10. Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind: The Baby They Stole From Her

This is I Fear You, Babe.Before we talk about how Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind died, we talk about how she lived.Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind was 22 years old, a member of the Spirit Lake Tribe, and eight months pregnant with her daughter, Haisley Jo. She was a daughter, a partner, and a young woman preparing to become a mother.In this episode, I walk through who Savanna was, the days leading up to her disappearance in Fargo, North Dakota, the investigation that uncovered her murder, and the courtroom record that followed. This episode also examines the broader crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and why cases like Savanna’s so often require families to fight for visibility and accountability.This episode is built only on documented facts, court records, trial testimony, and verified reporting.Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind was here.She mattered.And she deserved better.SOURCES & REFERENCESCase background and disappearanceInForum: What happened in Apartment 5https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/what-happened-in-apartment-5-everything-we-know-and-dont-know-about-savannas-deathThe Dickinson Press: Tenants reflect on building where Savanna disappearedhttps://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/tenants-reflect-on-living-in-building-where-lafontaine-greywind-was-murderedMurder, discovery, and investigationA&E: Murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywindhttps://www.aetv.com/articles/murder-of-native-woman-baby-stolenValley News Live: Remembering Savanna Greywindhttps://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/08/20/remembering-savanna-greywind-four-years-later/Trial outcomes and sentencingInForum: Jury acquits William Hoehn of murder conspiracyhttps://www.inforum.com/newsmd/jury-acquits-william-hoehn-of-murder-conspiracy-in-savanna-lafontaine-greywinds-killingMPR News: Accomplice in killing sentencedhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/07/accomplice-in-killing-of-savanna-greywind-gets-20-yearsBroader context and legislationSavanna’s Act (U.S. law)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanna%27s_ActNational Indigenous Women’s Resource Center statementhttps://www.niwrc.org/news/niwrc-statement-savanna-lafontaine-greywind-and-all-missing-murdered-native-women-girlsSupport the show