ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A suspect has been arrested in Maine in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a 20-year-old woman whose body was found in a dorm bathtub at the University of Alaska Fairbanks nearly 26 years ago, Alaska State Troopers said Friday. New DNA technology led to Downs, according to troopers. Sergie was a former UAF student, but she was not enrolled when she went to stay with a friend at the UAF dorm shortly before her death, according to charging documents. Biological evidence was collected, but at the time, DNA technology was not in used in Alaska, according to the court papers. Downs will be extradited to Alaska, troopers said.

Source: National Post February 16, 2019 01:02 UTC