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Irene Gakwa, a 32-year-old nursing student originally from Kenya, was last seen on a video call with her family on February 24, 2022, from Gillette, Wyoming, where she had been living with her boyfriend, Nathan Hightman. Her family, who had regular contact with her, became alarmed when they received unusual text messages from her phone in early March, written in English rather than her usual mix of Swahili and Kenyan slang. The messages claimed that she had damaged her phone and would soon send ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 04, 2022
Last Seen: Mar 04, 2022
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Jan 28, 2024
Irene
Gakwa
35
32
61 inches
89 lbs
Black / African American
Female
Mar 04, 2022
Gillette
Wyoming
Campbell County
No
339
113336
Gillette Police Department
Gillette
Wyoming
Campbell County
82717
PO Box 518, Wyoming
3076825155
Local
Law Enforcement
22-06184
2022-03-19
Gillette Police Department
4261
Black
Brown
Brown
11/29/2025
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