Nakia Ellison II | MURDERED | Lumbee
Nakia 'Fatty' Ellison II was a 29-year-old Lumbee from Red Springs, North Carolina, whose life was cut short in a senseless act of violence in January 2025. As his community searches for answers and justice, we remember the man behind the headline and honor his story.
Twilight Song Crooks | MURDERED | Arapaho & Cherokee
Twilight Song Crooks, a 15-year-old of Arapaho and Cherokee descent, disappeared from Bowling Green, Kentucky in August 2001. Her body was found two weeks later, and her death remains an unsolved homicide.
Cynthia Jacobs | MISSING | Lumbee
Missing Indigenous woman Cynthia Jacobs, a 41-year-old Lumbee from Lumberton, NC, vanished in 2017. Her case remains unsolved, part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis in North Carolina and across the U.S.
Jacqueline Davis | MISSING | East Band Cherokee
Jacqueline “Jackie” Davis, a 13-year-old from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, vanished in 1969 while walking to a friend’s house in Cherokee, NC. Her case remained largely unrecognized until it was recently added to the national database. Over 50 years later, her family still hopes for answers.
Aubrey Dameron | MURDERED | Cherokee
Aubrey Dameron, a 25-year-old Two-Spirit citizen of the Cherokee Nation, vanished from Grove, Oklahoma in 2019. Despite her family's immediate concern, the case was met with delay and neglect. Nearly six years later, her remains were found, and the search for justice continues.
Pauline Williams | MISSING | Choctaw
Pauline Williams, a 44-year-old member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, vanished in 2003 near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Despite early suspicions of foul play, her case went cold for years. Renewed investigations by federal authorities are now seeking answers and justice.