FBI assesses results of initial Wyoming MMIP data collection

CHEYENNE (WNE) — In recent months, the FBI has undertaken a comprehensive data collection project in Wyoming to compile an accurate list of cases involving Native Americans who are missing, or unsolved homicides with Native American victims.
Beginning in February, the FBI requested assistance from law enforcement officers and agencies across Wyoming, setting up a dedicated email account and phone tip line.
The FBI heard from eight law enforcement agencies, and received 35 tips through its email and phone hotline. From those contacts, four homicides and three missing persons cases were identified. All seven of those cases had previously been reported through appropriate law enforcement channels.