This week, we are discussing the murder of 19-year-old Alaska native Sonya Ivanoff, who was walking home one night after visiting a friend. Fortunately a brave eyewitness came forward with information that would turn the investigation on its head. 

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Sources:

1. “Troopers whittle down…”, AP, 22 Oct 2003


2. “Suspect demonstrated suspicious…”, AP, 10 Nov 2003


3. “Trial begins for…”, AP, 19 Jan 2005


4. “Officer killed woman…”, AP, 21 Jan 2005


5. “Murder victim entered…”, AP, 24 Jan 2005


6. “Woman was involved…”, AP, 7 Feb 2005


7. “Prosecutors rest case…”, AP, 11 Feb 2005


8. “Murder trial hears…”, AP, 25 Feb 2005


9. “Trial jury pick…”, AP, 21 Oct 2005


10. “A few feet…”, AP, 28 Oct 2005


11. “State wants a…”, AP, 30 Dec 2005


12. “Ex-officer jailed…”, AP, 21 Apr 2006


13. “Three file civil…”, AP, 28 Apr 2006


14. McKenzie, Victoria, “In a small…”, AP, 15 Sep 2019


15. McKenzie, Victoria and Wong, Maye-e, “In Nome, Va…”, AP, 25 Dec 2019


16. Dateline “A Walk in the Rain”


17. Alaska Department of Corrections


18. Sonya Ivanoff Act


19. Owens v. State, Court of Appeals, 3 March, 2010 


20. Matthew C. Owns v. State of Alaska, Court of Appeals of the State of Alaska, 28 July, 2021


21. Brant, Tataboline, “Nome police must work…”, Anchorage Daily News, 29 October, 2003 


22. “Ex-police officer on trial…”, AP, 19 January, 2005


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24. “Senior Assistant District Attorney…”, State of Alaska Department of Law, 6 December 2005


25. Haecker, Diana, “Matt Owens sentenced…”, The Nome Nugget, 16 April, 2006 


26. Holland, Megan, “Appeals court upholds…”, Anchorage Daily News, 5 March, 2010


27. “Jury convicts ex-police officer…”, AP 


28. Medearis, Sandra L, “Owens’ murder conviction…”, The Nome Nugget, 27 October, 2017 


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30. Hughes, Art, “In Nome, a legacy…”, Native News, 12 September, 2019 


31. “In small Alaska city…”, AP, 12 September, 2019

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