We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In April 2015, 30-year-old Jessie Waters' lifeless body was discovered just off Hwy 18 just south of Oglala in South Dakota. Even though her life was marred by domestic violence, there are still no arrests made in connection with her death, and her family is still seeking justice. Sources: https://indianz.com/News/2019/01/28/native-sun-news-justice-for-jessie.asp https://indi...

Send us Fan Mail In February 1979, Mona Lisa Two Eagle was last seen leaving her home on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota only to be found two weeks later murdered in a field. Her family is still seeking justice. If you have any information regarding the murder of Mona Lisa Two Eagle please contact the BIA OJS MMU at 1-833-560-2065. Sources: MOU 2022 FBI BIA Equity Action Plan Summary...

Send us Fan Mail In May 2016, 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother were playing together on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, when a man they didn’t know — drove up in a van and offered them a ride home. The events of that day led to Ashlynn’s abrupt and violent end, calling attention to the jurisdictional issues surrounding the failed AMBER alert that c...

Send us Fan Mail On October 3rd, 2016, Larissa Lone Hill, 21, texted her cousin that she was leaving the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to head over to Rapid City with two male friends. She has not been seen or heard from again. Larissa has brown hair and brown eyes. Her nickname is Rissa, and she may use the first name Lisa. She has identifying tattoos that include “Luda” on her knuckles,...

Send us Fan Mail On September 19th, 1984, two Indigenous girls from South Dakota were kidnapped as they were hitchhiking along a highway in Wyoming. While one of the girls survived, 12-year-old Sharon Baldeagle has never been seen or heard from again.  Sources: Sharon Baldeagle | International Missing Persons Wiki | Fandom Judge Dismisses Murder Charges in Missing Girls' Case (oklahoman.com)...

Send us Fan Mail In July 2023, Candace McCulley Kehoe, a 26-year-old from Claremore, Oklahoma, lost her life at the hands of her abusive ex-husband. As we dive into her story, we are reminded that domestic violence is a common theme regarding MMIW. Her story not only highlights just how broken our court system is but how little support and protection these women have from their abusers. Sources: F...

Send us Fan Mail In July 1989, Stacy Bigwitch, 21, of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was shot and killed by her boyfriend after they got into an argument during a night out with friends. Her killer was arrested and sentenced, but was justice truly served?  Rest in peace, Stacy. For links to information found for this episode: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times/130033610/...

Send us Fan Mail Eternity Flying Horse, 13, and Nevaeh Braveheart, 14, both tragically lost their young lives to senseless acts of violence.  Although their murders were unrelated and happened within a year of each other (2021-2022), we cannot overlook the fact that their deaths bear similarities. Sources: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/20/2130188/--Justice-for-Nevaeh-Police-arrest-man-w...

Send us Fan Mail Tasha Lewis, 29, was reported missing by her family in March 2021, only for her body to be discovered days later at the bottom of a mesa in Thoreau, Arizona. Police ruled her death accidental. However, her family is adamant that authorities overlooked several key factors that point to her death being a homicide.  To stay up to date on Tasha’s story please follow Justice For Tasha...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2016, 34-year-old Freda Jane Knowshisgun planned to take her children trick-or-treating on Halloween 2016. Instead, one seemingly ordinary trip to the store led to her mysterious disappearance. Freda’s physical description was as follows: American Indian woman, 5’5” tall, approximately 150 pounds, waist-length brown hair that was always tied back, brown eyes, with a sca...

Send us Fan Mail Esmeralda 'Kit' Mora is a non-binary Indigenous person who uses the pronouns they/them and is a descendant of the Penticton Indian Band in British Columbia, Canada. They were reported missing in Omak, Washington, in April 2022. Their disappearance is listed as suspicious, and their family firmly believes they know who is responsible or at least know more than they admit....

Send us Fan Mail On September 4th, 2021, 38-year-old Karyn Blue Bird-Mesteth succumbed to her injuries at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, after she was found beaten the day before. While her cause of death has been classified as undetermined, her family is still seeking answers. Sources: https://www.keloland.com/news/investigates/aunt-wants-closure-in-nieces-undetermined-death/...

