Episode 62: MMIWG Emily Pike - San Carlos Apache Tribe, AZ
"We just don’t want her to be another statistic."
On 02/14/2025, the gruesome discovery of a young indigenous girl’s remains was made in the Tonto National Forest near Globe, Arizona. The investigation into her disappearance and the events leading up to her death would reveal a long pattern of neglect and systemic failures. This is the story of Emily Pike of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona.
Content Warnings: Child Murder, Child Abuse, Rape of a minor
Key Themes: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, Tribal Jurisdiction, Native American Reservations, DCS, Child Welfare System, Foster Care System, Systemic Failures, Cold Cases
Resources:
If anyone has any information about the death of Emily Pike,
please call 480-WITNESS, your local FBI or American Embassy, or submit online at tips.fbi.gov.
Spread awareness and support the MMIWG Movement:
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center at https://www.niwrc.org
Alaskan Native Women’s Resource Center at https://www.aknwrc.org/
The Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto at https://nwrct.ca/
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women at https://www.csvanw.org
If you, or someone you know, has been a victim of sexual abuse, domestic violence, or is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact:
988lifeline.org call or text 988
Rainn.org 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Research for Episode 62 includes:
9 months later, where does Emily Pike's case stand?
About San Carlos — In the Gap Ministries
All-Cause Mortality Among Children in the US Foster Care System, 2003-2016
Emily Pike’s murder prompts changes to Arizona group homes
Feds offer $5K reward after teen girl found dead in eastern Arizona
From sexual assault response to missing person protocols: How systems failed Emily Pike
History & Culture | SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Indigenous Teen Girl Missing for Days Was Murdered, Police Say
Mesa group home blames Emily Pike’s parents, San Carlos Apache Tribe in reply to lawsuit
Say Her Name: Emily Pike, Another Tale of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Slain teen’s imprisoned dad suing Mesa home | News | themesatribune.com.