You Live, You Die // 118

Anchorage, AK ranks #1 when it comes to areas with the highest rate of Indigenous women who go missing each calendar year in the U.S. Unfortunately 2019 proved to be no different - when Anchorage Police received an SD card from a homeless woman who claimed she found it on the side of the road. When authorities viewed the contents of the card labeled, "Homicide at Midtown Marriott,” they were met with exactly that. Early into an investigation filled with twists and bizarre turns, law enforcement recognized the killer’s accent, heard on the homemade snuff film…but after sitting down with 48-year-old South African native Brian Steven Smith, they quickly realized that they might just have a serial killer on their hands…

Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “The Unexplained” by Wicked Cinema

• Closing Track: “Drag You Down” by Forever Sunset 

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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