The first 24 hours of a missing persons investigation is crucial. How can you help? Help by familiarizing yourself with your families routines and habits. Take frequent pictures. Report any suspicious activity to the proper authorities. Offer to help post flyers or join a search party. Don t hesitate or delay reporting a missing person. Let us know if someone is miss- P1 P4 / The Drum / Featured Missing Person Case P6 P8 / MIssing Person Cases / Unidentified Homicide Case P10 P12 / Missing Person Cold Case / How Can You Help? Drum The January 31, 2019 Shacaiah Harding Missing July 23, 2018 Billings, Montana ing from your area. Ira Josytewa Missing August 28, 2001 Phoenix, Arizona Lost and Missing in Indian Country www.lostandmissinginindiancountry.com What should you do if you believe someone you know has gone missing? If you believe someone you know has gone the local county jail, and social media sites. missing, file a police report with local law Also put up fliers with the missing persons enforcement. Provide the police with a photograph and description. photo of the missing person, along with any identifiers, such as scars, marks, tattoos, It is recommended you not list your phone jewelry or clothing he/she was last seen number on public posters, as to ensure wearing. Remember to write down the case no hoaxes for reward money, or any other number and the name of the officer who took harrassment occurs. The phone number to the report. Also, contact us to assist you with the police department should be used. the case. It is NEVER too early. are ADVOCATES for the Lost and We Missing. We strive to give NAMES back to the lost, with an emphasis on cold cases to help them find their way HOME. Remember to ask people to spread the word, 12 Contact friends and acquaintances, check alert the local media, and consider hiring a hospitals and coroners in the area. Check private investigator. 1
Lost and Missing in Indian Country January 2019 Rebel Ray Rebel Ray is at the DNA Doe Project for genealogy research. GENEALOGY is changing the way that DNA is used to identify previously Unidentified Persons, as well as SUSPECTS. We would like to thank Davidica Littlespottedhorse and the other talented musicians that put together the Predator Purge show on December 9, 2018 to help bring awareness to protect communities from predators. We are very appreciative that they chose to back Lost and Missing in Indian Country and help bring awareness to missing Indigenous people. We can t thank them enough for their support. Upcoming Newsletter Changes In February, we will be starting to include unsolved homicide cases. These cases and individuals should not be forgotten. They need to be solved. Some of our statistics will also be included. It is always a work in progress and the numbers sadly change on a regular basis. This man was found October 3, 1988 in Williamson County, Texas. He was between 25-40 years old, and approximately 63-65 tall. He had brown eyes and brown hair. He previously had a broken nose, and probably had very muscular arms. He is referred to as Rebel Ray based upon the cap worn by the decedent. Probable year of death is listed as 1987-1988. 30 Years Too Many Someone knows Rebel Ray! 2 3
FEATURED MISSING PERSON Mary Jean Mclaughlin Missing January 1, 1965 Lake Odessa, Michigan LAKE ODESSA, Michigan Mary, 26, was last seen by her 8-year old son and 6-year old daughter when she visited them in school one day in 1965. She told her son she was going away for a while, but would be back. She then traveled to her sister s home in Muskegon where she left a photograph and disappeared. Though she wasn t reported missing until August 2002, investigators discovered there is no record of Mary, public or private, since the mid- 1960 s; and there has been no activity on her social security number since that time. Mary is described as 5 5-5 7 tall, weighing between 140-150 lbs at the time of her disappearance, with brown hair, and blue eyes. Have YOU Seen Mary? She would be 80 years old. FEATURED MISSING PERSON Marion Gonangnan Missing May 7, 2003 Fairbanks, Alaska FAIRBANKS, Alaska Marion, 33, last had contact with her family in March of 2003, but was reported missing to law enforcement in May. Marion is descripted as 5 9 tall, weighing 145 lbs at the time of her disappearance, with brown hair, and brown eyes. Have YOU Seen Marion? She would be 48 years old. MARY JEAN MCLAUGHLIN MARION GONANGNAN 4 5
MISSING PERSONS Juan Vavages Missing 1/9/2019 Old Oraibi, Arizona Age Last Seen: 48 Weight (pounds): 180-200 Height: 68-72 inches Hair Color: Black Circumstances: Juan was reported missing to law enforcement on January 16, 2019. Juan s sister has not heard from him since January 9, 2019. Juan is known to be in the Hotevilla, Kykotsmovi, Old Oraibi, Bacavi, villages upon the Hopi Indian Reservation. Tattoo(s): Right arm ribbon with three daughter s name Anayla, Alexandra, Andriana. Clothing: Last seen wearing a light gray sweater with blue short pants. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the BIA Hopi Agency at 928-738-2235. Case #C19000043. Tyrone Beau Robinson Missing 12/21/2018 Klamath Falls, Oregon Age Last Seen: 26 Weight (pounds): 215 Height: 61 inches Hair Color: Black Circumstances: Tyrone Robinson was last seen at a family member s residence on Crest St. in Klamath Falls, Oregon on December 21, 2018. He left the residence at 08:00 driving a red 2001 Volvo wagon with Oregon plate 297HZG. Tattoo(s): Taiton on neck, Crown with 541 on hand, and Native in feather on right forearm. Clothing: Black long sleeve t-shirt, and red low top tennis shoes. