{"podcast":{"title":"Murder Unscripted","slug":"murder-unscripted-6928259","podcast_index_feed_id":6928259,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/murderunscripted/feed.xml","website_url":"https://murderunscriptedpod.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/murderunscripted/20250919_080907_e33036addc090bb001b18c6913f1f3fc.png","author":"Murder Unscripted Pod","episode_count":139,"summary":"Veteran true-crime producer, Ed (Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, City Confidential) and his crime encyclopedia gal pal, Melissa, bring you the most immersive podcast in the genre - breaking down the barrier between fan and creator. Expect deep dives into obscure stories, interviews with with victim's families, investigators, and other insiders, and behind-the-scenes insight on your favorite crime shows from a seasoned industry professional...all with a touch of humor to lighten even the darkest tales. 👉 New episodes every Tuesday. 🌐 For more information about us and the show, visit our website at: www.MurderUnscriptedPod.com E-mail: murderunscriptedpod@gmail.com Follow us on socials 👇 FB - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557418124048 Insta - https://www.instagram.com/murderunscripted/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@murderunscripted ⚠️ Graphic details; listener discretion advised.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T18:18:03.729818+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-unscripted-6928259"},"episode":{"title":"Ep: 107 | The Murder of Sophie Sergie | Genetic Genealogy Solves 28-year-old Alaskan Cold Case | Murder Unscripted","slug":"ep-107-the-murder-of-sophie-sergie-genetic-genealogy-solves-28-year-old-alaskan-cold-case-murder-unscripted","published_at":"2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-unscripted-6928259/ep-107-the-murder-of-sophie-sergie-genetic-genealogy-solves-28-year-old-alaskan-cold-case-murder-unscripted","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-unscripted-6928259","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/murderunscripted/2883082","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/content.rss.com/episodes/273043/2883082/murderunscripted/2026_06_04_15_40_58_0fa6cf8a-644a-4067-8ffe-cda3e8fbaa1d.mp3","summary":"Alaskan Sophie Sergie came from a remote Yupik village of 70 people. She was going to be the first in her family to graduate college. The last thing she told her family was a promise to bring her little brother a brand new kite. She never came home. On April 25th, 1993, Sophie Sergie was found violently murdered in a University of Alaska Fairbanks dorm bathroom. Her case went cold, and it stayed that way for more than a quarter century, until a woman uploaded her DNA to an ancestry site and unknowingly pointed investigators straight at her nephew, Steven Downs, who had been quietly living as a nurse in Maine the entire time. Ed covers Sophie's emotional story, the 28-year cold case, and the genetic genealogy breakthrough that finally brought justice. Ep. 107 | Collegiate Crimes Block | Murder Unscripted | June 2026 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-unscripted/id1750146409 https://open.spotify.com/show/2AUGh12ei1wk8x7CvcX9qH","meta_description":"Alaskan Sophie Sergie came from a remote Yupik village of 70 people. She was going to be the first in her family to graduate college. The last thing she t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3921,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/murder-unscripted-6928259/episodes/ep-107-the-murder-of-sophie-sergie-genetic-genealogy-solves-28-year-old-alaskan-cold-case-murder-unscripted/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-unscripted-6928259/ep-107-the-murder-of-sophie-sergie-genetic-genealogy-solves-28-year-old-alaskan-cold-case-murder-unscripted.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}