The state of Arizona has added money to the reward for information leading to an arrest in the death of San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike.
Governor Katie Hobbs announced the additional $25,000 on Wednesday during a ceremonial bill signing for Emily’s Law, which will create a “turquoise alert” system for missing Indigenous people.
The legislation was named for the 14-year-old, who was found dead Feb. 14, weeks after she was reported missing from a group home in Mesa. Emily’s death has drawn renewed national attention to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous persons…