Anchorage police chief defends handling of serial killer case featured in MMIP docuseries

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 2,309

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Anchorage Police Department is featured prominently in the national investigative documentary series “Lost Women of Alaska,” which examines the case of serial killer Brian Steven Smith, who was arrested in 2019 and convicted for torturing and killing two Alaska Native women.

In the three-part series now streaming on HBO Max, the victims’ families and advocates raise lingering questions and concerns around how Anchorage detectives handled the case, both before and after …

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