Found Deceased AK - Kathleen Henry, 30, video of murder victim found, Anchorage, 9 Oct 2019 *Arrest*

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Court case details update:

12/02/2019 02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Discovery Hearing -
Off-Record Continuance

12/16/2019 02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Trial Setting Conference: Superior Court - Hearing Vacated

02/24/2020
02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Discovery Hearing
Just an update on no update :)
My understanding is that the hearing yesterday was vacated... meaning that it was cancelled.
Just a reminder as @PatLaurel posted above. The Discovery Hearing is still scheduled for 02/24/20 at 2:30.
Corrected for typo.
 
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Court case details update:

12/02/2019 02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Discovery Hearing -
Off-Record Continuance

12/16/2019 02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Trial Setting Conference: Superior Court - Hearing Vacated

02/24/2020
02:30 PM Courtroom 603, Nesbett Courthouse Discovery Hearing

Just an update on no update :)
My understanding is that the hearing yesterday was vacated... meaning that it was cancelled.
Just a reminder as @PatLaurel posted above. The Discovery Hearing is still scheduled for 02/24/20 at 2:30.
Corrected for typo.

Let's hope anything happens in 2020 with this case. Got my hopes set on
February 24, 2020 2:30

Mrs. seems to be moving on, riding into the sands of time. I don't know if she visits him or will stand by him as she seemed to in the beginning. Wonder if she will start divorce proceedings.
 
After reading this thread, I'm absolutely obsessed with this case and wondering if there are other victims. After a brief overview of his sickening rants on Quora, it's clear that he's been harbouring racist views for quite a while and that he's had some experiences as a kid growing up in South Africa that led to his deep anger and hatred of people of colour. It's very easy to see the jump from his white supremacist worldview to serial killing and rape, since it's all about power and domination.

I find it interesting that the two known victims had two different causes of death (shooting and strangulation) and I wonder why. Usually, with a serial killer, you have similar victimology and cause of death (in this case it's very clear the former is consistent but not the latter). Do his known crimes read as someone just getting started or a killer in his peak? Statistically, serial killers get started earlier in life (20s/30s) so, as previous commenters have noted, it wouldn't surprise me at all if there's some dark things to uncover from his life in SA - and in particular, from his time in the army. In one of his Quora responses, he said that he was sent into black communities to "protect" them during the apartheid. Who knows how accurate that is, but if true, it would mean he would've be in a position of power in vulnerable black communities. That scares me.

I also find it fascinating that the SD card was just lying in the street and that it was labelled so blatantly. I wonder if he himself dropped it - but then why would he have it on him in public? I wonder if it was indeed stolen when he reported his car broken into, and perhaps the thief found it, didn't want to turn it in themselves (because of their own crime) and so they labelled it and left it somewhere public so it would be discovered? Either way, imagine how he felt when he discovered it was missing... lol. I definitely take pleasure in knowing how much he must've freaked the eff out.
 
After reading this thread, I'm absolutely obsessed with this case and wondering if there are other victims. After a brief overview of his sickening rants on Quora, it's clear that he's been harbouring racist views for quite a while and that he's had some experiences as a kid growing up in South Africa that led to his deep anger and hatred of people of colour. It's very easy to see the jump from his white supremacist worldview to serial killing and rape, since it's all about power and domination.

I find it interesting that the two known victims had two different causes of death (shooting and strangulation) and I wonder why. Usually, with a serial killer, you have similar victimology and cause of death (in this case it's very clear the former is consistent but not the latter). Do his known crimes read as someone just getting started or a killer in his peak? Statistically, serial killers get started earlier in life (20s/30s) so, as previous commenters have noted, it wouldn't surprise me at all if there's some dark things to uncover from his life in SA - and in particular, from his time in the army. In one of his Quora responses, he said that he was sent into black communities to "protect" them during the apartheid. Who knows how accurate that is, but if true, it would mean he would've be in a position of power in vulnerable black communities. That scares me.

I also find it fascinating that the SD card was just lying in the street and that it was labelled so blatantly. I wonder if he himself dropped it - but then why would he have it on him in public? I wonder if it was indeed stolen when he reported his car broken into, and perhaps the thief found it, didn't want to turn it in themselves (because of their own crime) and so they labelled it and left it somewhere public so it would be discovered? Either way, imagine how he felt when he discovered it was missing... lol. I definitely take pleasure in knowing how much he must've freaked the eff out.
I think there's other victims, but it seems iffy whether we'll find out about them.
I think when the thief stole the equipment he immediately tossed the sd card to rid of any identification of it being someone else's equipment.
I wonder since it's basically a solved crime if that's why there's not as much interest.
But so glad this perp is off the streets!
 
