MESA, Ariz. (Scripps News Phoenix) — An employee who worked at the group home where Emily Pike was missing before she disappeared is offering new insight into what happened , one day after the Arizona Department of Child Safety opened an investigation into the home.
Pike, 14, was found dismembered off of U.S. 60 northeast of Globe, Ariz., weeks after she was reported missing from the Mesa group home.
Emily Pike, 14, was found dismembered weeks after she was reported missing from a group home in Arizona. (Mesa Police Department)
“It hurts to know that she’s not going to be around,” said Emily’s uncle, Allred Pike Jr. He smiled while sharing memories about his niece. Allred is now serving as a spokesperson for the Pike family. “You got to look at that smile to see that she was full of life,” said Allred…