CO CO - Avery Whiteskunk, 42, Montezuma County, 31 Jan 2004, found dead 19 March 2004

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AVERY WHITESKUNK | Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI offers $10,000 reward in 2004 cold case

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about the death of a man who disappeared from Montezuma County 19 years ago and was later found dead.

Avery Whiteskunk was reported missing on Jan. 31, 2004. His body was found on March 19 of that year on the northern edge of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, near County Road G in Montezuma County, according to a bulletin from the FBI. Whiteskunk was from the Towaoc, which is the headquarters of the reservation.

He would have been 42 years old when he was reported missing. The FBI bulletin does not say how Whiteskunk died.

 

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FBI looking for public’s help in solving two indigenous murder cases

Two Native American men disappeared in the southwest Colorado area in the early 2000s, and now the Federal Bureau of Investigation is hoping the right tip may lead to an arrest in the two separate …

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FBI looking for public’s help in solving two indigenous murder cases

Two Native American men disappeared in the southwest Colorado area in the early 2000s, and now the Federal Bureau of Investigation is hoping the right tip may lead to an arrest in the two separate …

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''Avery Whiteskunk was reported missing on January 31, 2004. His body was found March 19 of that year on the northern edge of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, near County Ground G in Montezuma County, Colorado. Whiteskunk was 42 at the time of his death and was also from Towaoc, Colorado.

Both cases have been prioritized for renewed investigations due to the launch of the National Strategy to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons by the United States Department of Justice.

Investigators reviewed several cold case missing persons and homicides on the two reservations in southwest Colorado and determined these murders are potentially solvable cases.

“FBI agents assigned to offices near tribal land are committed to ensuring the
community’s safety and security in and around the reservation,” said FBI Denver Special
Agent in Charge Michael Schneider. “Our success relies on collaboration with our tribal
law enforcement agencies and the community providing valuable tips.”


The FBI is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in both murder cases.

If you have any information concerning these two victims, please contact the FBI’s Denver Field Office at (303) 629-7171, or submit a tip online at: tips.fbi.gov.''