ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Court TV) — The mother of a woman prosecutors say was killed at the hands of her husband after a night out celebrating testified that the defendant acted strangely in the days after her daughter’s disappearance.
Zarrius Hildabrand appears in court during his trial. (Court TV)
Zarrius Hildabrand, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his new bride, Saria Barney. Hildabrand has pleaded not guilty.
On Aug. 5, 2023, Hildabrand, Saria Barney and some friends went out to celebrate the defendant’s 21st birthday. After going to Dave & Buster’s, the group tried to go to a club but were denied entry after a bouncer felt Hildabrand was already intoxicated. That’s when the group split up and Hildabrand and Saria Barney got in an Uber to return home; that was also the last time Saria Barney was seen alive…