Whether they are missing or murdered,
many Indigenous families grow frustrated about their loved ones and
where they are now.
Reporter Julian Paras spoke with families still searching for those
answers.
I need closure. There are families here that need closure,
D'Angelo Reed says. Her sister Tiffany went missing in 2004.
She's still wondering where she's been all this time.
When it comes to missing and murdered indigenous people in
the state,
the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women says New
Mexico tops the list.
Highest rates of murdered and missing indigenous peoples in the
country.
One family traveling all the way from Washington state.
Still wondering about who murdered Mona Renee Vallo?
Her sister Kelly, demanding answers about what's being done to
solve it.
I'm just hurt and I'm mad and I'm angry.
Wake up everybody. Somebody knows something.
In a separate interview, we spoke with Kelly.
She tells us she had to speak out because she
needs people to listen,
not only to her, but to the families seeking closure.
I knew I wanted to be here.
I just knew I had to be here because I
knew I needed some help with my closure,
Many family members demanding accountability and transparency from their communities
and officials.
It's an ongoing crisis and it's just getting worse and
we can't.
They can't keep pushing it under the rug,
a problem these families say will continue to grow if
more effort is not put forward in Albuquerque on Julian
Padas,
KOT Action 7 News.