"Gruesome Recordings on Stolen Memory Card Spark Double Murder Trial in Alaska"

A woman's theft of a digital memory card led to the discovery of gruesome photos and videos of a woman being beaten and strangled at a Marriott hotel, which are key evidence in the double murder trial of Brian Steven Smith in Alaska. Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges including first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk, both Alaska Native women who had experienced homelessness. The trial, expected to last three to four weeks, began with jury selection, and the judge ruled that the recordings from the memory card can be properly authenticated.