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‘This crime must not go unsolved’: Emily Pike’s Death Spurs Outrage, Push for Group Homes Regulation Following Indigenous Girl’s Murder

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A Native American tribe in southeastern Arizona is urging stricter oversight of state-licensed group homes after police found 14-year-old Indigenous teen Emily Pike dismembered after fleeing a Mesa group home. The San Carlos Apache Tribe said Monday it sent a resolution to Gov. Katie Hobbs and other state officials, calling for an investigation and legislative …

Unsolved
March 19, 2025

Emily Pike: Multi-Agency Task Force Investigating Young Indigenous Girl’s Brutal Murder, $75K Reward Offered [Update]

A multi-agency task force has been established in an effort to apprehend the suspect responsible for a 14-year-old Indigenous girl’s murder. In February 2025, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona found the dismembered body Emily Pike, a San Carlos Apache teen. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Pike was last seen in late January near her …

Missing
March 17, 2025

Emily Pike: Reward for Young Indigenous Girl’s Killer Reaches $75K

Police in Arizona are actively searching for the suspect involved in the death of 14-year-old indigenous girl, Emily Pike, from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Now, the tribe is offering a $75,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case, 12 News reports. During a vigil on Saturday, the San Carlos Apache …

March 13, 2025

Emily Pike: Group Home Manager Speaks Out Following Indigenous Girl’s Brutal Murder

For the first time since police found Emily Pike’s dismembered remains, a Mesa group home manager addressed questions  about safety protocols at the facility. According to AZ Family, the Mesa Police Department confirmed Pike ran away from the group home on January 27. Her remains were later discovered in trash bags off U.S. 60 in …

Murder
March 10, 2025

Young Indigenous Girl Emily Pike Found Murdered, Dismembered with Severed Head in Bag: Family and Community Demand Justice

The killing of a 14-year-old Arizona girl is reverberating through Indigenous communities nationwide, including in Indiana, where a local funeral director is demanding justice. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Emily Pike, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, was reported missing in late January. She was last seen walking near Phoenix before investigators found most …

FBI Joins Homicide Investigation in Case of 14-Year-Old Girl Found Mutilated in Bags
Homicide
March 6, 2025

FBI Joins Homicide Investigation in Case of 14-Year-Old Girl Found Mutilated in Bags

Arizona police said they have gotten leads in the case of a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was discovered last month. Gila County police Lt. James Lahti told KNXV that people on a trail off U.S. Highway 60 near Globe discovered bags containing Emily Pike’s body. Lahti said no suspects or persons of interest have …

Homicide
February 28, 2025

GRAPHIC: 14-Year-Old Girl’s Dismembered Body Found in Bags Weeks After Her Disappearance

Arizona authorities announced on Thursday that dismembered human remains found earlier this month belong to a 14-year-old girl who vanished in January. KKTV reported that the Mesa Police Department confirmed on Friday that the body parts belong to Emily Pike. Pike, who disappeared from Mesa on January 27, was found dismembered in trash bags off …