track 87: mikarah sanders

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Summary: On New Years Eve of 2009, Mikarah Sanders, 15, had planned to ring in the new year with her boyfriend and some friends. But a few hours before the clock struck 12, shots were suddenly fired. Mikarah’s family are stunned by the news. Mikarah is kindhearted and wise beyond her years. So, who would want to hurt Mikarah or was it simply a case of wrong place, wrong time? 

An image of Mikarah Sanders.

A picture of Mikarah (right) with her mother Zakiya Sanders (left).

An image of Mikarah Sanders (left) with her best friend, Satori Butler(right).

A picture of Matthew DuBois, who was convicted of murder of his then-girlfriend Mikarah Sanders. He accepted a plea deal and only spent 10 years in prison.

This episode was made possible because of the following sources:

TV SHOWS: 

Payback, First 911 Caller. (alternative link) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uy1cRPT7_Y&pp=ygUfbWF0dGhldyBkdWJvaXMgZmF0YWwgYXR0cmFjdGlvbg%3D%3D

Grave Mysteries, S2, Episode 7.

ARTICLES: 

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/burien-man-sentenced-in-web-post-slaying/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/teen-charged-in-killing-of-girlfriend-in-jealous-anger/

https://thecinemaholic.com/mikarah-sanders-murder/

https://thecinemaholic.com/mikarah-sanders-murder-where-is-matthew-dubois-now/

https://www.westsideseattle.com/highline-times/2011/10/17/update-burien-teen-gets-14-year-sentence-murdering-girlfriend-over

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134398547/mikarah-n-sanders


COURT DOCUMENT: 

https://casetext.com/case/in-re-dubois-11

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