In September 2025, tragedy struck when 50-year-old Carly Elizabeth Johnson, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, lost her life in Asheville, North Carolina. As investigators work to uncover the full truth, her story serves as another reminder of the ongoing crisis of violence impacting Indigenous women across the country.

Sources:

https://www.longhousefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carly-Elizabeth-Johnson?obId=45520796

https://www.biltmorebeacon.com/news/suspect-charged-in-death-of-cherokee-woman/article_504e3434-a3b6-4495-aa2a-0e8f6b093d63.html

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/crime/2025/09/23/morning-homicide-kills-1-i-26-east-asheville-police/86308443007/

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