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Neil Little Eagle Missing Person Case

Last seen in Porcupine, South Dakota on Jul 20, 2017

Victim Details

Aug 04, 2018

Oct 12, 2023

Neil

Little Eagle

58

49

62 inches

64 inches

130 lbs

140 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Jul 20, 2017

Porcupine

South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County

Yes

41044

Pine Ridge Police Department

Pine Ridge

South Dakota

Oglala Lakota County

57770

977 Horse Thief Road, South Dakota

6058678127

Tribal

Law Enforcement

http://ostdps.org/lawenforcement.html

17-032936

Pine Ridge Police Department

10157

Black

Brown

Brown

08/02/2026


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Neil Little Eagle, a 49-year-old man also known as "Mesu," was last seen on July 20, 2017, in the Porcupine area of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. His case is one of the most haunting unsolved disappearances on the reservation. Accounts of his last known moments are conflicting, which has complicated the investigation into his whereabouts. Some reports indicate that he left his cousin's residence on foot, with the intention of walking to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a journ ...
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Last Seen: Jul 20, 2017

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    Has anyone else noticed the lack of media coverage around Mesu "Little Eagle" going missing? I stumb... ...Read More
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