Lena Ann Begay

Death by Force

A woman is found strangled in front of a Hogan
On October 13, 1976, the quiet community of St. Michaels, Arizona, was shaken when the body of Lena Ann Begay was found lying just outside the entrance to her traditional hogan home. Lena, whose exact age was not reported, was a female Native American / Indigenous resident of the area, and the circumstances of her death were immediately treated as suspicious even though official records listed her cause of death only as “unknown.” Her remains were discovered in front of the dwelling on reser ...Read More

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