GUILTY WY - Jared Little Whiteman, 21, murdered, Wind River Reservation, 2 June 2014

The FBI has issued a $5,000 reward for information on the disappearance of a man from the Wind River Indian Reservation. Jared Little Whiteman was last seen on the reservation in west central Wyoming on June 3, and was reported missing by family members of June 11.

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After preliminary investigations, authorities believe Little Whiteman may have disappeared as the result of criminal activity.

The FBI is working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Police Department and Tribal Fish & Wildlife on the investigation.

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Authorities looking for a missing Wyoming man last seen at the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton are offering up to $5,000 for information regarding his disappearance. The FBI says its investigation has concluded that Jared Little Whiteman's disappearance was the result of criminal activity. He was last seen on June 3, and his family reported him missing on June 11.

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A walk to raise awareness for the missing Jared Little Whiteman has drawn a large crowd in Riverton this morning. The crowd gathered earlier this morning at the Wind River Casino and will conclude at City Park with a community cookout.

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Three Wind River Reservation residents have been charged with First Degree Murder and Aiding and Abetting the murder of Jared Little Whiteman, according to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday. The charges were lodged against Susan Chippewa, Byron Spoonhunter, and James Whiteplume.

An affidavit supporting the charges indicated Little Whiteman was stabbed to death and his throat slashed in a trailer on the reservation in an apparent dispute over the location of drugs and money. He was bound with electrical cords around his hands and feet, placed on a mattress and then killed, the affidavit alleged...

Chippewa allegedly pointed out the burial spot for investigators, who secured the scene and later recovered the body with an FBI Evidence Collection Team. An autopsy revealed that the body had more than 40 stab wounds and “there was an incision in the throat.”

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Authorities have confirmed that a third person charged in a stabbing death on the Wind River Indian Reservation is in custody.

U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman John Powell said Byron Spoonhunter is in state custody in Rawlins and will be delivered to U.S. marshals...

Whiteplume and Chippewa are being held without bond.

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Three residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation who are accused of stabbing and killing a man in June pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne.

The FBI charged James Whiteplume, Susan Chippewa and Byron Spoonhunter with first-degree murder and aiding and abetting on Sept. 29. They are accused of killing Jared Little Whiteman on June 2.

Whiteplume held Little Whiteman down while Chippewa and Spoonhunter stabbed him, according to an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming.

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...Little Whiteman was interrogated about the location of money and drugs.

Next, Little Whiteman was brought to a box spring mattress in a back room, where he was told to "lie there and think about it," according to investigators.

In another room, reportedly, Chippewa and Whiteplume determined that Little Whiteman would not be allowed to leave the trailer.

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Investigators later interviewed Chippewa in her home. Reportedly she told them that she had become angry and cut Little Whiteman's throat with a knife.
"Chippewa further stated that after she slit his throat, 'he' was dead," the affidavit states.

She indicated that "Bambi," or Spoonhunter, was involved in the incident as well.
"Chippewa stated 'Bambi' also stabbed (Little Whiteman) using the same knife," the affidavit states. "Chippewa confirmed that 'Bambi' helped her move the body, and the body was wrapped in something resembling a carpet."

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed charges on Tuesday against three people who allegedly helped three defendants charged with killing a man on the Wind River Indian Reservation last year. Garrett Revere Jr., Chrissy Bigeagle and Will Wallowingbull were charged with being accessories after the fact in the killing of Jared Dean Little Whiteman...

Law enforcement had not been able to locate the white Kia SUV allegedly used to carry Little Whiteman’s body to the burial site. Last month, the SUV was found near Denver. The investigation of the van could take up to eight weeks, according to prosecutors.

The three lead defendants were scheduled to go on trial in federal court in Casper this week, but U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl reset the trial date to April 27.

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The Ethete woman who allegedly killed a man on the Wind River Indian Reservation last June is scheduled to change her not guilty plea in federal court next week, according to court records.

Susan Chippewa previously pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Jared Dean Little Whiteman.

Friday, Chippewa heard new charges against her that were filed in a second superseding indictment last week. U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Michael Shickich told her during her initial appearance that she still faces the original charge of aiding and abetting first degree murder. She now faces one count of felony first-degree murder, meaning the murder was committed during another crime, which was kidnapping, Shickich said. If convicted on both counts, she faces punishments of life imprisonment.

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Two defendants charged with the murder of Jared Little Whiteman will now face trial in Federal District Court in Casper on July 1st. A third defendant had changed her plea to guilty to lesser charges and will be sentenced on July 21st, according to the Federal District Court Clerk’s office.

Susan Chippewa pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the murder in Federal District Court on April 9th while Byron Spoonhunter and James Whiteplume’s trial was delayed for the second time...

Prosecutors also agreed to not seek a sentence of more than 35 years for Chippewa, who could’ve faced life imprisonment if convicted in a trial.

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Byron Spoonhunter and Susan Chippewa will serve time in federal prisons for killing Jared Little Whiteman in June 2014.

U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Spoonhunter on Tuesday to 26 years in prison for first-degree murder. On Wednesday, Skavdahl sentenced Chippewa to 35 years in prison for first-degree murder and aiding and abetting.

Last week, the judge sentenced Jaymes Leo Whiteplume to 39 years in prison for his role in the murder of Little Whiteman.

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