Indigenous women are 2.5 times more likely to experience violent crimes and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape and sexual assault. Today's case takes us to the Yakama Reservation in Washington State. We cover the tragic murder of Alillia Minthorn along with the unsolved murder of Daisy Heath.

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This episode was written by Melissa Tulloch.

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Sources:

The Vanished

Family gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported missing in 1987 at age 29 | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

Remains of Yakama Nation woman, Daisy Mae Heath-Tallman, missing since 1987, identified | Crime | applevalleynewsnow.com

Family gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported missing in 1987 at age 29 | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com

Yakama Tribal member's remains identified nearly 40 years later | king5.com

Remains ID’ed as woman missing for decades: WA officials | Tacoma News Tribune

https://www.thevanished.org/cases/24/

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/alillia-lala-minthorns-killer-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/article_9d966674-b254-11ed-8912-332b38920c68.amp.html

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/washington-man-sentenced-life-prison-2019-murder-alillia-minthorn

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sentence-delayed-again-for-man-who-killed-alillia-lala-minthorn-on-the-yakama-reservation/article_c64cd66e-87c2-11ed-adfa-8bd879ba312e.amp.html

https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/crime/wapato-man-sentenced-in-2019-murder-of-lala-minthorn/article_6922ad7a-b250-11ed-b267-97579708e760.html

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https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/lower_valley/jury-finds-stevens-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-shooting-death-of-toppenish-woman-on/article_1146826b-90d0-56cc-8026-e58d96963da9.html

https://www.khq.com/news/trial-begins-in-deadly-2019-shooting-that-killed-woman-on-yakima-reservation/article_763d2e90-c7ab-11eb-af8d-0b95a1f75126.html

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/fire-destroys-yakima-bar-days-after-owner-testified-murder-trial/NHKFWZJ7ZNCZLJJIIEWCBB5JBA/?outputType=amp

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/page/file/1300046/dl

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