MURDERED: Sonya Ivanoff

According to The National Crime Information center there are over 5700 cases of murdered and missing indigenous women in the US. According to nativewomenswilderness.org only 116 of those cases are reported in the U.S. department of justice’s database.  Alaska, the last frontier holds  229, a quarter, of those cases according to dataforindigenousjustice.com. 19 year old Alaska Native, Sonya Ivanoff, is one those MMIWs from Alaska. This story is hers. Resources: The Face of Evil - Season 1, Episode 1 (4/19/2019) https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-frontier-evil-in-alaska/crime-news/sonya-ivanoff-murdered-by-cop-matt-owena https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153408249/sonya-dora-nitcuk_ivanoff http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2005/05/ak-sonya-dora-nitcuk-ivanoffmurdered.html https://beringstraits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2007-Agluktuk-Summer.pdf https://dggs.alaska.gov/hazards/coastal/monitoring-unalakleet.html https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Unalakleet%20city,%20Alaska&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 http://www.nomenugget.com/news/owens’-murder-conviction-stands http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/05/the-murder-of-sonya-ivanoff-found.html https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2018/08/23/from-2003-nome-police-must-work-to-regain-trust-after-officer-charged-with-murder/ http://www.nomenugget.com/news/owens’-murder-conviction-stands https://robinbarefield76.medium.com/betrayal-of-trust-2c6d5b8e362b https://law.justia.com/cases/alaska/court-of-appeals/2021/a-13016.html https://dataforindigenousjustice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/We-Are-Calling-To-You-1.pdf Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Murder Diaries is a victim-focused true crime podcast.  Hosts Natalie and Paige use straightforward storytelling to spotlight cold cases, missing persons, and suspicious deaths— often incorporating original audio from the victim’s friends and family. The podcast also includes monthly interviews about the true crime genre as a whole, whether that’s discussions on ethics, survivors sharing their stories, or other relevant topics.  Connect with us at themurderdiariespodcast.com or on socials @themurderdiariespod