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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A jury in Alaska found a man guilty on Thursday of the rape...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A jury in Alaska found a man guilty on Thursday of the rape...

Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.

The fate of Steven Downs, a 47-year-old nurse from Auburn, Maine, is now in hands of a 12-person jury in Alaska.

Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.

Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.

Lawyers in the Sophie Sergie murder trial stepped the jury through evidence and testimony in four hours of closing remarks on Monday. 47-year old Steven Downs is charged with 1st degree murder and 1st degree sexual assault. Judge Thomas Temple turned the case over to the jury, who started their deliberations Monday afternoon.This next story refers to violent acts and may be disturbing for some listeners.

Another DNA expert examines a 2012 report and says it allows for the possibility of another man at crime. This story refers to violent acts and may be disturbing for some listeners.

The trial began in Fairbanks on Jan. 12 and completed testimony Friday, after three weeks, double the pace jurors were told to expect.

Some of the stories from the Sophie Sergie murder trial are potentially traumatizing to listeners. The trial continued Tuesday, February 1, with testimony about the bullet taken from the victim, fingerprints found on the scene, and DNA from the victim's chest. Expert witnesses noted tests were inconclusive to link to the defendant.