A $200,000 reward remains in place for information in Emily Pike’s murder, as loved ones gathered Sunday for a vigil, marking nearly a year since she fled from a Mesa group home.
According to FOX 10, the community gathered Sunday for a candlelight vigil near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa on Sunday. The area, now a permanent memorial for the slain indigenous teen, is where she was last seen before her untimely death.
“This is heavy for me to come here today to know that it’s been a year and that this case is still unsolved,” family member Kristopher Dosela said. “I do believe we need to keep saying her name so this gets resolved.”
As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found some of Emily’s dismembered remains on Valentine’s Day last year, stuffed in trash bags and left along U.S. 60, northeast of Globe. Some of her remains have never been found.
Emily was last seen alive January 27 near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road, after fleeing the group home.
So far, no arrests have been made.
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“That little girl cried and called for her mom. She cried and called for her grandma,” Pike family advocate Jared Marquez said. “That should be a call to all mothers. That should be a call to all women that this little girl needs help, and she needs justice.”
Reward for Information
Following her death, the FBI announced a reward for information leading to any culpable parties.
“The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $75,000 for any person providing independently verifiable information identifying the individual(s) responsible for her disappearance and murder,” FBI spokesperson Kevin Smith said in an email to AZ Central.
The FBI’s announcement on May 7 followed a meeting between FBI Director Kash Patel and Emily’s family, where Patel committed to raising awareness and pursuing answers in her case.
Governor Katie Hobbs announced an additional $25,000 reward in April, during a ceremonial bill signing for Emily’s Law, which will create a “turquoise alert” system for missing Indigenous people.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is also offering a $75,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
“Our systems have failed this young girl,” Marquez added. “And we want change. We want answers.”
Information can also be reported to the Sheriff’s Office at 928-425-4449, option 1, or the San Carlos Apache Police Department at 928-475-1700.
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[Feature Photo: Emily Pike/Handout]
