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Flash Drive With Murder Video Found in Alaska; Suspect Detained

Brian Steven Smith. Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Brian Steven Smith. Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News / AP / Scanpix / LETA

The memory card contains 39 photos and 12 videos.

A flash drive found on a street in Alaska's largest city contained video recordings of a strangled woman and images of her face in the back of a truck. This was reported by Associated Press.  

Police believe the human remains found along a highway in early October belong to this woman. Authorities said they are trying to identify her.

48-year-old suspect Brian Steven Smith has been arrested. He will be assigned a public defender, as he cannot afford another.

The indictment filed by the Justice Department, based on a review of the investigation, graphically describes the images and videos on the flash drive. The card contains 39 images and 12 videos.

The videos show a man strangling the woman, whose voice says, "just ... die."

Police spokesperson M. J. Tim said law enforcement believes Smith recorded the events himself. The murder is believed to have taken place in early September.

On October 9, a man opened fire near a synagogue and a diner in the German city of Halle, killing two people and injuring two others, according to preliminary data. He streamed the attack on Twitch for 35 minutes.