Stolen Memory Card Holds Key Evidence in Alaska Murder Trial

A woman's theft of a digital memory card from a truck has become crucial evidence in an Alaska double murder trial, as it contains gruesome photos and videos of a woman being beaten and strangled at a Marriott hotel. The accused, Brian Steven Smith, has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges, including first- and second-degree murder, sexual assault, and tampering with evidence, in the deaths of Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk, both Alaska Native women who had experienced homelessness. The trial, expected to last three to four weeks, began with jury selection, and the judge ruled that the recordings from the memory card can be properly authenticated and used as evidence.