Stolen Memory Card Key Evidence in Alaska Murder Trial

A woman stole a digital memory card from a truck in Anchorage, Alaska, and the gruesome photos and videos found on it are now key evidence in a double murder trial. The footage shows a woman being beaten and strangled at a Marriott hotel, and the voice in the video is identified as that of Brian Steven Smith, who has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges, including first- and second-degree murder. The victims, Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk, were both Alaska Native women who had experienced homelessness. Smith has also confessed to killing Abouchuk and led authorities to her remains. The trial, expected to last three to four weeks, began with jury selection, and the judge ruled that the recordings can be properly authenticated and admitted as evidence.