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We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

Osh & Sheyahshe

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4 days ago

Every Christmas Eve, We Are Resilient returns to the disappearance of Janice Marie Hannigan. Janice, a sixteen-year-old Yakama Nation citizen, vanished after being discharged from a hospital on Christmas Eve of 1971. She left alone, injured, and has never been seen again. This episode examines her case and the reminder that MMIP does not stop for the holidays. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l2pdbv/whereabouts_in_washington_a_yakama_girl_is/ https://themorbidli...

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Every Christmas Eve, We Are Resilient returns to the disappearance of Janice Marie Hannigan. Janice, a sixteen-year-old Yakama Nation citizen, vanished after being discharged from a hospital on Christmas Eve of 1971. She left alone, injured, and has never been seen again. This episode examines her case and the reminder that MMIP does not stop for the holidays. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l2pdbv/whereabouts_in_washington_a_yakama_girl_is/ https://themorbidli...

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Episodes (20/157)

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Sa’Wade Birdinground

Sa’Wade Birdinground, a 13-year-old girl from Montana vanished from her grandparents’ home late at night in October 2024. A member of the Three Affliated Tribes, her disappearance was completely out of character. More than a year later, with searches exhausted and questions unanswered, investigators believe someone knows what happened. Sources: https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/father-of-missing-garryowen-13-year-old-sawade-birdinground-remains-hopeful https://www.bia.gov/missing-murdered-...

1 week ago

13 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Janice Hannigan

Every Christmas Eve, We Are Resilient returns to the disappearance of Janice Marie Hannigan. Janice, a sixteen-year-old Yakama Nation citizen, vanished after being discharged from a hospital on Christmas Eve of 1971. She left alone, injured, and has never been seen again. This episode examines her case and the reminder that MMIP does not stop for the holidays. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1l2pdbv/whereabouts_in_washington_a_yakama_girl_is/ https://themorbidli...

2 weeks ago

6 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING & MURDERED: Jemini Posey and Isaac Hunt

The 2024 disappearance of Jemini Posey, a young Indigenous mother from the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota, has taken on new urgency following the 2025 discovery of Isaac Hunt’s remains. Once treated as separate investigations, the two cases have now become connected through developments that led to an arrest in Isaac’s homicide. Jemini remains missing, and her family continues to seek answers. Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/news/jemini-poseys-disappearance-agencies-continue-153400593...

1 month ago

15 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Challistia Colelay

16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen Challistia Colelay was reported missing on October 16, 2025 and later found deceased near Whitewater, Arizona, on November 3. At the time of recording, authorities had not reported any arrests. Since then, the family has stated that a teen suspect is now in custody, though the Bureau of Indian Affairs has not publicly confirmed the arrest. Who is responsible and why are families still left waiting for the truth? Sources: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news...

1 month ago

10 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Lakota Renville

Lakota Renville left home at 20, believing she was stepping into a new future. Two years later, in 2005, she was found in Independence, Missouri and nearly twenty years later, her case remains unsolved. One distinctive clue has been released, and investigators still believe someone recognizes it. Sources: https://fox4kc.com/news/still-no-answers-20-years-after-woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-independence/amp/ https://lompocrecord.com/lakota-rae-renville/article_dd07e9c7-b1d2-50cb-91cc-1a60540...

2 months ago

15 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

SPECIAL EPISODE: Halloween in Bemidji - Jeremy Jourdain & Nevaeh Kingbird

On a night meant for costumes and laughter, two Native teens vanished, years apart, in the same Minnesota town and neither has been seen since. In this Halloween special, we remember 17-year-old Jeremy “Worm” Jourdain and 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird, who disappeared under hauntingly similar circumstances in Bemidji, Minnesota. If you know anything, please come forward. Jeremy Jourdain: BIA MMU Tip Line — 1-833-560-2065 Nevaeh Kingbird: Bemidji PD — 218-333-9111 CrimeStoppers MN — 1-800-222-TI...

2 months ago

8 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Ashlea Aldrich (Mini Episode)

In this mini-episode, released in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sheyahshe revisits the story of Ashlea Aldrich, a 29-year-old Indigenous mother from the Omaha Reservation whose death remains unsolved nearly five years later. On January 7th, 2020, Ashlea was found dead in a field near her home. Her family believes she was the victim of years of domestic violence and that their repeated pleas for help were ignored by the very systems meant to protect her. Ashlea’s story is n...

2 months ago

9 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Carly Johnson

In September 2025, tragedy struck when 50-year-old Carly Elizabeth Johnson, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, lost her life in Asheville, North Carolina. As investigators work to uncover the full truth, her story serves as another reminder of the ongoing crisis of violence impacting Indigenous women across the country. Sources: https://www.longhousefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carly-Elizabeth-Johnson?obId=45520796 https://www.biltmorebeacon.com/news/suspect-charged-in-...

3 months ago

9 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Besalynn Mary James

This listener-requested episode shares the story of Besalynn Mary James, a 62-year-old Lummi elder who vanished from her home in Washington in January 2025. But after a delayed missing person report and months of searching, her loved ones are left heartbroken and demanding answers. Sources: https://www.king5.com/article/news/regional/native-america/family-searches-for-missing-lummi-elder-washington/281-9350d811-245d-435c-bfaf-b81d0ed13fda https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/18/lummi-police...

