Police failed to respond to a 911 call placed by a murder victim's family, which delayed the discovery of her body for several hours and hindered the investigation. The victim may have been targeted because of her monthly stipend from the tribe due to her prominence.
Police failed to respond to a 911 call made from the apartment of murder victim Sarah Awachigie. The call was discovered only the following day and it provided a crucial lead in the investigation because it proved that Awachigie was alive and accompanied in her apartment on the day of the murder.
The murder of Alisha Charlie Awachiki, a well-known and prominent member of the Seminole Tribe, remained unsolved and left the community devastated. Authorities considered if her killer targeted her due to her monthly stipend from the tribe, given her prominence.