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Episodes

Dec. 29, 2023

MURDERED: Mercedes Hernandez (Mini Episode)

In August 2021, Mercedes Hernandez, 19, was killed in a senseless act of gun violence in Milwaukee, WI. The man who shot her, 21-year-old Renzo Rascon-Gamboa, has eluded custody and remains on the run. Rascon-Gamboa has been ...

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Dec. 18, 2023

MURDERED: Twilight Song Crooks

On September 10th, 2001 the body of 15-year-old Jessie Marie Twilight Song Crooks was found 5 miles from her home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. To this day, her case remains unsolved. Anyone with information on the murder of Tw...

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Nov. 22, 2023

ARREST MADE: Marie Walkingstick Pheasant Murder Case

On Tuesday, November 21, 2023 the Cherokee Indian Police Department, FBI, and BIA made an arrest in connection to the murder of 26 year old EBCI enrolled member Marie Walkingstick Pheasant. It’s been 10 years since her body w...

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Nov. 21, 2023

SPECIAL EPISODE: Two Years of "We are Resilient" podcast

Today's episode is different. We had the opportunity to look back on past cases and talk about what we've learned over the last two years of hosting We are Resilient. What have we learned? There's still so much work to be don...

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Nov. 6, 2023

MURDERED: Christine Lester & UPDATE: Jamie Yazzie

On May 5th, 1987, 24-year-old Christine Lester left her home in Arizona to go shopping and was never heard from again. It would be 36 years after her disappearance that her family would receive the news that her remains were ...

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Oct. 23, 2023

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Oct. 16, 2023

UNKNOWN: Jessie Waters

In April 2015, 30-year-old Jessie Waters' lifeless body was discovered just off Hwy 18 just south of Oglala in South Dakota. Even though her life was marred by domestic violence, there are still no arrests made in connection ...

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Oct. 2, 2023

MURDERED: Mona Lisa Two Eagle

In February 1979, Mona Lisa Two Eagle was last seen leaving her home on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota only to be found two weeks later murdered in a field. Her family is still seeking justice. If you have any ...

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Sept. 18, 2023

MURDERED: Ashlynne Mike

In May 2016, 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother were playing together on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, when a man they didn’t know — drove up in a van and offered them a ride ...

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Sept. 11, 2023

MISSING: Larissa Lone Hill (Mini Episode)

On October 3rd, 2016, Larissa Lone Hill, 21, texted her cousin that she was leaving the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to head over to Rapid City with two male friends. She has not been seen or heard from again. Laris...

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Sept. 4, 2023

MISSING: Sharon Baldeagle

On September 19th, 1984, two Indigenous girls from South Dakota were kidnapped as they were hitchhiking along a highway in Wyoming. While one of the girls survived, 12-year-old Sharon Baldeagle has never been seen or heard fr...

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Aug. 21, 2023

MURDERED: Candace McCulley Kehoe

In July 2023, Candace McCulley Kehoe, a 26-year-old from Claremore, Oklahoma, lost her life at the hands of her abusive ex-husband. As we dive into her story, we are reminded that domestic violence is a common theme regarding...

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Aug. 14, 2023

MURDERED: Stacy Bigwitch (Mini Episode)

In July 1989, Stacy Bigwitch, 21, of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was shot and killed by her boyfriend after they got into an argument during a night out with friends. Her killer was arrested and sentenced, but was ju...

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Aug. 10, 2023

MURDERED: Eternity Flying Horse & Nevaeh Braveheart (Mini Episode)

Eternity Flying Horse, 13, and Nevaeh Braveheart, 14, both tragically lost their young lives to senseless acts of violence. Although their murders were unrelated and happened within a year of each other (2021-2022), we cannot...

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Aug. 7, 2023

MURDERED: Tasha Lewis

Tasha Lewis, 29, was reported missing by her family in March 2021, only for her body to be discovered days later at the bottom of a mesa in Thoreau, Arizona. Police ruled her death accidental. However, her family is adamant t...

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July 24, 2023

MISSING: Freda Jane Knowshisgun (Mini Episode)

In October 2016, 34-year-old Freda Jane Knowshisgun planned to take her children trick-or-treating on Halloween 2016. Instead, one seemingly ordinary trip to the store led to her mysterious disappearance. Freda’s physical des...

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July 16, 2023

MISSING: Esmeralda ‘Kit’ Mora (Mini Episode)

Esmeralda 'Kit' Mora is a non-binary Indigenous person who uses the pronouns they/them and is a descendant of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia, Canada. They were reported missing in Omak, Washington, in April 2022. Their disappearance is listed as suspicious, and their family firmly be…

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July 12, 2023

MURDERED: Karyn Blue Bird-Mesteth (Mini Episode)

On September 4th, 2021, 38-year-old Karyn Blue Bird-Mesteth succumbed to her injuries at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, after she was found beaten the day before. While her cause of death has been classifi...

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July 1, 2023

MURDERED: Madeline 'Maddie' Bills

18-year-old Madeline 'Maddie' Bills, affectionately known as Maddie B by her friends and loved ones, was a high school senior in Moore, Oklahoma, who was just days away from graduating with honors and a 4.0 GPA when her life ...

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June 16, 2023

MURDERED: Kristen Huntington

Kristen Huntington, 30, was reported missing on January 10th, 2020, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The discovery of her body days later would unravel details about her violent relationship with Eric Rustad, whose lengthy history of do...

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June 3, 2023

MURDERED: Mika Westwolf (Mini Episode)

Mika Westwolf was 22 years old when, in March 2023, she was struck and killed by a car while walking home along a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The fatal crash report was listed as an accident, but he...

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May 30, 2023

MURDERED: Robyn Gray (Mini Episode)

The Alaska Victimization Survey, every five years, asks respondents whether they have experienced sexual violence, violence from an intimate partner, or both. The survey performed in 2020 found that nearly half of adult Alask...

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May 18, 2023

MURDERED: Sherry Ann Wounded Foot

In August of 2016, Sherry Wounded Foot of the Oglala Sioux Tribe was found beaten unconscious outside the Lakota HOPE Ministry building in Whiteclay, Nebraska. She died 12 days later; not only does her family believe that She...

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May 4, 2023

MURDERED: Mary Catherine Haymond (Mini Episode)

In April 1992, the body of Mary Catherine Haymond, 34, of Bryson City, NC, was found shot to death in the home she shared with the man who killed her. We found minimal information about Mary Catherine; if you have anything yo...

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