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Over a year ago, we told you about a woman who went missing in Farmington. Since 2014, few answers in the search for Melanie James. Now police say, they're re-evaluating her case.
The Navajo woman was last seen April 20, 2014 in Farmington. Eight years since her disappearance, family members are left with little answers and no justice.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis has been gaining attention and, after years of waiting, advocates are starting to see action.
New Mexico has the highest number of missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives in the country, with at least 37 cases reported in Albuquerque. That makes Bernalillo County the second worst in the nation according to the Urban Indian Health Institute.
“New Mexico has the highest percentage of missing and murdered Indigenous women in the whole United States. Native people are going missing and murdered, and no one cares. Law enforcement doesn’t care, and there is no justice for them.” — Darlene Gomez, attorney