A memorial honoring San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike can be seen at the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa, the location where she was last seen in January. Photo by Shondiin Silversmith | Arizona Mirror
The San Carlos Apache tribe wants state leaders to launch an investigation and implement stricter regulations for state-licensed residential group homes that serve children after a tribal teen ran away from a facility in January and was brutally murdered.
At the time of her disappearance, Emily Pike, 14, lived in a group home in Mesa. The San Carlos Tribe’s Social Services Department placed her at Sacred Journey, Inc., a residential child care center…