He Saw Her Body. He Stayed Silent.

This episode of Lost Girls is different.So important, in fact, that we did not record an introduction.We did not add commentary.We did not interrupt.We are letting the evidence speak for itself.On October 18, 2019, Anchorage Police Detectives Brendan Lee and David Cordie interrogated Ian Calhoun about his relationship with Brian Steven Smith—the now-convicted serial killer responsible for the murders of Alaska Native women Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk.That interrogation happened in two parts: first at Calhoun’s home, then later at the Anchorage Police Department.By that point, Smith had already been arrested for Kathleen Jo Henry’s murder. During questioning, he confessed to killing Veronica Abouchuk the year before. What investigators needed to understand next was chillingly simple:How much did Ian Calhoun know—and when did he know it?According to interrogation footage, reports, and audio recordings, Calhoun was not a casual acquaintance. He was a friend. A drinking buddy. Someone Brian Smith trusted enough to communicate with openly. In early September 2019, that trust took a dark turn.Calhoun told detectives that Smith met him at Forsythe Park and showed him what appeared to be a body in the back of his truck—covered by a tarp. Calhoun claimed he brushed it off as a sex doll, but later admitted he had a gut feeling it wasn’t. After seeing it, he didn’t call police. He didn’t leave. He didn’t confront Smith.They went drinking.Later, Smith came to Calhoun’s house.Calhoun admitted to deleting text messages and an entire messaging app after Smith’s arrest—messages that included disturbing images and conversations. He acknowledged knowing more than he initially admitted. And yet, despite what he saw, what he deleted, and what he knew, Ian Calhoun has never been charged.Under Alaska law, failure to report a violent crime against an adult is treated as a violation—punishable by little more than a $500 fine. A penalty that reflects just how little the system values silence when the victim is Indigenous, marginalized, or vulnerable.This episode is not commentary.It is not opinion.It is documentation.We believe it is essential for the public to hear this in full, without framing, without interruption, and without distraction.Because Kathleen Jo Henry deserved better.So did Veronica Abouchuk.And silence should never be safer than doing the right thing.To learn more and follow ongoing advocacy, visit “Arrest Ian Calhoun NOW” on Facebook.Source: amberbatts.com