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WHITERIVER, Ariz. - Investigators are seeking the killer of 16-year-old Challistia Colelay, who was found dead near the Knott's Landing community in Whiteriver on Nov. 3.

What we know:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) confirmed the death of the White Mountain Apache girl is being investigated as a homicide. A memorial, including a stuffed animal, sits near the home of the teen, who was the youngest in her large family.

"Challistia was an amazing girl with a whole life ahead of her," said Leila Woodard, founder of the Arizona Missing Child Task Force . The Arizona Missing Child Task Force partners with three local nonprofits: Missing in America Network , Starbright Foundation and ASA Now .

Woodard has spent hours with the teen's grieving family, ac

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