"Brian Steven Smith Convicted of Murdering 2 Alaska Native Women in Anchorage Trial"
Brian Steven Smith, a South African man, was found guilty on all 14 criminal counts, including first- and second-degree murder, for the deaths of two Native Alaska women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. Smith had previously admitted to the murders in an interrogation but pleaded not guilty during the trial. Prosecutors presented graphic evidence, including videos and photos, of Smith's actions during Henry's murder. The jury also found an aggravated factor of substantial physical torture in Henry's murder. Smith is facing a life sentence for preying on vulnerable women and is accused of killing both victims, who were of Native Alaskan descent, in separate locations.
