Sonya Dora Ivanoff, age 19

Lost to gun violence on August 10, 2003 in Nome, Alaska.

Photo sources:

The US Sun: Chilling clue led to cop's arrest after 19-year-old's naked body found in pit
Distractify: Nearly Two Decades After She Was Killed, 'Dateline' Examines the Shocking Murder of Sonya Ivanoff
YouTube: Missing Woman Last Seen Getting Into a Police Car | Fatal Frontier: Evil In Alaska | Oxygen
NBC News: Watch the Dateline episode "A Walk In The Rain" now

News sources:

Mar 5: Anchorage Daily News: Appeals court upholds murder conviction of Nome officer
Aug 23: Anchorage Daily News: From 2003: Nome police must work to regain trust after officer charged with murder
Sonya Dora Ivanoff (1984-2003) - Find a Grave...
Oxygen Official Site: 'I Believe He Was Gonna Kill Again': Alaska Cop Murders Native Girl, Then Stages Attack On Himself | Oxygen Official Site

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