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Rita Papakee Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tama, Iowa on Jan 16, 2015

Victim Details

May 28, 2015

Mar 19, 2024

Rita

Papakee

52

41

64 inches

200 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Female

Jan 16, 2015

Tama

Iowa

Tama County

Yes

24021

Meskwaki Tribal Police

Tama

Iowa

,

15-001969

2015-02-18

Meskwaki Tribal Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/08/2026


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Rita Janelle Papakee, a 41-year-old member of the Meskwaki Nation, was last seen on January 16, 2015, leaving the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Tama, Iowa. Papakee, a mother of four, was reported missing by her family more than a month later, on February 18, 2015, when she failed to pick up her paycheck. Despite struggling with substance abuse issues, she had never previously been out of contact with her family for such a long period, raising concerns.

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