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Klamath County Sheriff s Office at 541-883-5130. Case #19-160. Joseph George Weber IV Missing 11/24/2014 San Francisco, California Shirley Dianne Groth Missing 6/27/2017 Spartanburg, South Carolina Age Last Seen: 55 Weight (pounds): 160 Height: 66 inches Hair Color: Brown Circumstances: Ms. Goth was visiting a friend in Spartanburg, SC, and after leaving she did not return back home to Ravenel, SC, and has not returned since. 2008 Black Hyundai SUV SC DIH408 exp. 2019. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Charleston County Sheriff s Office at 843-202-1700. Case #2017-011101. Age Last Seen: 28 Weight (pounds): 170-190 Height: 72-75 inches Hair Color: Black Circumstances: Joseph was last known to have been at the Golden Gate Bridge. Scars/Marks: Scar over right eyebrow. Tattoo(s): Chest Perfer et obdera dolor hic tibi proderit olim Going up on his pecks in a U shape. Chest By any means necessary Below the above U going down. Left Bicep Moose inner arm. Right inner bicep Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Cat in the hat. Clothing and Accessories: Black shoes with Weber written in the tongue of the shoe. Hawaii charm necklace hook pendant. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety at 408-730-7180. Case #CR14-8741. 6 7
HOMICIDE COLD CASE Unidentified Female Discovered August 31, 2008 Norman, Oklahoma NORMAN, Oklahoma - This woman was discovered near Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma on August 31, 2008. She was estimated at 5 5 tall and had brown hair. She was between 30 and 45 years of age. If you have any information regarding this case or identifying her, please contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Case #CR08-127. HOMICIDE COLD CASE Unidentified Female Discovered December 22, 1991 Vinton, Louisiana VINTON, Louisiana An unidentified female between the ages of 20 and 29 was discovered in a wooded area near Vinton, Louisiana on December 22, 1991. She was estimated to be 5 4 tall, and haid reddish-brown hair. She wore a white metal ring with a turquoise bird insignia on her little finger of the her left hand. If you have any information regarding this case or identifying this woman, please contact the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff s Office at (337) 494-4523. Do You Recognize the Tattoo? 8 9
MISSING PERSON COLD CASE Lawrence Michael Hanson Missing since 7/18/1982 Juneau, Alaska Circumstances: Lawrence was last heard from July 18, 1982 and was living in Juneau. He had called his family saying that he was leaving Juneau and would be taking the next ferry home to Hoonah. At the time of his disappearance, Lawrence was 20 years old, 5 8 tall, and 130 pounds. He would be 57 years old. : Alaska State Troopers Phone Number: 907-269-5511 Agency Case Number: A18301982 Missing and Unidentified? If you have a missing relative and his/her DNA is not currently in NamUs, and would CONSENT to giving a sample please contact us. Rose Fields 12/22/2000 Omaha, Nebraska Rose was last seen at a relative s residence in the 1500 block of Pine St. in Omaha, NE. Boyd Colegrove 12/31/1998 Aberdeen, Washington Prior to his disappearance, Boyd had planned a trip to Canada with his daughter but never arrived at the scheduled meeting place. The Drum Montly Newsletter Do you have a family member that is missing and you would like him or her to be featured in The Drum newsletter? Please fill out this form to make a request. If you have any questions, please let us know. https://form.jotform.com/82505979784172 LMIC Posters and Flyers If you notice we do not have a poster made for someone, please contact us and we will work on making one for him or her. Our posters can be found on our Facebook page in our albums. If you do not see a poster in a specified state album, please check the initial entry and pending albums as well. If it is an NCMEC case, we share those posters. https://www.facebook.com/lostandmissinginindiancountry Lost and Missing in Indian Country Website http://lostandmissinginindiancountry.com/ Betty Claw 8/2/1996 Farmington, New Mexico Betty was last seen in Farmington, NM in 1996. Anthonette Cayedito 4/6/1986 Gallup, New Mexico Anthonette was nine years old when she went missing. She would be 42 year old now. She was last seen at approximately 3:00 A.M. She has a mole on her right cheek, a scar on her knee, and a scar on her lip. Agency: Gallup Police Department Phone Number: 505-863-9365 Agency Case Number: #00006-86 If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you may be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. Find more information at www.strongheartshelpline.org Domestic violence and dating violence are not Native American traditions, and neither is ever okay. Speak with a StrongHearts advocate at no cost by calling 1-844-7NATIVE (1-844-762-8483) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST when you are ready to reach out. What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of behavior within a relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Does your partner ever... Call you names or put you down? Keep you from seeing or talking to family or friends? Push you, slap you, strangle you or hit you? Threaten to hurt or take away your children? Prevent you from honoring your beliefs? 10 11