EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 17 MIN
11. Kaysera Stops Pretty Places: Missing and Murdered on the Reservation
from I Fear You, Babe · host Dino Malvone
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 & SourcesJustice for Kaysera Stops Pretty PlacesOfficial family and advocacy sitehttps://www.justiceforkaysera.orgKTVQ News — Ongoing coverageReporting on the investigation, family advocacy, and unresolved statushttps://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/six-years-later-advocates-demand-action-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-placesKTVQ — Criminal endangerment pleaCoverage of the limited charges connected to the night she disappearedhttps://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/man-avoids-prison-for-role-in-death-of-kaysera-stops-pretty-placesNational Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)MMIW data, legal context, and systemic analysishttps://www.niwrc.org/resources/mmiwNative Women’s WildernessNational statistics on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womenhttps://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiwMontana Office of Public Instruction — MMIW ResourcesState specific data and educational materialshttps://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Indian-Education/Indian-Education-Resources/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-PeopleSupport the show
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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 n...
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