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Jadie Butterfly

Death by Force
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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 ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Jadie Butterfly

    Female

    Native American / American Indian

    Missoula

    MT

    2024-12-28

    19

    Jadie

    Butterfly

    11/05/2025

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