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Shining Light on Indigenous Women: The Disappearance of Ida Beard & Murder of Suspicious Death of Chynelle Lockwood

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When 29-year-old Ida Beard, a shy Cheyenne & Arapaho woman from Oklahoma, disappeared, it left her family and community devastated. Her vanishing led to the passage of “Ida’s Law,” groundbreaking legislation designed to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people in OK. 

In July 2017, Chynelle Lockwood’s body was discovered on a remote Alaskan beach, leaving her family devastated and desperate for answers. Her mother, haunted by the silence from investigators, spent years sifting through rumors and dead ends, clinging to hope and the search for justice in the face of unimaginable loss.

Join Arlene and Leah as they bring awareness to Native American unsolved cases, a vulnerable population more likely to experience violence, rape, and murder.

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Episode Notes:
Oklahoma Tribal Citizen’s Disappearance Inspires Law to Support Indigenous Crime Victims
Ida’s Law: The Promise and Limitations in Oklahoma’s Pursuit of Justice 
Ida Beard’s Disappearance Leads to Legislation Aimed at Finding Missing Indigenous Women
Oklahoma Cold Cases: Ida Beard
Oklahoma Law to Tackle Missing, Murdered Indigenous Crisis Remains Unfunded
Cheyenne and Arapaho Woman Inspires ‘Ida’s Law’ 
Missing, Murdered Native American Law Signed by Oklahoma Governor
New Bill Entitled ‘Ida’s Law’ Addresses Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Unanswered Questions Remain in 2017 Homicide of Chynelle Lockwood
All I Have Are Rumors’: Months After Daughter’s Death, a Mother Waits for Answers
Mother Still Searching for Answers in Daughter’s Suspicious Death
Mother Calls Daughter’s Death Suspicious
For Two Brothers, Two Traumas, and No Justice

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