Rosenda Strong Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, investigation, Murder

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Rosenda Strong, mom of four didn’t come house on Sept. 30, 2018, after going with an acquaintance to a nearby casino on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Toppenish, Wash., her family became worried. according to wiki-bio,

”Rosenda Strong is one of 4,200 unsolved crimes of a murdered or missing Indigenous person”

Rosenda Strong was known for her distinctive laugh and bubbly personality. She loved spending time with her friends. So when the 31-year-old mom of four didn’t come home on Sept. 30, 2018, after going with an acquaintance to a nearby casino on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Toppenish, Washington, her family grew concerned.

Her sister, Cissy Strong Reyes, who sometimes babysat for Rosenda’s children, reached out to Rosenda’s friends before asking tribal police for help.

“The officer said, ‘Rosenda Strong? Oh, she’s probably partying. She’ll show up at some point,'” recalls Cissy in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “But she was having a huge anxiety attack. This was out of the ordinary.”

Then on July 4, 2019, Cissy’s worst fears came true. Two homeless men found Rosenda’s remains inside an abandoned freezer in a dumpster on the reservation. The FBI joined tribal police to investigate and found shell casings next to Rosenda’s body.

Now, four years later, no arrests have been made, making Rosenda’s murder one of 4,200 unsolved cases of an indigenous person killed or disappeared.

Rosenda Strong Age

Rosenda Strong was  31 years old.

Rosenda Strong – unsolved Murder investigation

“The FBI has not forgotten about Ms. Strong, but unfortunately we do not have a current update to provide,” an agency spokesperson said in a statement. “We believe there are people who know what happened to him and would encourage anyone with information to contact the FBI.”

For Rosenda’s family, that lack of progress underscores the widespread problem of murdered and disappeared indigenous people whose cases remain unsolved.

“People disappear, but they get swept under the rug,” says Cissy.

“Our hope is that they find whoever did this,” says Rosenda’s cousin, Roxanne White, founder of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Peoples and Families Facebook page. “But the FBI [and the police] know that we are not just going to wait for them. We are going to fight for Rosenda.”

What authorities do know is that Rosenda drove with an acquaintance to Legends Casino. There, her aunt saw her playing the slot machines.

“She was just a ‘Hi Aunt,’ a hug and an ‘I love you,'” says Cissy. “She looked like herself, the bubbly Rosenda.”

She was later seen leaving the casino around midnight with a man, apparently voluntarily.

Many theories have circulated. “One person said, ‘Your sister ran off with a guy from the Mexican cartel,'” Cissy says. “Another said that she had gone to drug treatment.”

Another, more disturbing rumor turned out to be devastatingly true. “People were like, ‘Find a freezer,'” she says. “Me and [Rosenda’s oldest daughter] would scour the back roads and canals and look for a freezer.”

Since then, Cissy has become a voice for Rosenda, participating in marches and vigils to spread the word about the plight of Rosenda and other indigenous women.

“I miss her every day,” she says of her younger sister. “And I guess that’s how I communicate with her, is to fight for her justice and not give up.”

If you have information about Rosenda Strong, contact the Yakama Nation Tribal Police at 509-865-2933 or the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.

Plenty of theories have circulated. “One person said, ‘Your sister took off with some Mexican cartel guy,'” says Cissy. “Another said she had gone to drug treatment.”

Another, more disturbing rumor turned out to be devastatingly true. “People were saying, ‘Look for a freezer,'” she says. “Me and [Rosenda’s oldest daughter] would cruise around the back roads and canals and look for a freezer.”

Cissy has since become a voice for Rosenda, participating in marches and vigils to spread the word about the plight of Rosenda as well as other Indigenous women.

“I miss her every day,” she says about her younger sister. “And I guess that’s how I communicate with her, is fighting for her justice and not giving up.”

If you have information about Rosenda Strong, contact Yakama Nation Tribal Police at 509-865-2933 or the FBI at tips.fbi.gov.

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