This is I Fear You, Babe. Before we talk about how Kaysera Stops Pretty Places died, we talk about how she lived.

Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was eighteen years old. She was Crow and Northern Cheyenne. She was a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a young woman moving through a place that looked safe enough to stop asking questions.

In August of 2019, Kaysera disappeared in Hardin, Montana. Days later, her body was found in a residential backyard. Her death was ruled suspicious. The cause was never determined. No one has been charged.

This episode examines what is publicly known about Kaysera’s disappearance and death, and what remains unresolved. We place her story within the broader crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives, looking closely at investigative gaps, jurisdictional failures, delayed notifications, and the systems that allow cases like hers to remain unfinished.

This is not a story about shock or speculation.
It is about context, accountability, and what happens when silence becomes policy.

References & Sources

Justice for Kaysera Stops Pretty Places
Official family and advocacy site
https://www.justiceforkaysera.org

KTVQ News — Ongoing coverage
Reporting on the investigation, family advocacy, and unresolved status
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/six-years-later-advocates-demand-action-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-places

KTVQ — Criminal endangerment plea
Coverage of the limited charges connected to the night she disappeared
https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/man-avoids-prison-for-role-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-places

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)
MMIW data, legal context, and systemic analysis
https://www.niwrc.org/resources/mmiw

Native Women’s Wilderness
National statistics on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw

Montana Office of Public Instruction — MMIW Resources
State specific data and educational materials
https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Indian-Education/Indian-Education-Resources/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-People

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