We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

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McKenna Wendel was a 14-year-old member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe who disappeared from Sioux Falls in March 2026. Days later, her body was found near Brookings, South Dakota. Her uncle, Mark Milk, has since been federally charged in connection with her death. Milk had previously been serving a life sentence for murder before then-Governor Kristi Noem commuted his sentence in 2023, making him eligible for parole.

Sources:

https://abcnews.com/amp/US/south-dakota-man-life-sentence-commuted-kristi-noem/story?id=134036499

https://www.buffalosfire.com/the-daily-spark/federal-grand-jury-indicts-mark-milk-in-iowa-case

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This week, we’re releasing a special Call to Justice episode ahead of tomorrow’s, July 31 sentencing in the case of Jacob Washington, a 33-year-old father and citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. We examine the investigation, the plea agreement that reduced the original first-degree murder charge, and why they believe justice has not been served. 

Sources:

https://ktul.com/news/local/jacob-washingtons-family-speaks-out-ahead-of-sentencing-in-seminole-county-murder-case-07-24-2026-180549199

https://okcfox.com/news/local/jacob-washingtons-family-speaks-out-ahead-of-sentencing-in-seminole-county-murder-case-07-24-2026

https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/seminole-co-family-seeks-justice-in-loved-ones-murder

https://www.kxii.com/2024/09/09/second-man-arrested-connection-seminole-county-murder-case/?outputType=amp

https://kfor.com/news/a-second-arrest-in-one-week-after-a-2023-murder-in-seminole/amp/

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Before there was the nickname “The Oklahoma City Butcher,” there were three Indigenous women whose lives were stolen and whose families are still waiting for answers. Join us as we tell the stories of Cathy Lyn Shakelford, Arley Bell Killian, and Tina Marcia Sanders while exploring one of Oklahoma’s most enduring unsolved investigations.

Sources:

https://ucore.uco.edu/coldcasecentral/news/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Butcher

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In this episode of We Are Resilient, we share the stories of Loverine Walking Bull and Lena Mozelle Scott — two Indigenous women whose lives were tragically cut short in cases connected to hit-and-run incidents that still leave families searching for answers and accountability.

As Indigenous communities continue to experience disproportionate rates of unsolved deaths and violence, cases involving pedestrian fatalities and suspected hit-and-runs are too often overlooked, underinvestigated, or quickly forgotten. 

Sources:

https://www.hickeyfuneralchapel.com/obituary/loverine-walking-bull

https://www.facebook.com/mmiwusa/posts/too-many-of-our-native-women-and-girls-have-been-killed-in-hit-and-runs-and-gone/4493224297455077/

https://oklahomacoldcases.org/lena-scott/

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In 2006, 33-year-old Victoria “Vicki” Eagleman disappeared from the Lower Brule Lakota Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

What happened afterward left her family searching for answers that still haven’t come nearly twenty years later.

Sources:

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/minneapolis/news/press-releases/10000-reward-for-information-about-the-disappearance-and-death-of-victoria-vicki-jane-eagleman

https://uncovered.com/cases/victoria-eagleman

https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/FBI-hikes-reward-in-10-year-old-death-investigation-387981262.html?outputType=amp

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Mollie Boone was an 8-year-old Diné girl who went missing on January 15, 2026, in the Coalmine area of the Navajo Nation in Arizona. She was walking a path she knew by heart. She never made it home.

Investigators now believe she may have been hit by a vehicle but no one has come forward.

Sources: 

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/fbi-new-lead-death-maleeka-mollie-boone-8-points-vehicle-strike.amp

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/missing-8-year-old-found-dead-on-navajo-nation-investigation-ongoing/

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This special PSA from We Are Resilient is a call to action for May 5th, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.

Tomorrow, we’re asking you to take part in the Wear the Red Handprint Challenge.

The red handprint has become a powerful symbol representing the silenced voices of our people and the lives that should still be here. Across Indigenous communities, it stands as a reminder that too many cases go unheard, unseen, and unresolved.

In this short message, we invite you to stand with us. Wear a red handprint across your face, your clothing, or however you choose to show support. Share it. Talk about it. Be visible.

Awareness matters. Visibility matters. Our people matter. Join us in honoring those we’ve lost and in fighting for those still missing.

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In this mini episode, Sheyahshe provides an update on the case of Ella Mae Begay, a Navajo elder who disappeared from her home in Sweetwater, Arizona in June 2021.

After a federal judge ruled a key confession inadmissible in 2024, prosecutors moved forward with a plea agreement that would have allowed Preston Henry Tolth to plead guilty to a single robbery charge, potentially avoiding additional prison time and any future prosecution for murder or manslaughter.

Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court judge rejected that agreement following testimony from Begay’s family, who continue to seek accountability and the return of their loved one.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/ella-mae-begay-missing-murdered-indigenous-tolth-ddef9fd5bdaf4b29a0553fd532ead458

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/suspect-enters-new-guilty-plea-in-the-case-of-missing-navajo-grandmother/3024048

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-04-09/judge-rejects-plea-agreement-in-case-of-missing-navajo-elder-ella-mae-begay

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Savannah Standing Bear was last seen in March of 2025 on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

In the months since her disappearance, there have been searches, sightings, and rumors but no clear answers as to what happened to her.

Sources:

https://www.bia.gov/missing-murdered-cases/savannah-standing-bear

https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/11/25/searching-for-savannah-eight-months-and-no-answers-since-womans-disappearance/

https://ictnews.org/news/mountain-bureau/searching-for-savannah-eight-months-and-no-answers-since-womans-disappearance-on-rosebud-reservation/

https://www.nativesunnews.today/articles/searching-for-savannah-eight-months-and-no-answers-since-womans-disappearance/

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Bessie Walker, a 27-year-old woman from the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians in Fresno County, California, was last seen in early August 2021, and her death is considered suspicious by authorities. The case remains unsolved.

Investigators are offering a $10,000 reward for information that could help bring answers in Bessie Walker’s case.

Sources:

https://amp.fresnobee.com/news/local/article261127852.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bessie-walker-indigenous-women-missing-murdered-rally_n_6165ebfce4b065a5496d0113/am

https://abc30.com/amp/post/auberry-missing-bessie-walker-woman-fresno-county-mono-wind-casino/10970108/

https://fresnoalliance.com/fresno-county-didnt-do-a-thing/

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