Let's hope anything happens in 2020 with this case. Got my hopes set on
February 24, 2020 2:30

Mrs. seems to be moving on, riding into the sands of time. I don't know if she visits him or will stand by him as she seemed to in the beginning. Wonder if she will start divorce proceedings.
Bumping. 2/24 2:30
 
Found at the same place as Kathleen Jo Henry and last seen at the same place as Veronica Abouchuk. Coincidences?

"An Anchorage woman whose remains were found off the Seward Highway in May, months after she was reported missing, was killed, troopers said Monday."

"Amy Skeek, Shirley’s older sister, said Shirley was last seen getting into a black truck outside Bean’s Cafe in December 2018."

Anchorage woman whose remains were found earlier this year was slain, troopers say

BBM
JMO
 
Found at the same place as Kathleen Jo Henry and last seen at the same place as Veronica Abouchuk. Coincidences?

"An Anchorage woman whose remains were found off the Seward Highway in May, months after she was reported missing, was killed, troopers said Monday."

"Amy Skeek, Shirley’s older sister, said Shirley was last seen getting into a black truck outside Bean’s Cafe in December 2018."

Anchorage woman whose remains were found earlier this year was slain, troopers say

BBM
JMO

You did it again! You found more info. Thank You.
There seems to be coincidences indeed.
What color was Brian's "chick-magnet" truck?
Why does Bean's Café sound familiar to me?


This seems to fit in the BS timeline of his killing spree, IMO. Shirley Skeek, only 27 and a cute young woman, went missing Dec. 2018 and her remains were found May 27, 2019 off the Seward Highway near the Hope cutoff.

(If you're reading the news article for the first time, you might cry reading the rest of her family's string of tragedies. Life sounds hard for many there.)

Anchorage woman whose remains were found earlier this year was slain, troopers say

"Amy Skeek, Shirley’s older sister, said Shirley was last seen getting into a black truck outside Bean’s Cafe in December 2018. Shirley had been in Anchorage for about three years, after growing up in Kake. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was off her medication at the time of her disappearance, Amy said."

ETA-- "... the remains are now in Texas undergoing forensic testing."

BBM
 
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You did it again! You found more info. Thank You.
There seems to be coincidences indeed.
What color was Brian's "chick-magnet" truck?
Why does Bean's Café sound familiar to me?

Thank you @Curious Me!

I'm not sure what color the "chick-magnet truck" is... The "couple's happier times" video shows the truck and it looks dark-blue to me, but if you do a little "FB" or YouTube search o_O, the truck can be dark-gray and even black. As we say here "at night all cats are gray"... and even during the day both dark-gray and dark-blue can be easily mistaken for black.

SBM
JMO

ETA: Brian Smith murder case: A couple's happier times
 
Thank you @Curious Me!

I'm not sure what color the "chick-magnet truck" is... The "couple's happier times" video shows the truck and it looks dark-blue to me, but if you do a little "FB" or YouTube search o_O, the truck can be dark-gray and even black. As we say here "at night all cats are gray"... and even during the day both dark-gray and dark-blue can be easily mistaken for black.

SBM
JMO

ETA: Brian Smith murder case: A couple's happier times

..."at night all cats are gray" :) but this one might have been black.

Started by reading the article again, and found the bolded sentence about the black truck. OMG, :eek: just speculating at this point, but he might have picked Shirley up in that black truck and killed Shirley Skeek too! Well, someone killed her and it sounds like they drove a black truck. That he called it a "chick-magnet" takes on new meaning now.

Brian Smith murder case: A couple's happier times

"Bissland said police have suggested there may have been more to his outings than she knew, making statements like "'You don't know your husband'" and "'What's he doing when he's gone?'"

"She said she never thought about it, that she always thought he was working."

"In some of Smith's videos, viewed by KTUU, Smith is seen flying a drone in his neighborhood. In one sequence, he pushes in on a black truck parked in his garage, which he refers to as a "chick magnet." It is similar in appearance to, and bears the same license plate as a truck described by police in their court-filed details of Henry's killing."

BBM
 
..."at night all cats are gray" :) but this one might have been black.

"In some of Smith's videos, viewed by KTUU, Smith is seen flying a drone in his neighborhood. In one sequence, he pushes in on a black truck parked in his garage, which he refers to as a "chick magnet." It is similar in appearance to, and bears the same license plate as a truck described by police in their court-filed details of Henry's killing."

BBM

I've just PMed you screenshots of the truck where it seems to be dark-blue, dark-grey and black... all shots from different occasions . There's no confusion now. It is black!
Thanks for finding the answer @Curious Me!
Wondering what forensics will tell about SK's homicide.

