Pepita Redhair, a 27-year-old Native American woman from the Navajo Nation, was last seen March 27, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her mother, Anita King, dropped her at her boyfriend’s house on Clements Street. Pepita had told her mother about the boyfriend’s excessive drinking and past domestic violence, yet that evening she reassured her mother and later went out drinking with the boyfriend and another man. After an argument she reportedly walked away from the residence and was never heard from again.

Pepita’s mother grew concerned when Pepita stopped answering calls and messages; on March 28 she filed a missing persons report after receiving a message from someone claiming to have bought Pepita’s phone. The investigation faced delays tied to jurisdictional questions and the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, which limited in-person follow-up. Family members have been active in public rallies and the MMIW movement, but no significant leads have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone saw Pepita in Albuquerque around March 27–28, 2020, or has information about the phone message, please come forward.