KCera's remains were found on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, but police failed to secure the crime scene and actively investigate her disappearance, according to her family. Her aunt provided the police with their first lead, but justice has yet to be served.
The discovery of a murdered girl in Hardin leads to a series of investigations and revelations about the community and the criminal justice system's response to the case.
The lack of a secured crime scene and preconceived notions about indigenous people are just some of the indications of the systemic racism in law enforcement. These issues were evident in the KCera case, where the police did not treat it as a crime scene, and one officer dismissed it as a case of a missing person just "out partying".
KCera Woman's disappearance in Montana raises questions again on the relationship between law enforcement and indigenous people. Her family remains in the dark about what happened to her, and the community is pushing for answers.
The police investigation on a missing indigenous woman, KCera, was questioned after her body was found in a different county, but the authorities did not seem to notice or search for her. Even after a family member presented them with a lead, the police seemed ill-equipped to handle the case.