neuroticpantomime:

That first article is very sus, and also comes three years after he death in 2017, where it appears she fell off a cliff while walking in the dark after leaving her sister’s house on the Muckleshoot reservation. She had gone missing for a few days at a time several times before. Apparently she had a history of mental health issues, and the police search was incomptent and sluggish; as they statistically are when it comes to women of color (especially Indigenous), which likely played a major role in her death. Her father in 2017 accused a Weinstein associate of raping her at the Golden Globes; she was also assaulted as a child, contributing to her mental health’s status.

But her father himself has layed blame on the rape for the hideous damage on her mental health and racist cops for being so slow and hesitant, not claiming some Weinstein goons did her in. If we’re going to pay respect to a late Indigenous woman, using her as fodder for conspiracy theories isn’t it.

https://web.archive.org/web/20141019225153/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/17/misty-uphams-father-says-her-death-was-accident-alleges-mistreatment-police-157412

https://www.hollywoodlanews.com/misty-upham-raped-2013-golden-globes/

A movie about the search for her body was also made: 11 Days – The Search for Misty Upham

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