How many Native women are missing and murdered in Utah? Officials admit they don't know
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Stories abound in Native American communities about loved ones who have been beaten, gone missing, disappeared, or been murdered. A 2News investigation reveals, despite countless anecdotes, public officials don't know how many Native people are missing or have been murdered in Utah. At the center of the problem, jurisdictional loopholes between federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement as well as frequent racial misclassification prevent accurate case tracking. Caption: KUTV: 2News investigates
In Utah, the latest case of a missing indigenous woman started on the Navajo Nation. Kayla Blackbird disappeared last September, and hasn't been seen or heard from since.