3 months ago

14 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

UNKNOWN: Corbett LaPlant (Mini Episode)

In April 2025, 22-year-old Corbett LaPlant of Browning, Montana, was killed when his vehicle was forced off the road. The driver who caused the crash fled the scene and is still walking free. Corbett’s family has been met with silence and delays instead of answers. They reached out to us and asked for help making sure his name is not forgotten. Sources: https://m.facebook.com/groups/739188959270455/ https://www.montanarightnow.com/kalispell/new-information-released-on-brownings-second-fatal-c...

3 months ago

4 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Velda Chimoni

On April 23, 2001, Velda Chimoni was fatally shot during a robbery at a Whataburger on West Indian School Road in Phoenix. Over two decades later, her case remains unsolved, and her family continues to seek answers and justice. Sources: https://silentwitness.org/cases/homicide-velda-chimoni-450-w-indian-school-road-whataburger/ https://silentwitness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2001-4094-Flyer.pdf Support the show

4 months ago

6 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Terri McCauley

In 1983, 18-year-old Terri McCauley, an Omaha Tribe member and mother of two, disappeared in Sioux City, Iowa. Days later, she was found murdered and for over 40 years, her case went cold. In January 2025, a suspect was finally indicted. Sources: https://www.ktiv.com/2025/01/13/man-arrested-1983-murder-terri-mccauley-sioux-city/?outputType=amp https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-01-13/a-break-in-an-iowa-cold-case-more-than-40-years-later https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story...

4 months ago

13 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Elijah Maney **FOUND**

Elijah Maney, 25, member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was last seen after midnight on Aug. 10, 2025 entering the woods near 886 Lambert Branch Rd, Yellowhill Community, Cherokee, NC. He is described as 5’6”, slim build, medium brown skin, brown eyes, long straight black hair. Last seen in black t-shirt over white, black jeans, black shoes. If you have information regarding his whereabouts, please call the Cherokee Indian Police Department at (828) 497-4131 | Anonymous tips via Che...

5 months ago

4 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Tiffany Reid

Tiffany Reid, a 16-year-old from the Navajo Nation, left for school in Shiprock, New Mexico and never made it. Days later, her belongings were found miles away. Twenty years later, her family is still searching for answers. What happened to Tiffany? Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna166378 Support the show

5 months ago

10 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Aidan Spear

On the morning of January 25, 2022, in Tacoma, Washington, a 21-year-old Aidan Spear was on her way to rehab. She sent a message saying she’d be late. After that, she was never heard from again. This episode explores the silence surrounding her disappearance and how stigma and victim blaming continue to fail missing Indigenous women. Sources: https://charleyproject.org/case/aidan-victoria-spear https://medium.com/@Dallymunoz/disappearance-of-aiden-spear-609ad6479c36 https://wsp.wa.gov/wp-cont...

6 months ago

16 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Sahela “Shy” Sangrait (Mini Episode)

Sahela “Shy” Sangrait is a 21-year-old Native woman from South Dakota who went missing in August 2024. Shy’s remains were found seven months later, and an airman from Ellsworth Air Force Base has been charged with her murder. We break down what’s known so far, the ongoing legal process, and how overlapping jurisdictions continue to delay justice for Shy — and for so many families across Indian Country. Sources: Ellsworth airman pleads not guilty to murder of Sahela Sangrait U.S. airman charge...

6 months ago

7 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Jadie Butterfly

In this episode of We Are Resilient, we remember Jadie Butterfly, an Indigenous woman who was tragically killed on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana in December 2024, at just 19 years old. Her case remains open and her family is still waiting for answers. This is a reminder of the strength it takes to keep fighting, even when the system remains silent. Sources: https://montanafreepress.org/2025/05/05/on-mmip-day-of-awareness-blackfeet-father-demands-justice/ https://www.facebook.com/share/...

6 months ago

10 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MISSING: Jeanette Kamahele (Lost Coast)

**Listener Request** In 1972, 20-year-old Jeannette Kamahele disappeared while hitchhiking near the Cotati onramp of Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, California. Last seen getting into a faded brown pickup truck, she was never heard from again. Though often linked to the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders, Jeannette’s case stands apart as she is the only presumed victim never found. This episode is part of our Lost Coast series, highlighting MMIP cases across Northern California. These are the places wh...

7 months ago

18 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: Trystan Benallie

Trystan Benallie was a 28-year-old Indigenous mother of five, killed in a 2021 domestic violence shooting in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite having a protective order, she and a friend were murdered days after her abuser was released from jail on reduced charges. Her story exposes the deep failures in a system meant to protect survivors. Sources: https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/family-of-domestic-violence-shooting-victim-trystan-benallie-speaks-out https://www.facebook.com/share/16RCBvq47t/?mibext...

7 months ago

12 minutes

We Are Resilient: An MMIP True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: LaTisha Brien

In 1999, there was no national spotlight on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The movement, as we know it today, didn’t exist. There were no hashtags. No public campaigns. No national awareness. That year, LaTisha Brien was murdered and for years, her family carried the weight of that loss alone. There was no justice. No recognition. No platform to speak the truth of what happened to her. Now, more than two decades later, her loved ones have asked us to help share her story. Sources: htt...

8 months ago

35 minutes