Episode 342 - Alaska Blacked Out - The Murder of Saria Hildabrand
In August 2023, 21-year-old Saria Hildabrand vanished from Anchorage, Alaska, after a night of celebrating with friends. As her family desperately searched for answers, detectives uncovered troubling inconsistencies in the story of her disappearance. But a mysterious sound reported in the middle of the night would soon take on a chilling new significance.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
Court docs allege husband tried to cover up Utah woman's murder in Alaska
US Army soldier charged with murder of wife found in drainpipe
Victim's mother describes soldier's 'rigid' behavior after wife reported missing
Soldier admits affair and plan to hide wife's body after finding her shot in bed
Zarrius Hildabrand shows no emotion as jury convicts him of murder
Who is Zarrius Hildabrand?
Victim’s mother speaks out
‘He was sloshed’
Trial Playlist
Man found guilty of killing Utah wife in Alaska jury trial
Anchorage jury convicts former U.S. Army soldier in wife’s murder
Alaska trial begins for man accused of killing 21-year-old Utah wife
Saria May Barney Obituary
Short Changed: Military Comes with Unique Risks for Domestic Violence, Can Silence Survivors
Family of Utah woman killed by husband release statement, say she is 'shining light'
US Army soldier accused of killing his wife, a National Guard combat medic, faces court hearing
Mom of murdered army medic, 21, 'confused' after 'respectful' husband charged with killing
Utah family seeks justice after suspected homicide of daughter in Alaska
Missing Anchorage woman’s husband charged with her murder
Details emerge in arrest of husband related to Anchorage woman’s death
Anchorage man returns to court as murder trial continues in wife’s death
US soldier woke up beside wife's corpse before pleading for her return on Facebook
KTUU - Saria Hildabrand's mother speaks after arraignment of son-in-law
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