 of Veronica Abachuk in 2018 and Kathleen Jo Henry in 2019. Both women were Alaska native and the case became a focal point for activists, some of whom attended the trial every day, seeking to draw attention to the issue of missing and murdered indigenous people in Alaska. Saxby described Smith as a person so dangerous that, if he was ever released, he will probably kill again. Two of the jurors attended the sentencing, saying the case had profoundly affected them.