FBI offers up to $5,000 for information on Navajo woman missing since 2021
The FBI announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the disappearance of 64-year-old Ella Mae Begay.
According to the FBI, Begay has been missing from her home near Sweetwater since June 15, 2021. Her 2005 Silver F-150 Ford truck, Arizona license plate AFE7101, was seen leaving her residence in the early morning hours of that same day, the agency said.
The FBI noted that it was believed that the truck may have been headed toward Thoreau, New Mexico, and may have proceeded in the direction of Albuquerque.
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Begay is a Native American woman who is 5 foot with brown hair and brown eyes, weighs about 125 pounds and speaks both English and Navajo, according to the FBI.
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The FBI has urged anyone with information about her whereabouts or the details and circumstances surrounding her disappearance to contact their Phoenix Field Office at (623) 466-1999 or call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
Reach the reporter Jeremy Yurow at Jyurow@gannett.com.
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