MMIW Cases

Sovereign Bodies Institute filed this request with the Mississippi Highway Patrol of Mississippi.
Submitted Oct. 27, 2018
Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

From: Sovereign Bodies Institute

Subject: Mississippi Public Records Act Request: MMIW Cases

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Data on all cases of: unsolved missing persons, homicides, suspicious deaths, and deaths in custody involving an Alaska Native/American Indian woman or girl victim within your jurisdiction(s). For the purposes of this request, "Alaska Native/American Indian" is defined as any individual who was identified as a member of an Alaska Native or American Indian community or as having Alaska Native/American Indian heritage. "Woman or girl" includes all victims identified as females, as well as transgender women. If there are any Jane Does that have been identified as potentially Alaska Native or American Indian, please include them as well. We are requesting cases dating from 1900 to the present.

This request is for basic information on cases as classified above. Such information may include but is not limited to victim name, location and date of disappearance/death, age of victim, status of case (solved or unsolved).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Annita Lucchesi

From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Subject: Public Records Request - Response

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Annita Lucchesi,

Regarding your attached public records request we received from you via USPS on or about February 5th, 2020, we do not have any responsive information. You may be able to gather information from namus.gov. Namus is funded and administered through the National Institute of Justice. You may also request information from the MS Band of Choctaw Indians.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Staff Officer, Legal Dept.
MS Dept. of Public Safety

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From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Subject: FW: Public Records Request - Response

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Annita Lucchesi,

After a diligent search, we do not have responsive information for your request.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Staff Officer, Legal Dept.
MS Dept. of Public Safety

  • 2020-02-05, prr re data on Native Am female victims since 1900