A former US Army soldier spent the night celebrating his 21st birthday, then came home and shot his wife dead after she accused him of cheating, a court heard.
Zarrius Hildabrand, 24, murdered his wife, Saria Hildabrand, on August 6, 2023 and stuffed her body down a storm drain near their Anchorage, Alaska, apartment.
The gruesome killing came just hours after the newlyweds had been out drinking with friends to commemorate Hildabrand’s milestone birthday, prosecutors said.
When the couple got home, Saria, a combat medic, discovered messages in his phone that revealed he had been unfaithful to her, the court heard.
Hildabrand then shot her once in the
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