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Jadie Butterfly

Case from Missoula, MT dated Dec 28, 2024

Victim Details

Jadie Butterfly

Female

Native American / American Indian

Missoula

MT

2024-12-28

19

Jadie

Butterfly

06/27/2026

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On the evening of December 28, 2024, the life of 19-year-old Jadie Butterfly, a Native American woman, was tragically cut short. A promising student at the University of Montana where she was pursuing a future in healthcare, Jadie was an avid athlete and a cherished role model to her four younger siblings. That night, she was at her boyfriend's house in Browning, located on the Blackfeet Reservation, when a gunshot fatally wounded her.

Her father, Chris Butterfly, received a harrowing cal ...
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  • KPAX News: Suspect indicted in Jadie Butterfly's death
  • Defendant changes plea in shooting death of Jadie Butterfly - KPAX
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