Sioux woman found dead on South Dakota reservation more than a year after going missing
The remains of a woman found in a booking in southwestern South Dakota in January were identified as Michelle Elbow Shield, a Siouxford woman who disappeared a year ago.
According to the Forensic Laboratory, the body of the elbow shield was found on the Pine Ridge reservation in the state, which helped resolve her case and the Indian Affairs Bureau. Sioux woman from Pine Ridge disappeared in September 2023, and Bia created one contour After disappearing, elbow shield.
Her image appears on a section of the federal website specifically targeting missing and murdered Aboriginal peoples, the figure says the elbow shield ends up in Rapid City, about 100 miles from the reservation.
Investigators at the Rapid City Police Department recovered a woman’s body in January but could not immediately determine her. Press release. Rapid City Police Works with BIA Missing and Murdered Units to Determine if the Advanced DNA Tests Othram performs Assist law enforcement agencies All over the United States, there are unresolved cases that will lead to somewhere.
The lab said its scientists were able to locate potential relatives of elbow-shielded using an analysis technique called forensic genome sequencing, where the DNA profile is constructed from samples of crime scene evidence. Othram said that relative to the direct DNA samples provided later allowed the researchers to confirm the biological match and confirm the identity of the elbow shield.
An investigation into the disappearance and death of the elbow shield is underway.
Rapid City Police Chief Don Hedrick said after confirming his identity: “Thousands of hours have been invested in the investigation into Michelle’s disappearance and we hope this news will provide her loved ones. Some sense of closure.” kelo-tv Report.
“We remain committed to maintaining justice in this case by working with the public safety agencies involved,” the Chief Police Officer said. “The recent break in this investigation is attributed to information shared by the public, and we It is intended to use all available merger resources to achieve a resolution in the case.”
Frequency of missing or murder indigenous women It’s the crisis of the United StatesNative American Women The goal is disproportionate In murders, whether on reservations or in nearby towns, sexual assault and other acts of violence.
According to 2016, there were more than 5,700 missing women and girls. Anti-sex attack organization RAINNciting statistics from the National Crime Information Center. The BIA recently estimated that there were about 4,200 missing and murdered Indigenous people Stay unresolved.
