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Aug 2022
32m 57s

MISSING: Aubrey Dameron

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Aubrey Dameron, a 25-year-old citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was last seen leaving her family’s home on the outskirts of Grove, Oklahoma, in the early morning hours of March 9, 2019. She was reported missing when she failed to return home or answer calls. Aubrey’s family fears that as a transgender Native American woman, she may have been the victim of a hate crime. Dateline’s Andrea Canning talks to Aubrey’s uncle Christian Fencer, her aunt Pam Smith and the director of the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service.

UPDATE: On February 5, 2025, the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service announced remains found days earlier belonged to Aubrey Dameron. The investigation into Aubrey’s death is ongoing.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/remains-located-aubrey-dameron-oklahoma-rcna190971

Anyone with information about Aubrey’s case is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service at 918-207-3800, or the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service at 918-238-3137.

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