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Episodes

July 10, 2022

MURDERED: Aliyah Gaitan-Wells (Mini Episode)

Aliyah Gaitan-Wells, ten years old, died tragically on July 19, 2021 in Queets, WA. Her life was taken by a driver under the influence, yet prosecutors hesitate to bring charges. Aliyah's family demands justice for a precious...

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July 8, 2022

MURDERED: Rachel Sloan (Mini Episode - Lost Coast)

We're back today, headed to Mendocino County in Northern California. In 2013, a hiker's discovery would lead authorities to work to unravel the tragic death of 23-year-old Rachel Audrey Sloan. However, a bigger mystery remain...

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July 1, 2022

MURDERED: Angela McConnell (Mini Episode - Lost Coast)

Raised on the Hoopa Valley Reservation in Humboldt County, Angela McConnell was proud of her Hoopa culture and her roots, including Mojave, Karuk, and Yurok. At 26, she dreamed of becoming a journalist and a creative writer. ...

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June 29, 2022

MURDERED: Allison High Wolf

When the body of Allison High Wolf was found alone in a motel room in February 2015, her family suspected foul play, yet her manner of death was categorized as undetermined. According to an article written in 2021 by The New ...

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June 16, 2022

MISSING: Andrea "Chick" White (Mini Episode - Lost Coast)

In the beauty of a quiet, rural area lies the “Lost Coast” in Northern California, where the number of MMIWG2S has risen. Join us as we bring light to this epidemic that has plagued this area for decades. In 1991, Andrea Jerr...

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June 14, 2022

MISSING: Aubrey Dameron

**Two-spirit is a term used in Indigenous culture to describe those who walk between the male and female worlds. Although not everyone defines themselves this way, it's essential to share the stories of our two-spirit relativ...

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May 31, 2022

MURDERED: Emily Morgan

Emily Morgan was 23 years old and a member of the Choctaw Nation when she was murdered in August 2016 in Bache, Oklahoma. There are no persons of interest, no prime suspects, and her case has grown cold. The Oklahoma Bureau o...

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May 26, 2022

MURDERED: Amy Lynn Hanson (Mini Episode)

Amy Lynn Hanson, a 25-year-old Dine' woman, went missing in New Mexico in November 2014. When her body was discovered, it gave more questions than answers, and her family is still seeking justice. The FBI is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the…

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May 16, 2022

MISSING: Linda Skeek

Linda Sheldon Skeek, a member of the Tlingit people, is listed as case number 16000439 in the State of Alaska missing person’s database. A mother of three, Linda’s last known contact was on January 1st, 2016. Her family conti...

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May 13, 2022

MISSING: Ida Beard (Mini Episode)

Ida Beard, a mother of 4 and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, was 29 years old when she vanished without a trace in June 2015 in El Reno, Oklahoma. Ida had plans to walk to a friend’s house just a few blocks away ...

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May 5, 2022

SPECIAL EPISODE: Hanna Harris & Roylynn Rides Horse

In recognition of National MMIW Day of Awareness, we are dropping a surprise episode today! Maggie, Osh, and I jumped on a virtual call to explain why MMIW Day is May 5th, and we discussed the tragic stories behind this desig...

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May 2, 2022

MISSING: Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson, an enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribe in Washington, was 39 years old when she disappeared on November 25, 2020. She was last seen reportedly walking along the road on her way to visit friends and hasn't been ...

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April 29, 2022

MURDERED: Samantha Cutler (Mini Episode)

Samantha Cutler, 25, was a member of the MS Band of Choctaw Indians. In September 2020, her body was discovered, with no further details given. Her case has received little to no media coverage. If you have any information re...

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April 18, 2022

MISSING: Nevaeh Kingbird

Nevaeh Kingbird, 15 years old, is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - Leech Lake Band. In late October 2021, she went missing in Bemidji, Minnesota, during a house party. While her family has remained hopeful for Nevae...

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April 14, 2022

MISSING: Faith Lindsey (Mini Episode)

Faith Lindsey, 17, of the Chickasaw Nation, went missing in October 2019. In December 2019, the prime suspect, her then-boyfriend, was arrested and is facing charges of death. To this day, Faith Lindsey’s body has yet to be r...

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April 4, 2022

MURDERED: Marie Walkingstick Pheasant

On December 29th, 2013, police were called to a scene in the Big Cove community on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. The body of 26-year-old EBCI enrolled member Marie Walkingstick Pheasant was found inside a burned vehi...

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March 28, 2022

MURDERED: Kozee Decorah (Mini Episode)

Kozee Decorah, 22, was a Ho-Chunk tribal member and mother of 3 when her body was discovered burning in an outhouse on a Nebraska reservation in May 2020. Although her killer is behind bars, her family still believes that tru...

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March 21, 2022

MURDERED: Olivia Lone Bear

Olivia Lone Bear vanished from the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota on Oct. 24, 2017, leaving behind her five children. Adamant that Olivia would not just take off, her family and volunteers coordinated a grassroots ...

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March 14, 2022

MURDERED: Jamie Yazzie (Mini Episode)

Jamie Yazzie was 31 years old when she went missing in June 2019 in Pinon, Arizona, within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. By all accounts, Jamie was a hard-working mother of three young boys. She was a medical assistant...

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March 7, 2022

MISSING: Pepita Redhair

Pepita Redhair, 27, left home in the Crownpoint Community in New Mexico to visit her boyfriend, living two hours away in Albuquerque, in March 2020. A member of the Navajo Nation, Pepita was close to her family and was always...

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Feb. 21, 2022

SPECIAL EPISODE: Misty Upham

Thirty-two-year-old Misty Upham was a rising star in Hollywood, having acted in various films, including August: Osage County and Django Unchained. However, on October 5th, 2014, she would be seen leaving her sister’s apartme...

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Feb. 18, 2022

MURDERED: Tristen Gray (Mini Episode)

In July 2018, 22-year-old Tristen Gray was killed in a hit-and-run in Billings, Montana. Even with the driver identified, surveillance footage, and witness statements, her case is still considered unsolved, and no criminal ch...

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Feb. 14, 2022

MISSING: Alyssa McLemore (Mini Episode)

In April 2009, Alyssa Angelique McLemore, a member of the Aleut tribe and a young mother, was just 21 years old when she suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving behind a startling 911 call that has left more questions than...

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Feb. 7, 2022

MURDERED: Rose Downwind

Rose Downwind was only 31 years old when she disappeared in October 2015 while living in Bemidji, MN. A mother of five children and the granddaughter of American Indian Movement co-founder Dennis Banks, her body was discovere...

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