confessed to killing Abouchuk as well. Smith was convicted of all 14 charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault, and will serve a life sentence as Alaska does not have the death penalty.