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A tribute to slain Native American teen Emily Pike adorns a fence in Mesa.
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PHOTOS: Emily Pike's murder in Arizona

It’s been six months since San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike went missing from an all-girls Mesa group home. The 14-year-old’s remains were discovered in garbage bags along an Arizona highway weeks later.

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A tribute to slain Native American teen Emily Pike adorns a fence in Mesa. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A cross and mural honor slain Native American teen Emily Pike. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Milepost 277 along Route 60 within the Tonto National Forest is tagged with bloody handprints — a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples movement. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A billboard offering a reward in the death of Native American teenager Emily Pike. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Emily Pike's remains were found dismembered in black garbage bags near Milepost 277 on the U.S. 60. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A mural honoring slain Native American teen Emily Pike in Arizona. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A poster in Mesa showing a reward in the case of slain Native American teen Emily Pike. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Milepost 277 along Route 60 within the Tonto National Forest is tagged with bloody handprints — a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples movement. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A flyer from the nonprofit Silent Witnesss seeking information in connection to Emily Pike's murder case. (Silent Witness)
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Fourteen-year-old Emily Pike went missing on Jan. 27, 2025. (Mesa Police Department)
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A drawing of slain San Carlos Apache teenager Emily Pike created by an attendee of a Mesa vigil in her honor on Thursday, March 5, 2025. (Mary Kim Titla)
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Hundreds attended a vigil Thursday, March 7, 2025, for San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike. The 14-year-old’s brutalized remains were found in Gila County weeks after she went missing from a Mesa foster care home. (Mary Kim Titla )
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