Last Contact: The Disappearance of Pepita Redhair

February 18, 2026 / Laurah Norton

Last Contact: The Disappearance of Pepita Redhair

Pepita Madelyn Redhair, a young woman who grew up in Crownpoint on the Navajo Nation reservation, longed for adventure. Still, she stayed incredibly close to her family, despite living 140 miles away in Albuquerque. When Pepita suddenly went silent on March 27, 2020, her mother Anita King knew something was terribly wrong. The response she received from law enforcement launched her family into a nearly six-year fight for answers that highlights issues with investigation of IPV (intimate partner violence) and the broader crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR/MMIP)—and the systemic failures that leave families searching on their own.

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Anyone with information about Pepita's disappearance is asked to contact Albuquerque Police Department: 505-768-2020 or the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office: 505-222-1101 There is a 3,000 dollar reward in her case.

Season 25 covers the efforts of family advocates across the United States, and focuses on the loved ones they’re fighting for.

Anita’s Venmo to support search and community awareness efforts (we have verified this is Anita’ account): venmo.com/anita-king-86

Rallystarter for Pepita’s Case: https://rallystarter.com/rally/2917/continued-investigation-in-the-disappearance-of-pepita-readhair

Submit a case to The Fall Line: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/case-submissions

Laurah's book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/

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