16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen Challistia Colelay was reported missing on October 16, 2025 and later found deceased near Whitewater, Arizona, on November 3. At the time of recording, authorities had not reported any arrests. Since then, the family has stated that a teen suspect is now in custody, though the Bureau of Indian Affairs has not publicly confirmed the arrest. Who is responsible and why are families still left waiting for the truth?

Sources:

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/challistia-colelay-arrest-made-white-mountain-apache-girls-death.amp

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2025/11/14/remains-teen-challistia-tia-colelay-found-whiteriver-arizona/87229219007/

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/11/14/feds-offer-5k-reward-after-teen-girl-found-dead-eastern-arizona/?outputType=amp

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Lakota Renville left home at 20, believing she was stepping into a new future. Two years later, in 2005, she was found in Independence, Missouri and nearly twenty years later, her case remains unsolved. One distinctive clue has been released, and investigators still believe someone recognizes it.

Sources:

https://fox4kc.com/news/still-no-answers-20-years-after-woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-independence/amp/

https://lompocrecord.com/lakota-rae-renville/article_dd07e9c7-b1d2-50cb-91cc-1a605404ec1e.amp.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4bsfxt/the2005_unsolved_murder_of_lakota_renville/

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/mmip-series-i-team-focuses-on-2005-cold-case-murder-of-indigenous-woman-lakota-renville

https://defrostingcoldcases.com/lakota-rae-renville-1983-2005/

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/community-marks-18-years-since-lakota-renville-found-murdered-in-independence

https://www.kctv5.com/video/2023/05/24/relatives-search-justice-lakota-renville-more-than-17-years-after-her-body-was-discovered/?outputType=amp

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On a night meant for costumes and laughter, two Native teens vanished, years apart, in the same Minnesota town and neither has been seen since.

In this Halloween special, we remember 17-year-old Jeremy “Worm” Jourdain and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird, who disappeared under hauntingly similar circumstances in Bemidji, Minnesota.

If you know anything, please come forward.

Jeremy Jourdain:

BIA MMU Tip Line — 1-833-560-2065

Nevaeh Kingbird:

Bemidji PD — 218-333-9111

CrimeStoppers MN — 1-800-222-TIPS

Sources:

Jeremy Jourdain | Indian Affairs

Jeremy Jourdain | International Missing Persons Wiki | Fandom

Jeremy 'Worm' Jourdain Went Missing On Halloween 2016 | Investigation Discovery

Minnesota teen Jeremy Jourdain still missing two years after disappearing from party on Halloween

Search continues for Nevaeh Kingbird 4 years after her disappearance - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

Nevaeh Kingbird's disappearance leads sister down new career path | kare11.com

The search continues for missing 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird in Bemidji, Minnesota

Search continues for missing Bemidji teens near anniversary of disappearances - The Bemidji Pioneer is your #1 source for news, weather, and sports around Bemidji and throughout Minnesota.

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In this mini-episode, released in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sheyahshe revisits the story of Ashlea Aldrich, a 29-year-old Indigenous mother from the Omaha Reservation whose death remains unsolved nearly five years later. On January 7th, 2020, Ashlea was found dead in a field near her home. Her family believes she was the victim of years of domestic violence and that their repeated pleas for help were ignored by the very systems meant to protect her.

Ashlea’s story is not an isolated tragedy. It’s a reflection of a crisis, one where violence against Indigenous women is too often dismissed, and justice comes too late, if at all.

Sources:

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/a-special-journal-report-family-still-seeking-justice-one-year-after-macy-womans-death/article_3041fa75-7249-5978-8697-2778757f78dc.html

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/national/two-americas/two-americas-murdered-missing-indigenous-women-why-no-one-seems-to-care

https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/01/10/this-is-one-of-the-most-heartbreaking-is.asp

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/family-claims-fbi-botched-investigation-of-indigenous-woman

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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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This listener-requested episode shares the story of Besalynn Mary James, a 62-year-old Lummi elder who vanished from her home in Washington in January 2025. But after a delayed missing person report and months of searching, her loved ones are left heartbroken and demanding answers.

Sources:

https://www.king5.com/article/news/regional/native-america/family-searches-for-missing-lummi-elder-washington/281-9350d811-245d-435c-bfaf-b81d0ed13fda

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/18/lummi-police-name-boyfriend-as-person-of-interest-in-missing-elder-case/

https://www.king5.com/article/news/regional/native-america/family-of-missing-lummi-woman-demands-justice-boyfriend-named-person-of-interest/281-8eda959e-2417-48d2-9d68-594034bbf6f7

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In April 2025, 22-year-old Corbett LaPlant of Browning, Montana, was killed when his vehicle was forced off the road. The driver who caused the crash fled the scene and is still walking free.

Corbett’s family has been met with silence and delays instead of answers. They reached out to us and asked for help making sure his name is not forgotten.

Sources:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/739188959270455/

https://www.montanarightnow.com/kalispell/new-information-released-on-brownings-second-fatal-crash-in-one-weekend/article_2f971595-2f1f-4aa5-8271-b6f775f6fc07.html

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On April 23, 2001, Velda Chimoni was fatally shot during a robbery at a Whataburger on West Indian School Road in Phoenix. Over two decades later, her case remains unsolved, and her family continues to seek answers and justice.

Sources:

https://silentwitness.org/cases/homicide-velda-chimoni-450-w-indian-school-road-whataburger/

https://silentwitness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2001-4094-Flyer.pdf

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In 1983, 18-year-old Terri McCauley, an Omaha Tribe member and mother of two, disappeared in Sioux City, Iowa. Days later, she was found murdered and for over 40 years, her case went cold. In January 2025, a suspect was finally indicted. 

Sources:

https://www.ktiv.com/2025/01/13/man-arrested-1983-murder-terri-mccauley-sioux-city/?outputType=amp

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-01-13/a-break-in-an-iowa-cold-case-more-than-40-years-later

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2025/01/15/man-arrested-for-1983-killing-of-sioux-city-woman-terri-mccauley/77692881007/

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Elijah Maney, 25, member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was last seen after midnight on Aug. 10, 2025 entering the woods near 886 Lambert Branch Rd, Yellowhill Community, Cherokee, NC.

He is described as 5’6”, slim build, medium brown skin, brown eyes, long straight black hair. Last seen in black t-shirt over white, black jeans, black shoes.

If you have information regarding his whereabouts, please call the Cherokee Indian Police Department at (828) 497-4131 | Anonymous tips via Cherokee Police app.

Donations for the family’s search efforts (gas/food) can be sent to Elijah’s sister via:

Cash app: $RaePepion13

Venmo: @Raven-Pepion

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