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Brian Steven Smith sits in a courtroom while waiting for his arraignment to start in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2019. The double murder trial of Smith, a South Africa native accused of killing two Alaska Native women will begin this week, more than four years after a woman provided police with a digital memory card that authorities said contained images and video of one of the killings. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial

By Mark Thiessen - Associated Press

This 2013 photo provided by Rena Sapp shows her sister, Veronica Abouchuk, when the two had a fun day shopping in Anchorage, Alaska. Sapp on Monday, Oct. 19, 2019, attended the arraignment of Brian Steven Smith, who is accused of killing Abouchuk and dumping her body on a highway outside Anchorage. (Photo by Rena Sapp via AP)

Distinctive accent on torture video leads police to suspect

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

Brian Steven Smith, second from left, is escorted out of a courtroom in Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Smith has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges stemming from the deaths of two Alaska Native women. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Distinctive accent on torture video leads police to suspect

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

The Latest: South African pleads not guilty in Alaska death

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Brian Steven Smith looks out in the courtroom while waiting for his arraignment to start Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. A public defender entered not guilty pleas for Smith, who is accused of documenting the assault and murder of Kathleen Henry in an Anchorage hotel. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Man heard in strangling video charged in 2nd death in Alaska

By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

File - In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, Brian Steven Smith is arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder at the Anchorage Jail courtroom in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage television station KTVA reports the FBI is providing investigative and technical assistance in the investigation of the death of 30-year-old Kathleen Henry, whose body was found Oct. 2 along the Seward Highway. Brian Smith is charged with first-degree murder in the case. Smith's attorney, assistant public defender Daniel Lowery, declined comment about the case on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Brian Steven Smith, man accused in memory card killing, charged in second death

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Brian Steven Smith looks out in the courtroom while waiting for his arraignment to start Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. A public defender entered not guilty pleas for Smith, who is accused of documenting the assault and murder of Kathleen Henry in an Anchorage hotel. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Man accused of documenting woman’s killing pleads not guilty

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The Latest: Man faces murder, sexual assault charges

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File - In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, Brian Steven Smith is arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder at the Anchorage Jail courtroom in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage television station KTVA reports the FBI is providing investigative and technical assistance in the investigation of the death of 30-year-old Kathleen Henry, whose body was found Oct. 2 along the Seward Highway. Brian Smith is charged with first-degree murder in the case. Smith's attorney, assistant public defender Daniel Lowery, declined comment about the case on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

FBI helping in investigation of homicide recorded on video

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Police: Memory card depicts woman’s killing, man in custody

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

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Brian Steven Smith arrested after memory card depicting woman’s murder found in Anchorage, Alaska

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

The Latest: Authorities: Videos show woman being strangled

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