A Central Hardin High School grad faces murder charges in Alaska after allegedly killing his wife.
Zarrius Ray Hildabrand faces charges of First Degree Murder (intent to cause death), Second Degree Muder (intent to cause serious injury), and Class C Felony Tampering with Physical Evidence following his arrest on August 11.
According to a complaint filed by the Anchorage Police Department in Anchorage’s district court, Hildabrand reported his wife, 21-year-old Saria Hildabrand, missing to police on August 7 after not seeing her since the morning of August 6. Zarrius Hildabrand said the two had been partying the night before, and his wife decided to walk to work instead of drive. He said he had searched for his wife the night before contacting police but waited to call it in in case there had been a misunderstanding.
Volunteers searched for Saria Hildabrand on August 8. Investigators learned that day that at around 2 a.m. on August 6 a neighbor to the Hildabrands had heard a single gunshot. A search warrant was served for Hildabrand’s apartment on August 9, and when crime scene technicians lifted the mattress of a bed Hildabrand had previously not given officers permission to search under they found it “saturated with human blood.” A blood reagent spray revealed blood had been cleaned up from other parts of the bedroom and bathroom.
On August 10, investigators discovered blood on a trash can near the residence. A search of the area with a drone led officers to the discovery of a body inside a 4 to 5 foot storm drain, which after recovery was positively identified as that of Saria Hildabrand.
A warrant was issued for Zarrius Hildabrand’s arrest, and he was taken into custody. Hildabrand was remanded to the Anchorage Jail. He was arraigned on the charges on August 11, and is due back in court for a pre-indictment hearing on August 17.