Steven H. Downs was convicted this year of killing and sexually assaulting Sophie Sergie at UAF in 1993. He is now appealing his convictions and sentences.
Sergie’s death baffled investigators until a DNA match using genetic genealogy tracing led them to Downs, . Downs was a UAF freshman in 1993 and lived in the dorm where Sergie was found dead.
On Monday, lawyers for Downs, who represented him during pre-trial hearings, at trial and at sentencing, filed a motion to withdraw as his attorneys. The filing states that Downs lacks the funds to retain legal counsel for his appeals.
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