The courtroom was packed for Friday's sentencing of a man who had bragged to police about killing two Alaska Native women.
Brian Smith walks out of the courtroom after receiving what amounts to two separate life sentences. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby said Smith, who was convicted of killing two Alaska Native women, was beyond rehabilitation. The Anchorage judge sentencing convicted killer Brian Smith on Friday gave prosecutors exactly what they asked for: a 226-year sentence for the murders of two Alaska Native women.
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby told the court he hopes the harsh sentence for Smith will be a deterrent. Only the jury saw the video, but the whole courtroom heard the sound of Smith’s voice, as he said, “You live. You die,” while pressing his fingers on and off Henry’s throat. “It was an insignificant moment that became significant to me,” Grimaldi said. “I feel her all around me, watching over me. No one can take that away. This experience has taught me so much and has shown me that true love never dies.”“Forget the defendant’s name,” Grimaldi said, “and remember Veronica Rosaline Abouchuk and Kathleen Jo Henry.”
“I am very confident that there was a community of people that are involved in that behavior that Brian Smith is convicted for,” Duncan said. “And they are preying on defenseless women in our community. That needs to change.”
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