In February 2025, Gila County Sheriff’s Office found the dismembered body of San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike. Now, a multi-agency task force hopes to catch her killer.
Emily, 14, was last seen in Mesa near her group home at Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in late January. Officials and family said that her body was found dismembered in a forested area near Globe, almost 100 miles away from where she was last seen. As of Monday, the cause and manner of death were still pending, according to the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office, which investigates deaths in Gila County.
It is unknown why Emily left the group home and how she ended up in Globe…