Alaska State Troopers announce arrest of Steven H. Downs, accused of murdering Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993. -News Center Maine (February 15, 2019) It was late April 1993 when the University of Alaska Fairbanks community learned that Sophie Sergie was raped and murdered in Bartlett Hall, one of the many … More 25 Years Later, Steven H. Downs of Maine Arrested for the Rape & Murder of Sophie Sergie at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (February 15, 2019)