Christopher Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Lewiston man to get at least 17 years in prison for fatal stabbing at Auburn McDonald’s
Trai Larue pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the case of stabbing a Masachusetts man in 2020.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Alaska murder trial: DNA didn’t match alternative suspect, witness says
Steven H. Downs of Auburn, Maine, is charged with murder and sexual assault in the death of Sophie Sergie, 20, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Former girlfriend testified she now remembers Downs having a gun
Steven H. Downs is on trial for the 1993 murder and sexual assault of a woman in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Auburn man’s roommate says Downs had gun at time of 1993 murder
College roommate of Steven H. Downs testifies Downs owned two guns at school in Fairbanks, Alaska, when a woman was murdered on campus.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Alaska investigators said they struggled to find witnesses in 1993 campus slaying
Friday marked the fifth day of the trial of Steven H. Downs, 47, of Auburn.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Witness describes suspect in Alaska cold case slaying
An Auburn man is on trial for the sexual assault and murder of an Alaskan woman in 1993.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Witness says she heard sound like ‘firecrackers’ when Alaskan woman was killed
An Auburn man faces murder and sexual assault charges at his trial in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Auburn man’s murder trial in Alaska delayed by COVID-19
Two participants in the Steven H. Downs case were exposed to COVID-19, a court assistant said.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Murder trial of Auburn man begins in Alaska with testimony from victim’s friend
Steven H. Downs, now 47, is accused in the 1993 slaying of Sophie Sergie, 20, at a Fairbanks university bathroom.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Auburn man’s murder trial in Alaska ‘cold case’ scheduled next week
Steven H. Downs was charged in 2019 with raping and murdering an Alaskan woman in 1993 when he was a college student.
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