missing and murdered indigenous women

In our midseason episode, we update you on the case of Leona LeClair Kinsey, and feature new information from her daughter, Carolyn DeFord—who believes it is vital that these facts reach the widest audience possible. You’ll also meet several key players in our upcoming season, Missing Mothers, which begins February 7th. 

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Our previous, three-part series with Carolyn: 

Part 1: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/27329394

Part 2: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/27329391

Part 3: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/27329388 

Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: 

https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/

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Neighbors of Courtney Holden witnessed a loud argument as she attempted to flee her adoptive mother's house one August night in 2018 in Spokane, WA - Courtney has not been seen since.   What happened to Courtney Holden?  

Anyone with any information about Courtney’s case or whereabouts is encouraged to contact Spokane PD major crimes detective Randy Lesser at 509-625-4016.

Sources

• https://www.khq.com/helpmehayley/investigation-into-spokane-mother-s-disappearance-goes-cold-court-case-against-adoptive-family-members-resolved/article_759d758c-a7a6-11eb-8a35-231db4863954.html
• https://uncovered.com/cases/courtney-holden
• https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Courtney_Holden
• https://www.kxly.com/news/crime/missing-woman-s-family-arrested-in-texas-in-connection-to-her-disappearance/article_b6877dc1-3456-517c-9356-a8cc79c6b559.html
• https://charleyproject.org/case/courtney-corrinna-holden
• https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/21/warning-signs-were-there-for-spokane-woman-missing/
• https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/06/12/the-disappearance-of-courtney-holden/
• http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2020/01/courtney-holden-missing-from-washington.html
• https://www.khq.com/helpmehayley/investigation-into-spokane-mother-s-disappearance-goes-cold-court-case-against-adoptive-family-members-resolved/article_759d758c-a7a6-11eb-8a35-231db4863954.html
• https://www.khq.com/news/i-know-courtney-was-murdered-spokane-man-details-life-in-the-holden-home/article_c2a56760-4170-11ea-afba-17196c0fca0d.html
• https://www.khq.com/news/no-one-was-speaking-up-for-her-it-breaks-my-heart-missing-spokane-mom-gone/article_8cd56b9c-3cb8-11ea-92e6-637fc014e77c.html
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-courtney-holden-27-not-reported-missing-was-living-with-adoptive-family-spokane-apr-2018.497670/
• https://www.khq.com/news/spokane-detectives-find-blackmail-notes-cell-phones-inside-holden-home/article_7fddc72a-4624-11ea-84e9-77efe4e2c0fe.html
• https://www.facebook.com/mmiwusa/photos/a.1020336344743907/5180350412075792/?type=3

Alyssa Angelique McLemore has been missing under (in our opinion) extremely suspicious and dangerous circumstances for over THIRTEEN YEARS.  Sara takes us to Kent, WA to dive into the minimal information available about Alyssa and her case.  What happened to Alyssa McLemore?  

If you have any information regarding Alyssa's case, please contact either of the below authorities:

Washington State Patrol Missing Persons @ 1-800-543-5678

Kent Police Department @ 253-856-5807

Sources

• https://charleyproject.org/case/alyssa-angelique-mclemore
  
• https://people.com/crime/alyssa-mclemore-911-call-help-me-2009-disappearance/
  
• https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-strange-disappearance-of-alyssa-mclemore-b51f0d8b724e
  
• https://vocal.media/criminal/young-indigenous-mother-vanishes-after-making-distressing-911-call
  
• https://www.kentreporter.com/news/i-just-want-closure-friend-of-missing-kent-woman-alyssa-mclemore-refuses-to-give-up-the-search/
  
• https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/a-kent-woman-called-911-then-disappeared-that-was-10-years-ago-her-family-and-police-want-to-find-her/
  
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/30/missing-native-american-women-alyssa-mclemore
  
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/missingalyssamclemore/
  
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/675606819/?terms=%22Alyssa%20McLemore%22&match=1

Puyallup Tribe member Leona Sharon Kinsey went missing on October 25, 1999 from La Grande, Oregon and still has not been found.  Leona's daughter Carolyn still holds out hope, but she is frustrated by lack of law enforcement action on her mother's case.  "John," aka Juan Pena-Llamas, likely the last person to see Leona before she disappeared, was deported to Mexico in 2006 and authorities have been unable to find or speak to him about Leona's disappearance.  What happened to Leona Kinsey?

