The women of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina make a strong, beautiful, powerful portion of the population. Yet somehow they keep turning up missing or even murdered. In the spring of 2017, the bodies of three young mothers were found disposed of like garbage. Though no one is sure how many of these cases are connected, a community lives in absolute fear that a serial killer may be preying on their women. Join us this week for our calls to action in observance of the MMIW National Week of Action, April 29th to May 5th 2022.
We had to make a choice on which of the thousands of cases we could share tonight. We wish we could fit them all in, and we hope that you’ll be inspired to learn about more. These are the cases of Rhonda Jones, Christina Bennett, and Megan Oxendine. We will also share with you a few more of the unsolved missing and murdered Lumbee women in an effort to keep these cases on everyone’s hearts: Cynthia Jacobs, Sarah Nicole Graham, Lauren Holmes, Lisa Hardin, and Michelle Driggers. Listener discretion is advised.
If you have any information about ANY of the unsolved crimes I spoke of tonight, please leave an anonymous top for the Robeson County Sheriff’s Department at robesoncoso.org/reach-out/tips or contact the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations at 800- 334-3000
Join the rally to support MMIW and their families on April 30th in Gibsonville at Northeast Park at 10am
Visit the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center for LOTS of action steps you can take from anywhere:
https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwnatlweek22 For more information visit us at LostSoulsofAmerica.com
To submit a case please fill out at form at:
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