Body Found Dismembered Off US 60 ID'd as Missing Girl Emily, 14
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 21 March 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Emily Pike, 14, sneaks away from the group home where she lives. When she does not return, Mesa police are contacted, and she is reported missing.
Her mother is not informed until she has been missing for a week. Police say the group home is responsible for notifying her case manager, who would then contact Pike’s family or tribe. Authorities post her picture on social media, print flyers, and alert the media, stating that Emily Pike is missing and may have run away.
Nearly a month after Pike disappears, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office reports that searchers found the remains of an unidentified female in a wooded area near U.S. 60, about 20 miles northeast of Globe, Arizona. The remains are difficult to identify but appear to belong to a missing Native American girl. Within 24 hours, authorities confirm the remains are those of 14-year-old Emily Pike.
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office reports that detectives found the head and torso in large contractor trash bags, while the legs were in separate bags. Investigators search the area but do not find the arms and hands. This information, meant for law enforcement only, reaches friends and family without warning.
A preliminary autopsy report notes visible trauma to Pike’s face and head. Authorities do not find clothing, jewelry, or identification with the remains. The cause of death remains undetermined. Investigators believe someone killed Pike elsewhere before dumping her dismembered remains. Her arms and hands remain missing.
The sheriff’s office says investigators recovered surveillance footage from Mesa, where Emily was last seen alive, but have not found footage from the rural area where her remains were discovered. Officials urge anyone with information to come forward.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is offering a $75,000 reward for information leading to Pike’s killer.
Joining Nancy Grace today
- Allred Pike Jr. - Emily's Uncle
- Mary Kim Titla - Executive Director of UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc.), Native American Youth advocate for over 30 years, Former TV News Broadcaster and First Native American TV Journalist in Arizona; Instagram @marykimtitla, X @MKTitla
- Chris McDonough - Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective [trained the first All Native American Homicide Task Force] & Host of YouTube channel, "The Interview Room"
- Dr. Thomas Coyne - Chief Medical Examiner, District 2 Medical Examiner's Office, State of Florida; Forensic Pathologist, Neuropathologist, Toxicologist; X: @DrTMCoyne
- Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
- Susan Hendricks - Journalist and Author of “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi;" IG @susan_hendricks, X @SusanHendicks
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:05.5 | A body found dismembered off US 60 ID'd as a missing girl, Emily, just 14 years old. Yes. Her dismembered |
| 0:20.7 | body, a 14 yearyear-old little girl thrown off the side of the highway like she's trash. |
| 0:32.2 | I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. Thank you for being with us. A teen girl last seen walking near an Arizona group home found dismembered over 100 miles |
| 0:42.3 | away who murdered 14-year-old Emily Pike. |
| 0:45.3 | What happened to Emily? |
| 0:48.3 | I know when you see a headline dismembered, you stick on that. |
| 0:55.6 | But there's so much more. |
| 0:58.2 | Why did Emily go missing? |
| 1:00.3 | How did Emily go missing? |
| 1:03.2 | There's so much to this story. |
| 1:09.1 | Of course I want to know who murdered Emily Pike just 14 years old. |
| 1:15.3 | Do you remember what you were doing or what your daughter or son was doing at age 14? |
| 1:25.4 | Imagine what these parents are going through. Emily Pike found dismembered and thrown on the side of the road, US 60. Listen. |
| 1:28.3 | To say that I miss you so much and I really hope I'll try to see if you can come visit me next time. |
| 1:34.3 | Not recovered any kind of weapon. Cause of death is still under investigation by the M.E.'s office. |
| 1:40.3 | We're investigating those leads. None of those as of yet have pointed us to a definite |
| 1:45.6 | suspect or person of interest. We believe that she was killed somewhere else and then that is |
| 1:51.2 | where she was dropped off. That from our friends at CBS 5, Arizona Family TV, that's a lot just right |
| 1:58.7 | there in those few seconds to analyze in the practice of criminal law. |
| 2:04.5 | Every detail matters. |
| 2:07.5 | First of all, you saw Emily, little Emily Pike, just 14 years old. |
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