Sources

• https://www.npr.org/2021/12/03/1060973297/her-mother-went-missing-22-years-ago-now-she-finds-comfort-in-the-past-and-futur
• https://charleyproject.org/case/leona-sharon-kinsey
• https://www.facebook.com/FindingLeonaKinsey/
• https://nativenewsonline.net/health/we-have-the-knowledge-survivors-of-washington-s-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis-lead-the-fight-for-justice-when-justice-is-often-denied-2
• https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/puyallup-citizen-added-to-washington-state-list-of-missing-indigenous-people/article_02898e10-afab-570a-8853-af91ebf46281.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share
• https://www.cityoflagrande.org/about/faq/what-population-la-grande-how-can-i-get-demographic-information-about-la-grande#:~:text=La%20Grande's%20population%2C%20as%20of%20the%202000%20census%2C%20was%2012%2C327.
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/581678804/?terms=%22Leona%20Kinsey%22&match=1
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/or-leona-kinsey-45-la-grande-25-oct-1999.371546/

Lana Derrick was last seen headed towards Highway 16 at 3:30am on October 7, 1995.  She was supposedly headed to another party, but never arrived.  When Lana did not return home to retrieve her bag or share the Thanksgiving holiday with her family, it became clear something was wrong.  This is the story of the disappearance of Lana Derrick. 

Sources

• https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Lana_Derrick
• https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lana-patricia-derrick
• https://thehueandcry.com/lana-derrick
• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/px9ng5/highway_of_tears_the_disappearance_of_lana_derrick/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/503246050/?terms=%22Lana%20Derrick%22&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/497677971/?terms=%22Lana%20Derrick%22&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/504693631
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/497615924/?terms=%22Lana%20Derrick%22&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/328726011/?terms=%22Lana%20Derrick%22&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/328897316/?terms=%22Lana%20Derrick%22&match=1

Shaylanna Brown Lewis of Haida Gwaii, BC was reported missing by her family on March 21, 2020, after she failed to show up somewhere she was expected.  She disappeared, apparently without any personal items, including her cell phone, and she is still missing today.  What happened to Shaylanna Brown Lewis?

Shaylanna's mother has graciously given us permission to use photos from her own Facebook posts as part of our Instagram post on this episode.

If you have any information regarding Shaylanna's disappearance or current whereabouts, please contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (you can remain completely anonymous) or the RCMP at 250-626-3991.  

The current reward for information leading to Shaylanna's safe recovery or the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for her disappearance is $60,000.

At the end of this episode, another missing person's case from Cascadia was mentioned - Yanira Cedillos.  As of May 16, 2022, Yanira's body was recovered in a remote area of Walla Walla County in Washington State.  Our thoughts go out to Yanira's family during this incredibly difficult time.

Sources

• https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Shaylanna_Lewis
• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/og3ddi/shaylanna_lewis_missing_on_haida_gwaii/
• https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=69077
• https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/masset-rcmp-ask-public-to-help-find-missing-indigenous-woman/
• https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/video-families-of-missing-women-participated-in-first-red-dress-day-march-in-langley-city/
• https://www.facebook.com/Bring-Shaylanna-Home-100974271683825/
• https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/05/19/Indigenous-People-Barriers-Drivers-Licensing/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/haida-gwaii-british-columbia
• http://britishcolumbia.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/northern-bc-and-haida-gwaii/haida-gwaii/
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/bring-shaylanna-home
• Instagram hashtag results for #bringshaylannahome: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bringshaylannahome/

Today is a day of awarenes for the thousands of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.

#MMIW #MMIWG2S #MMIP

The coffee from today's episode is from Thunder Island Coffee.

Missing and Murdered Cases https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-murdered-open-cases 

http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/04/the-murder-of-hanna-harris-beaten-to.html 

https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwnatlweek22   

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/a-call-for-justice-mmiwg-awareness-day 

https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis 

https://www.amnesty.ca/blog/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-understanding-the-numbers/

https://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf

https://www.powwows.com/the-tragedy-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw/

https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw

https://www.wpr.org/were-forgotten-new-report-draws-long-overdue-attention-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-girls

http://www.doi.gov/priorities/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples

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Devoted mother of 4, Heather Leann Cameron (Haller), went missing after repeated distress calls to 911 about 20min outside of Redding, CA in August of 2012 while in the company of her ex boyfriend, Daniel Lusby.  Heather is still missing today, nearly 10 years later.  What happened to Heather Leann Cameron?

Sources

• https://charleyproject.org/case/heather-leann-cameron
• https://www.smokesignals.org/articles/2017/10/30/still-seeking-answers-tribal-member-heather-cameron-has-been-missing-for-five-years/
• https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForHeatherCameronHaller/
• https://twitter.com/heathercameronh
• https://coreysobell.medium.com/48-hours-what-happened-to-heather-cameron-and-cort-jones-838b6e1e8c40
• https://www.truecasefiles.com/2019/08/the-disappearance-of-heather-cameron.html
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-heather-cameron-28-redding-18-aug-2012.235822/
• https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/09/oregon-missing-murdered-indigenous-people/
• 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlQaGchTW8c&t=7s  - Crimery