![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/soldier-shot-dead-newlywed-wife-before-stuffing-body-in-drain-and-helping-mum-search-for-her/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Soldier-shot-dead-newlywed-wife-before-stuffing-body-in-drain-and-helping-mum-search-for-her.jpg&description=Zarrius and Saria Hildabrand met in basic training last summer, marrying six months later in December 2022 with Saria moving from Utah to Alaska earlier this year to be with her new husband A US soldier accused of shooting dead his new wife before stashing her body in a storm drain near their Alaska home allegedly fooled everyone, including her mother. 21-year-old Zarrius Hildabrand has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after allegedly killing his wife Saria Hildabrand, 21, in their Anchorage home. She was found to have died from a single bullet wound to her left temple. Saria, an Alaska National Guard combat medic, vanished on August 7, sparking a manhunt. Her mum, Meredith Barney, had been set to travel to Anchorage to spend time with her daughter and new husband at the end of August to "get to know him better." He is now being held on $500,000 bond after investigators found a blood-soaked mattress in their home. Saria's body was found in a four-by-five-foot storm drain down the road from their property. The couple met at basic training last summer, tying the knot in December 2022. Six months ago, Saria had moved from Utah to Alaska to be with her new husband, a cannon crewmember assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Speaking to The Express US, Meredith said: "We didn't know Zarrius that well. From the time I had spent with him, he presented as respectful and engaged with our family in a pretty normal way as you would expect from someone just joining a family." She said the couple appeared to have a good relationship and enjoyed "adventuring around Alaska" and cooking together. Saria appeared to be adjusting well to the move to Alaska, making friends, exploring and taking up new hobbies. Hildabrand was the one to report his wife missing, and in a Facebook post he shared a picture of his wife's 'missing' poster, asking people to "plea){kind=link}
Zarrius and Saria Hildabrand met in basic training last summer, marrying six months later in December 2022 with Saria moving from Utah to Alaska earlier this year to be with her new husband
A US soldier accused of shooting dead his new wife before stashing her body in a storm drain near their Alaska home allegedly fooled everyone, including her mother.
21-year-old Zarrius Hildabrand has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after allegedly killing his wife Saria Hildabrand, 21, in their Anchorage home. She was found to have died from a single bullet wound to her left temple.
Saria, an Alaska National Guard combat medic, vanished on August 7, sparking a manhunt. Her mum, Meredith Barney, had been set to travel to Anchorage to spend time with her daughter and new husband at the end of August to “get to know him better.”
He is now being held on $500,000 bond after investigators found a blood-soaked mattress in their home. Saria’s body was found in a four-by-five-foot storm drain down the road from their property.