SBM
JMO
 
...snipped...Wondering what forensics will tell about SK's homicide.

Snipped by me to reply. The sister, Amy, said police haven’t informed the family of any suspects or other information yet explaining how Shirley was killed. It worries me that they may have a hard time determining forensics due to the condition of the remains.

Anchorage woman whose remains were found earlier this year was slain, troopers say

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“They said that it was just body parts that they had found. It wasn’t all of her,” Amy said, adding that the remains are now in Texas undergoing forensic testing. Soon, Amy hopes, the remains will be returned to the family so they can be cremated. The family has been waiting to hold a ceremony.
 
Hunting through past articles for a reason why Bean's Café might sound familiar to me. Perhaps there was mention of Veronica seen at another café before she went missing? I think BSS has a pattern of finding his victims and perhaps a certain "type" of woman, but JMO.

Shirley was picked up by a black truck and now she's dead too. Lo and behold, BSS did have a black truck according to the older article below. MOO, I think LE maybe considers him a suspect in Shirley's murder also. The two murders we know, now maybe three...but how many more?

Brian Smith now indicted in the murders of 2 Alaska Native women
Updated: Thursday, October 17th 2019, 9:30 PM AKDT
Brian Smith now indicted in the murders of 2 Alaska Native women

According to court documents, a hotel reservation under Smith's name and cell phone location data place him at the crime scenes, and detectives matched photos from the memory card showing a partial license plate on a black pickup truck with the 1999 Ford Ranger pickup registered to Smith and his wife.

BBM
 
Hunting through past articles for a reason why Bean's Café might sound familiar to me. Perhaps there was mention of Veronica seen at another café before she went missing? I think BSS has a pattern of finding his victims and perhaps a certain "type" of woman, but JMO.

Shirley was picked up by a black truck and now she's dead too. Lo and behold, BSS did have a black truck according to the older article below. MOO, I think LE maybe considers him a suspect in Shirley's murder also. The two murders we know, now maybe three...but how many more?

Brian Smith now indicted in the murders of 2 Alaska Native women
Updated: Thursday, October 17th 2019, 9:30 PM AKDT
Brian Smith now indicted in the murders of 2 Alaska Native women



BBM

You're right. There's a reason why Bean's Cafe sounds familiar to you: "Brian Steven Smith, 48, is facing a total of 13 felony charges, as well as one misdemeanor count, in the two separate killings...Both women were Alaska Native, and part of a vulnerable population in Anchorage. They were both known to use services provided at Bean's Cafe, Anchorage's homeless shelter."

'Unthinkable': Community reacts to recent murders of Alaska Native women


Very foreboding. I hope the Alaskan police are looking into this connection.
 
You're right. There's a reason why Bean's Cafe sounds familiar to you: "Brian Steven Smith, 48, is facing a total of 13 felony charges, as well as one misdemeanor count, in the two separate killings...Both women were Alaska Native, and part of a vulnerable population in Anchorage. They were both known to use services provided at Bean's Cafe, Anchorage's homeless shelter."

'Unthinkable': Community reacts to recent murders of Alaska Native women


Very foreboding. I hope the Alaskan police are looking into this connection.

Number8, you don't know how much I appreciate you finding that link to Bean's Café. Thank You. I had this nagging memory of hearing about Bean's Café before.

Holy Moly, now all three of these murdered women were connected to Bean's Café. BSS, what a despicable human being. :mad:


'Unthinkable': Community reacts to recent murders of Alaska Native women
"Both women were Alaska Native, and part of a vulnerable population in Anchorage. They were both known to use services provided at Bean's Cafe, Anchorage's homeless shelter."

Anchorage woman whose remains were found earlier this year was slain, troopers say
"Amy Skeek, Shirley’s older sister, said Shirley was last seen getting into a black truck outside Bean’s Cafe in December 2018..."

BBM
 
Bean's Cafe – So much more than a meal.

There's also a whole bunch of videos on YouTube connected to Bean's Café community events in Anchorage. It's an admirable organization. They help people in need of help. It's a beautiful kindness within society.

To think that this man, who wasn't even deemed a citizen yet, came to Alaska to prey on these women and brutally kill them makes me want to see him suffer the harshest sentence. Is 99 years in prison enough?
 
Latest news about BSS. It doesn't say much but... perhaps it's a sign we'll hear more about him before the discovery hearing.

Ex-SA man faces 99 years for Alaska murders, rapes


Ex-SA man faces 99 years for Alaska murders, rapes | Independent on Saturday

This article has more detail about what's on the video. It literally makes you sick to stomach. It would do my heart good if this savage animal suffers... A lot.

He might not suffer in this world, but he will definitely be judged in the next. IMO of course.
 

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