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FBI Offers Reward In Olivia Lone Bear Death Investigation

Anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-CALLFBI

November 20, 2019

TJ Nelson,

NEW TOWN, N.D. — The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information in the death of Olivia Lone Bear of Newtown, North Dakota. The agency is also finally releasing information about the case to her family and others. United States Attorney Drew Wrigley and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Perry traveled to New…

Still No Answers One Year After American Indian Woman’s Death

Thirty-two-year-old Olivia Lone Bear disappeared from the Fort Berthold Reservation in 2017.

July 31, 2019

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Authorities still aren’t providing details into cause of death of an American Indian woman whose body was found in a submerged truck one year ago. The Bismarck Tribune reports the FBI’s refusal to release information in the case of Olivia Lone Bear has been frustrating for her family, and tribal and state officials. Thirty-two-year-old Olivia Lone…

Native American Festival Raises Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

The festival runs through November 17 at the Fargo Public Library downtown

November 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A Native American Festival running through November 17 at the Fargo Public Library downtown is not just educating the public about all things related to Indian Country. It’s also tackling an issue impacting reservations across the country with a panel on missing and murdered indigenous women. Whitney Fear, one of the panelists, says the rate at which…

Greywind’s Speak Out at March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Savanna's father Joe says, "We're mad at the community, we're mad at the jurors. We're mad at the police."

October 11, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Community members are coming together to make a statement about the number of missing and murdered indigenous people. Among them is Savanna Greywind’s family. They spoke to KVRR’s Danielle Church for the first time after William Hoehn’s trial. The family shares their disappointment not just in Savanna’s case but why they expected more from the community. “We’re…

Update: Brother Confirms Body Found Is Missing North Dakota Woman

Matthew Lone Bear says that Olivia Lone Bear was identified by her tattoos.

August 2, 2018

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The brother of a New Town woman missing since last fall confirms it was his sister’s body that was found in a pickup pulled from a lake on the Fort Berthold Reservation earlier this week. Matthew Lone Bear says that Olivia Lone Bear was identified by her tattoos. The truck was recovered from Lake Sakakawea on…

Bureau of Indian Affairs Taking Over Olivia Lone Bear Investigation

Mother of Five Has Been Missing Since October 24, 2017

February 4, 2018

TJ Nelson,

New Town, ND — The family of a missing North Dakota woman says the Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking over the investigation into her disappearance. Olivia Lone Bear has been missing from New Town for three months. The 33-year-old mother of five was last seen leaving a restaurant on October 24. A spokeswoman says Lone Bear’s family and the…