Send us Fan Mail 18-year-old Madeline 'Maddie' Bills, affectionately known as Maddie B by her friends and loved ones, was a high school senior in Moore, Oklahoma, who was just days away from graduating with honors and a 4.0 GPA when her life was tragically cut short in April 2023. As we dive into her case, please remember that these women and girls are more than the circumstances that ha...

Send us Fan Mail Kristen Huntington, 30, was reported missing on January 10th, 2020, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The discovery of her body days later would unravel details about her violent relationship with Eric Rustad, whose lengthy history of domestic violence would culminate in Kristen's eventual murder. Sources: https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/content/news/More-details-learned-about-death-o...

Send us Fan Mail Mika Westwolf was 22 years old when, in March 2023, she was struck and killed by a car while walking home along a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. The fatal crash report was listed as an accident, but her family and friends believe otherwise. They know who did it, yet there are no charges in connection to her death. Mika needs justice. Sources: https://www.da...

Send us Fan Mail The Alaska Victimization Survey, every five years, asks respondents whether they have experienced sexual violence, violence from an intimate partner, or both. The survey performed in 2020 found that nearly half of adult Alaska women — 48% — have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Robyn Gray, a 29-year-old woman from Fairbanks, Alaska, was found unresponsive i...

Send us Fan Mail In August of 2016, Sherry Wounded Foot of the Oglala Sioux Tribe was found beaten unconscious outside the Lakota HOPE Ministry building in Whiteclay, Nebraska. She died 12 days later; not only does her family believe that Sherry's life could've been saved, but they also believe that law enforcement did not take her case seriously. To this day, Sherry's case remains...

Send us Fan Mail In April 1992, the body of Mary Catherine Haymond, 34, of Bryson City, NC, was found shot to death in the home she shared with the man who killed her. We found minimal information about Mary Catherine; if you have anything you would be willing to share about who she was, please email us at weareresilientpod@gmail.com. Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-t...

Send us Fan Mail ***It’s 2023 Call to Action Week for MMIW and we need your support in seeking justice for our stolen EBCI sister - Marie Walkingstick Pheasant*** Please join us in writing a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigations calling for further investigation into Marie Walkingstick Pheasant's death. Below you will find a prompt you can use and the address to send the letter to. F...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2021, EBCI-enrolled members 29-year-old Jessica Calhoun and her five-year-old daughter Ah-Yo-Ka of Cherokee, NC, died tragically less than a mile from their home in a car accident that has since been determined intentional. With their killer behind bars, her family desperately awaits a trial and sentencing, and justice for Jessica and her sweet baby girl. Sources: http:...

Send us Fan Mail Ella Mae Begay disappeared from her home in the Navajo Nation near the Arizona-New Mexico border on June 15, 2021. According to the FBI’s web page on Begay, Begay’s truck — a gray or silver Ford F-150 — was seen leaving her property in Sweetwater, Arizona, the morning of her disappearance and has not been seen since. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Ella Ma...

Send us Fan Mail In June 2018, Jermain Austin Charlo, an enrolled with the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana, was 23 years old when she vanished one night in June 2018. Even with years of documented domestic abuse, her case remains unsolved, and she is still missing. Anyone else who has seen Charlo is asked to contact the Missoula Police Detective Mit...

Send us Fan Mail On April 3rd, 2023, the body of Linda Mary Beardy, a 33-year-old mother from Lake St Martin First Nation, was spotted by staff at the Brady landfill in Winnipeg, Canada. The investigation is ongoing, and we’ll follow her case as more information becomes available. Winnipeg Police are asking the public to call the homicide unit at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 if t...

Send us Fan Mail Ricarda Tillman-Lockett was born on the Winnebago Indian Reservation and was a member of the Winnebago Indian Tribe of Nebraska when, at 18, she left Sioux City, Iowa, for the big city. Four years later, in February 2007, she would leave work one day and never be heard from again. While her family believes they know who might have the answers to her disappearance, the police do no...

Send us Fan Mail In 1986, nine-year-old Anthonette Cayedito vanished from her home in Gallup, New Mexico, in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. Over the years, a startling 911 call and a possible sighting of Anthonette have added to the mystery of her disappearance and given more questions than answers. Anyone with information regarding Anthonette’s case is urged to call the Ga...