A Mesa group home in Arizona, where slain Indigenous teen Emily Pike lived, has been asked to update its policies following an Arizona Department of Child Safety investigation. ABC 13 obtained a letter from DCS, which indicated that the DCS hotline was not called when 14-year-old Pike disappeared earlier this year, after running away from …
The cause of death for Arizona teen Emily Pike has been confirmed, but questions still loom as the search for her killer continues. According to the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office, 14-year-old Pike died from “homicidal violence with blunt head trauma,” according to FOX 10 Phoenix. Although the cause of death has been confirmed, officials …
Police in Arizona say they’re collecting evidence and have a person of interest on their radar, in connection with the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emily Pike. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office sent a statement to ABC15, stating that it had served search warrants in the case, and that there is a person of interest, although …
Newly released body camera footage from Arizona’s Mesa Police Department shows additional details about the night Emily Pike vanished from her group home. According to ABC 15, the videos, which occurred after she fled from the group home, revealed that Emily told police she wanted to return home and talk to her mother instead of …
Arizona increased the reward for information leading to an arrest in the death of San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike. According to ABC 13, Governor Katie Hobbs announced an additional $25,000 Wednesday during a ceremonial bill signing for Emily’s Law, which will create a “turquoise alert” system for missing Indigenous people. “She was our daughter, …
Arizona’s governor signed legislation Tuesday creating an alert system for missing Native Americans, in response to the disappearance and death of a San Carlos Apache teen, Emily Pike. FOX 10 Phoenix reports that “Emily’s Law,” honors 14-year-old Emily, who was found dead near Globe weeks after she was reported missing from her group home in …
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $75,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for killing 14-year-old Emily Pike, a member of the San Carlos Apache tribe. As a CrimeOnline previously reported, police found her dismembered remains near Globe on Valentine’s Day, stuffed in trash bags. Some of …
Two sexual assault cases were reported concerning 14-year-old Emily Pike, an Arizona indigenous teen who was found dead and dismembered on Valentine’s Day. Shortly after the second report, San Carlos Apache tribal social service workers took custody of Emily. She then spent 18 months in foster care, including time in a Mesa group home, before …
The family of 14-year-old Arizona girl Emily Pike, who was found murdered and dismembered off a forest road in February, has sued the Mesa group home she ran away from. The family is accusing the home of failing to follow proper protocols to report Emily missing and protect her. The family said they filed the …
Police say 14-year-old slain Arizona teen Emily Pike faced repeated trauma before she was found dismembered on February 14. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Emily was last seen in late January near her group home at Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa. Officials and family members said her body was discovered in a forest area …
A volunteer group in Arizona plans to search for the additional remains of 14-year-old Indigenous girl Emily Pike to provide closure for her family and tribal community. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Emily vanished from her Mesa group home in late January and was found dead off U.S. 60 northeast of Globe on February 14. Hikers …
An Arizona group home manager says Slain Indigenous girl Emily Pike, 14, left a Mesa group home for girls in January, reportedly to return to her friends and family on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. “She just missed her family. It was that simple,” Elizabeth Morales, the group home’s operator, told Arizona Republic. “Did I …
