Casey Jo Pipestem, a 19-year-old Native American woman and member of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma, was found dead beneath a bridge near Big Bear Creek in Grapevine, Texas on January 31, 2004. A man and his daughter discovered her body near a Frisbee golf park. The medical examiner determined she had been beaten, raped, and strangled, and that the killing likely occurred within 48 hours before she was found. Her body was nude and bore distinctive tattoos, including one reading Seminole, which helped link her to Oklahoma.

Raised in Oklahoma City, Pipestem had a difficult childhood after her grandmother died and later dropped out of high school. She became involved with drugs and was exploited through sex trafficking at truck stops in Oklahoma and Texas. She was last seen at a truck stop in Oklahoma City and investigators believe she was picked up there before being murdered and dumped in Texas.

Investigators followed numerous leads over nearly a decade. A tip generated after the case aired on America’s Most Wanted led them to long-haul trucker John Robert Williams, who during an interview allegedly identified her by the nickname Little Bit and reportedly confessed to strangling her from behind.

If anyone knew Casey Jo Pipestem, saw her around Oklahoma City truck stops, or has information about her last movements, please share what is known.