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Date: 02-12-2022

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State of Alaska v. Steven Downs

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Court: District Court, North Star Borough, Alaska

Plaintiff's Attorney: Jenna Gruenstein

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Description: Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with charged with rape and murder.

Steven Downs, age 47, was indicted for raping and killing a woman at the University of Alaska in 1993 when he was a student there,

The Fairbanks Police Department had DNA analyzed and identified a relative of the Defendants, who told police that her nephew as a student at the University at that time.

Downs was arrested in Maine and was extradited to Alaska for prosecution.

Outcome: Downs was found guilty on both charges, first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault.

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