![]() ![]() I mean, our troopers do a very good job out in the field, but maybe having an extra set of eyes and ears, ideas, might help in the long run.ĬG: I’m trying to think how to ask you this and not sound like a jerk. ![]() Kind of being a source of information, or looking at what all has been gathered so far and maybe, you know, helping it along. Not only older, unsolved, either homicides or suspicious missing persons, but anything new that comes up. But that is one of the goals of the commissioner. But will you also be involved in new investigations as things come up?ĪS: Yes, you’re right, this is very new. I have my list that I got from the troopers, and I’m getting other names, too.Ĭasey Grove: I should ask, how will this work? You’ve mentioned that it’s brand new, and you’re still figuring that out. And those were folks that I wasn’t aware of. I mean, even just me doing this for three weeks now, or going on three weeks, I’ve been contacted by folks that are just saying, “Hey, my sister, my friend - I know about this woman that was found.” And I’m getting a lot of contact from people around the state. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.Īnne Sears: I think a lot of the problem that we have, just to start out with, is that we don’t shine enough of a light on it. ![]() Now she’s back, trying to tackle a long-running problem: the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who go missing and are murdered in Alaska.Īlong with her hopes for solving cases and bringing closure to families, Sears says she wants to bring more attention to the issue. The state of Alaska’s first investigator focused specifically on missing and murdered Indigenous people has been on the job for about three weeks now, working on cases and sorting out how the new position will function.Īnne Sears had been retired after 22 years in law enforcement, as the first Alaska Native woman to serve as an Alaska State Trooper. Anne Sears, who is the first Alaska Native woman to serve as an Alaska state trooper, retired after 22 years. ![]()
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