The Brief

Fourteen-year-old Emily Pike was brutally murdered earlier this year, but long before that, Emily was allegedly sexually assaulted.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted an investigation but closed her case due to "insufficient evidence." Family members believe she would still be alive if the case had been prosecuted.

The backstory:

"Emily, Emily, Emily. Can you please stop for me so I can talk to you?" a Mesa Police officer was heard saying on body camera footage.

It was the night of Sept. 20, 2023, the second time she had run away from a group home owned by Sacred Journey, Inc.

"Let’s talk, OK?" the officer said.

"No ... I just wanna see my mom. Get off of me." she replied.

Far from home, 120 miles away from the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Emily was talki

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