In April 1993, 20-year-old Sophie Sergie was found brutally murdered in a dorm bathroom at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The crime sent shockwaves through the campus, but despite an intense investigation, the case went cold for nearly three decades. Who could have committed such a heinous act? And why did it take so long to uncover the truth?

In this episode, we unravel the chilling details of Sophie’s final night, the frustrating dead ends that plagued investigators, and the groundbreaking DNA technology that finally led to an arrest in 2019. How did a genealogical breakthrough expose a suspect who had been hiding in plain sight for years? And what does this case reveal about the flaws in cold case investigations? 

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