Steven Downs of Auburn is convicted in a 29-year-old Alaska case that had ‘enough reasonable doubt … to drive a train through,’ according to one defense attorney.
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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Defense files motion for new trial for Auburn man in Alaska cold case
Allegations contained in a motion filed by attorneys for Steven H. Downs include prosecutors heard privileged attorney-client phone conversations while the defendant was in jail.
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Auburn man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Alaska woman in 1993
Steven H. Downs of Auburn was charged with murder and sexual assault in the 1993 slaying of an Alaska Native woman.
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Jury begins deliberations in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
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.
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Auburn man’s DNA not found in sample on Alaska victim’s body, expert says
Crime lab official says markers found on woman’s breast didn’t match Steven H. Downs profile.
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Alternative suspect denies involvement in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
One of three alternative suspects in the murder and sexual assault trial of Steven H. Downs of Auburn testified Thursday in Fairbanks Superior Court.
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Gun used in Alaska cold case murder could have belonged to Auburn man, expert says
A ballistics expert testified in the murder and rape trial of Steven H. Downs that his and millions of other guns could have fired the fatal bullet.
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Turner man pleads insanity defense in slayings of Troy and Dulsie Varney
A judge said he expects to commit the defendant to the Department of Health and Human Services for psychiatric care.
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Analyst says Auburn man’s DNA matched that found in Alaska murder victim
Steven H. Downs is on trial for the murder and sexual assault of an Alaska woman in 1993.
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Lewiston man to get at least 17 years in prison for fatal stabbing at Auburn McDonald’s
Trai Larue pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of stabbing a Masachusetts man in 2020.