WA WA - Mary Johnson, 39, walking to meet friend for ride, Tulalip, 25 Nov 2020 *Reward*

[PommyMommy]

DEC 8, 2021
$60,000 reward offered in case of missing Tulalip woman (q13fox.com)
Sutter [Tulalip Tribal Police Chief] said the organization has a list of people of interest that they are working from, but still are looking into new leads and tips.

DEC 9, 2021
Tulalip woman is among scores of missing Indigenous people | HeraldNet.com


Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis (FBI)

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Johnson-Davis is a talented artist. Facebook photo albums share a few of her creative projects: an eagle painted on a deerskin drum, a sketch of a wolf and carved cedar paddles. She adores Will Ferrell and has been known to do a mean Ricky Bobby impression when her family members are feeling down.

She loves cats. She taught “Little Man,” a fat tabby cat, to walk on a leash, Davis said.

She has always been the life of the party during family trips. She loves driving ATVs along the sand dunes and playing with her nieces and nephews in the river.

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... A friend was supposed to pick her up and drive her to stay with a family near Oso. Her last text, around 2 p.m. that day, alerted him she was “almost to the church” on 140th Street NW, also known as Fire Trail Road. But he didn’t hear from her again. Her cellphone later connected to towers around north Snohomish County.

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The day before she went missing, she got a ride to the Tulalip Tribal Court in hope of getting legal advice about filing for divorce, Davis said.

She spoke to a security guard in the lobby, but no attorneys were available.

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[imstilla.grandma]

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington is located on the Tulalip Reservation near Everett. The Tulalip Reservation is 22,000 acres, where over half of its 4,000 members live. They operate many enterprises such as Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Village. www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

The Tribes of Washington - Washington Tribes

MARY JOHNSON (DAVIS) — FBI

 

[Spartygirl]

DEC 8, 2021
$60,000 reward offered in case of missing Tulalip woman (q13fox.com)
Sutter [Tulalip Tribal Police Chief] said the organization has a list of people of interest that they are working from, but still are looking into new leads and tips.

DEC 9, 2021
Tulalip woman is among scores of missing Indigenous people | HeraldNet.com


Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis (FBI)

[...]

Johnson-Davis is a talented artist. Facebook photo albums share a few of her creative projects: an eagle painted on a deerskin drum, a sketch of a wolf and carved cedar paddles. She adores Will Ferrell and has been known to do a mean Ricky Bobby impression when her family members are feeling down.

She loves cats. She taught “Little Man,” a fat tabby cat, to walk on a leash, Davis said.

She has always been the life of the party during family trips. She loves driving ATVs along the sand dunes and playing with her nieces and nephews in the river.

[...]

... A friend was supposed to pick her up and drive her to stay with a family near Oso. Her last text, around 2 p.m. that day, alerted him she was “almost to the church” on 140th Street NW, also known as Fire Trail Road. But he didn’t hear from her again. Her cellphone later connected to towers around north Snohomish County.

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The day before she went missing, she got a ride to the Tulalip Tribal Court in hope of getting legal advice about filing for divorce, Davis said.

She spoke to a security guard in the lobby, but no attorneys were available.

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BBM
Uh oh..... this is never a good thing to hear about when someone goes missing.

We know how this usually ends up.

So sad--she sounds like such a fun loving lady !!!

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 5, 2022

'Come look for me': How Native families plan for their own abductions by forming safety systems

The latest figures from Washington State Patrol records show 126 Indigenous people in the state who aren’t accounted for.

www.king5.com

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Johnson’s sisters, Nona and Gerri, believe she may have been a victim of human trafficking.

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Tulalip Police Chief Chris Sutter said police believe Johnson trusted someone and got into a vehicle that hasn’t been seen since.

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[sasha17]

A documentary film crew is making a film about Mary Johnson's disappearance.

Missing woman’s family: ‘If she had white privilege, we would have answers’ | HeraldNet.com

Advocates gathered in Seattle to keep a light on the case of Mary Johnson-Davis, a Tulalip woman who vanished two years ago.

www.heraldnet.com

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 21, 2022

https://ictnews.org/news/advocates-keep-light-on-in-missing-womans-case

As of Sunday, Mary Johnson-Davis had been missing for 746 days.

The Tulalip woman’s face stared out from all corners of the room on posters, banners and red T-shirts, at an event titled “What Happened to Mary Johnson-Davis? Two Years is Too Long” on Sunday.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, People & Families hosted more than 50 attendees at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle. Family and advocates have continued to shine a light on the case, even as it has faded from headlines.

“If she had white privilege, we would have answers. This would have been solved,” said Gerry Davis, the youngest of the four Davis sisters.

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[PommyMommy]

MAY 11, 2023

Tulalip gathers to recognize and remember lost loved ones on MMIWP National Day of Awareness - Tulalip News

By Kalvin Valdillez, Tulalip News “When we gather and do this work together, we protect each other,” said Tulalip elder, Don ‘Penoke’ Hatch. “We need to care for each other a little bit more today than we did yesterday. We got to take care of each other, take care of ourselves, take care of our...

www.tulalipnews.com

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Seven Tulalip tribal members were recognized throughout the gathering including the one open case of Mary Johnson-Davis, as well as individuals who were murdered, and whose family has yet to receive justice, such as Kyle Van Jones Tran and Cecil Lacy Jr. Family photos of each of those tribal members were highlighted in a slideshow that was displayed on five large projector screens and played on a loop throughout the evening.



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Through tears and sorrow, Nona Davis also shared, “I’m Mary’s older sister, we thank you all for coming out here and being with us. It will be three years in November since our sister’s been gone. I love seeing all the pictures of Mary, you can see how much she loved her family and loved life. If you have any information at all, please call it in. Our family is hurting really bad.”

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TPD has a dedicated tip line for any information on Mary Davis-Johnson’s disappearance or whereabouts. That number is (360) 716-5918. The FBI and the Tulalip Tribes have offered a $10,000 and a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Mary’s disappearance.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 8, 2023

Filmmaker aims to shed light on missing Tulalip woman’s cold case | HeraldNet.com

Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis has been missing for 2½ years with no word. She’s the subject of Sabrina Van Tassel’s latest documentary.

www.heraldnet.com

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As a child, Johnson-Davis was taken by Child Protective Services and placed with a white family, where she was sexually abused, Johnson-Davis’ sister Nona Blouin explained. Later in life, Johnson-Davis and Blouin sued the foster care system, both receiving $300,000 settlements.

“After what Mary Ellen went through as a kid, she went back to the tribe, trying to look for who she was, for her identity,” Van Tassel said. “But then I spoke with her family, and I found out that her sisters, her mother, her aunts, her grandmother, every single woman in the family had been raped for a good two, three generations. Imagine the amount of trauma you’re born with.”

“Of course, you are going to fall into the drugs. You are going to find the most violent partners in your path,” Van Tassel continued. “Because basically it’s written on your forehead — you have the stigmas of abuse, and predators know how to recognize that.”

Van Tassel sighed and sat back, finishing her second shot of straight espresso. She checked her watch and did some mental math, calculating how long she had before heading to Sea-Tac.

She will work with Parker to edit the documentary and hopes to have it ready to submit to the Sundance Film Festival in August. If it’s accepted, “Missing From Fire Trail Road” would come out in January 2024.

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