JUNEAU, Alaska, June 27 -- The Alaska Department of Law (Attorney General) issued the following news release:
June 26, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - An Anchorage jury has convicted 23-year-old Zarrius Hildabrand of Murder in the Second Degree, and two counts of Tampering with Evidence after a two-week trial.
The event occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 2023 after Hildabrand went out with his wife, Saria Hildabrand, and friends on his 21stbirthday. They visited several establishments in Anchorage, and the couple returned home. Saria Hildabrand found messages on the defendant's phone that indicated he had been cheating on her. The evidence showed that he then shot her once in the head with a 9mm handgun. After her murder, Hildabrand c...