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Body found off US 60 near Globe identified as missing 14-year-old girl

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Updated  February 28, 2025 4:16pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Body found near Globe identified as missing girl

The Brief

    • Gila County Sheriff's Office has identified a female whose remains were found on Feb. 14.
    • She was identified as 14-year-old Emily Pike from the San Carlos Apache Tribe.

PHOENIX - Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office say they have identified a female whose remains were found on Valentine's Day.

What we know:

According to a statement released on Feb. 27, the girl's remains were found in an area near milepost 277 along U.S. 60, about 19 miles north of Globe.

"On February 27, 2025, the unidentified female has been identified as a juvenile from the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who was reported as a Missing/Runaway Juvenile out of the Mesa Police Department," read a portion of the statement. "Next of kin has been notified."

In a later statement, GCSO identified the girl as 14-year-old Emily Pike.

The backstory:

Emily was last seen on January 27, walking away from her group home near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road.

Dig deeper:

On Feb. 26, officials with GCSO addressed a Facebook post regarding the incident.

"Due to the circumstances, it was decided that further information needed to be investigated before any public notification. There was no indication that there was an active threat to the community," a portion of the statement read. "Unfortunately, the information on Facebook was intended only for Law Enforcement Agencies and was leaked."

What's next:

The Gila County Sheriff's Office is leading the homicide investigation.

If you have any information about this case, contact the GCSO detective at 928-200-2352, Bureau of Indian Affairs special agent at 505-917-7830, or San Carlos Apache Tribal Police detective at 928-475-1755.

The Source

  • Information for this article was gathered from statements issued by the Gila County Sheriff's Office.

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