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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