In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana. Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene
OMG. That white supremacist woman named her kids "Aryan" and "Nation"? WTH is wrong with people? OMG. This is such a dark sickness. I feel so bad for the Westwolf family, at least there is some closure, but OMG. Thank you for reporting this.
I'm seriously wondering if White is the name she was born with. Sure, it's a common enough last name, even among African Americans but it seems a trifle on the nose here.
Wow Judd! More and more I see PI's reportage being referrenced by the ahem, "MSM." School em some more Judd and team! Show the MSM mopes some real investigative reportage!
Without people like you and your team pulling in the traces, Mika's case would probably have gone unsolved until it was closed as unresolved or some such thing.
Keep up the great work! Please do everything you can to promote a rebirth in investigative journalism. Most "news" today is entertainment , opinions , and repeating talking points
Thanks for the initial reporting and the update. I hope there's a way to follow up on the fate of White's children. Hopefully they will be removed from that white supremacist environment. The best thing that could happen is to be adopted and change their names. Talk about carrying some twisted version of "the white man's burden" with those names.
Thanks for the nod, Adam! Well, if I must, I have published a couple of articles about the white man's burden, both the poem and the phrase itself as it's repurposed and used as a meme by white supremacists online. So I am always seeing this!
I'm germinating an idea for a new article as we speak thanks to the attention Judd has brought to this terrible murder of one woman by another.
So it took something like 7 months to file charges against someone who committed a deadly hit and run while on drugs, with their kids in the car, who was transporting even more drugs? That's a solid indicator the victim was a POC and it happened in America.
Thank you for this update on a young beautiful woman who was slaughtered by "Sunny" "White" while high on meth and fentanyl, while driving a large metal vehicle, while her two children, "Aryan" and "Nation" were in the back seat! I wondered what had happened, if anything, in this case. Can we hope that exposure to White Nationalism in our country be increased until more is done to stop their danger to the rest of us?
Judd, thanks a bunch for this. Indigenous, native, first citizens, as well as immigrants with or without papers, by any other name are residents and so are all under the jurisdiction of our federal and state governments, thus are due EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS. Law enforcement personnel, both federal and state, need to be able to recite the 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence, of the 14th amendment to our constitution upon demand.
Without your reporting, it wouldn’t have happened. Kinda makes you wonder how many other indigenous people’s suicides were not. Thank you for your hard work.
This event like so many others should continue to raise concern(s) about the quality of any local law enforcement organizations throughout our country. Having lived in many areas over many years, local law enforcement has only 50% of the time surpassed this events, low bar status.
Education, personnel selection, personality profiling, and accountability standards need to be improved. There needs to be a single Federal guideline for all the states and municipalities, just like the consistency that is realized when you trust that Burger King foods are predictable. It is...that obvious. Everyone needs to know that there is an expected level of performance and care throughout the country.
YES!!! This wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for your reporting.
OMG. That white supremacist woman named her kids "Aryan" and "Nation"? WTH is wrong with people? OMG. This is such a dark sickness. I feel so bad for the Westwolf family, at least there is some closure, but OMG. Thank you for reporting this.
Aryan White and Nation White.
blech
Poor kids. Who does this?
I'm seriously wondering if White is the name she was born with. Sure, it's a common enough last name, even among African Americans but it seems a trifle on the nose here.
Good point. I grew up with a dark-skinned family like that. The Whites. Cool folks. Their granddaughter was my first real love! Ah...
Agreed. Giving your children names like that is abuse.
Justice for all matters.
Thank you for what you do, Mr. Legum.
Wow Judd! More and more I see PI's reportage being referrenced by the ahem, "MSM." School em some more Judd and team! Show the MSM mopes some real investigative reportage!
Without people like you and your team pulling in the traces, Mika's case would probably have gone unsolved until it was closed as unresolved or some such thing.
Keep up the great work! Please do everything you can to promote a rebirth in investigative journalism. Most "news" today is entertainment , opinions , and repeating talking points
Thanks for the initial reporting and the update. I hope there's a way to follow up on the fate of White's children. Hopefully they will be removed from that white supremacist environment. The best thing that could happen is to be adopted and change their names. Talk about carrying some twisted version of "the white man's burden" with those names.
"Talk about carrying some twisted version of "the white man's burden" with those names."
What an excellent description and re-purposing of that odious quote. Hats off to you Laura J!
Thanks for the nod, Adam! Well, if I must, I have published a couple of articles about the white man's burden, both the poem and the phrase itself as it's repurposed and used as a meme by white supremacists online. So I am always seeing this!
I'm germinating an idea for a new article as we speak thanks to the attention Judd has brought to this terrible murder of one woman by another.
Good for you. I'd love to read it.
So it took something like 7 months to file charges against someone who committed a deadly hit and run while on drugs, with their kids in the car, who was transporting even more drugs? That's a solid indicator the victim was a POC and it happened in America.
John -- sounds a lot like the "justice" timeline in Ahmaud Arbery case, doesn't it?
I am laughing in a mean and bitter way at your comment. Because it is so true that it hurts.
Thank you for this update on a young beautiful woman who was slaughtered by "Sunny" "White" while high on meth and fentanyl, while driving a large metal vehicle, while her two children, "Aryan" and "Nation" were in the back seat! I wondered what had happened, if anything, in this case. Can we hope that exposure to White Nationalism in our country be increased until more is done to stop their danger to the rest of us?
They tried to say the victim was doing drugs and found the murderer absolutely loaded instead? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
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Really nice work on this - thanks for keeping us informed. So tragic but I am glad that there is now the potential for justice.
Judd, thanks a bunch for this. Indigenous, native, first citizens, as well as immigrants with or without papers, by any other name are residents and so are all under the jurisdiction of our federal and state governments, thus are due EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS. Law enforcement personnel, both federal and state, need to be able to recite the 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence, of the 14th amendment to our constitution upon demand.
Without your reporting, it wouldn’t have happened. Kinda makes you wonder how many other indigenous people’s suicides were not. Thank you for your hard work.
Well done...Thank you.
This event like so many others should continue to raise concern(s) about the quality of any local law enforcement organizations throughout our country. Having lived in many areas over many years, local law enforcement has only 50% of the time surpassed this events, low bar status.
Education, personnel selection, personality profiling, and accountability standards need to be improved. There needs to be a single Federal guideline for all the states and municipalities, just like the consistency that is realized when you trust that Burger King foods are predictable. It is...that obvious. Everyone needs to know that there is an expected level of performance and care throughout the country.
Common sense suggestions/solutions. But... all the little feifdoms will resist.
It seems that "white" people always get the benefit of doubt, while anyone else seems to get the blame for whatever happens.
Appreciate the update. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼journalism 🏅