Angela Green, a 21-year-old Native American woman, was raped, murdered and mutilated in Minneapolis on April 29, 1987. Her killing was one of a series of brutal attacks on Native American women in the mid-1980s that drew intense local attention.

Billy Richard Glaze, a drifter with a lengthy criminal record, became the prime suspect. Prosecutors relied on inmate testimony that Glaze had admitted the killings and on circumstantial evidence such as a footprint; he was convicted in 1989 for the murders of Angela Green and two other Native American women, Kathleen Bullman and Angeline Whitebird Sweet. Physical evidence tying him to the crimes was minimal.

In 2014 newly discovered DNA evidence raised questions about the conviction and prompted attorneys to seek a new trial. Angela Green’s death remains a stark example of violence against Native American women and the difficulties of reaching definitive conclusions when testimony and forensic evidence conflict.

If anyone knew Angela or has information about her death or the series of killings in Minneapolis, please share what can help investigators and family members.