Murder of native Alaskan Sonya Ivanoff on ‘Dateline’

(NBC News) — Sunday on “Dateline,” the disappearance of 19-year-old Alaska Native woman Sonya Ivanoff sent shockwaves through the small coastal city of Nome, Alaska.

Police scrambled to find answers until a note was found in a stolen police vehicle telling the cops to back off — or else.

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Here is a preview of Josh Mankiewicz report:

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, Sonya and Timayre were doing their thing, hanging out with friends.

TIMAYRE: It was still kind of early. I mean, we went out, I think, it was around 11 o’clock.

It was summer in Alaska; the sun sets just before midnight. Around 1 a.m. Monday, Timayre, who had to be at work in six hours, decided to crash at a friend’s place.

Sonya wasn’t due at work until Tuesday afternoon. So, she had all the time in the world.

TIMAYRE: She felt like being out. It was actually a little mist raining. She loved the rain — anything with the rain. When we parted ways, I walked towards my friend’s house, and she walked — continued walking down the street — but it was towards our house area. We always had this saying, “Peace out pal” … and we did that and she jumped in the rain and started walking.

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Timayre watched her best friend walk off into the light rain she loved so much.

JOSH MANKIEWICZ:  And that was the last time you saw her.

TIMAYRE:  Yeah.

Watch “Dateline: A Walk in the Rain,” Sunday at 9 p.m. on NBC4.

About ‘Dateline’

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