MMIW Cases
| Submitted | Feb. 26, 2019 |
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From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Data on all cases of: unsolved missing persons, homicides, suspicious deaths, and deaths in custody involving an Alaska Native/American Indian woman or girl victim within your jurisdiction(s). For the purposes of this request, "Alaska Native/ American Indian" is defined as any individual who was identified as a member of an Alaska Native or American Indian community or as having Alaska Native/ American Indian heritage. "Woman or girl" includes all victims identified as females, as well as transgender women. If there are any Jane Does that have been identified as potentially Alaska Native or American Indian, please include them as well.
This request is for basic information on cases as classified above. Such information may include but is not limited to victim name, location and date of disappearance/death, age of victim, status of case (solved or unsolved).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sovereign Bodies Institute
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Lincoln Police Department
To whom it may concern,
Attached please find the City of Lincoln's response to your public records request dated February 26, 2019.
Regards,
Rick
Rick Tast
Assistant City Attorney
555 South 10th Street | Suite 300
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
(402) 441-7281
rtast@lincoln.ne.gov<mailto:rtast@lincoln.ne.gov>
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From: Lincoln Police Department
Ms. Lindquist from the Lincoln Police Department forwarded an email she received seeking an update to your public records request dated February, 26, 2019.
This request was responded to yesterday. Please see below. For your convenience, the responsive documents to your request are also included in this email as well.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Rick
Rick Tast
Assistant City Attorney
555 South 10th Street | Suite 300
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
(402) 441-7281
rtast@lincoln.ne.gov<mailto:rtast@lincoln.ne.gov>
[City of Lincoln email Logo]
NOTICE: The information in this e-mail and any files attached are intended only for the addressee and may contain attorney-client confidential or privileged material or work product. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail or notify the sender at one of the above telephone numbers. Any interception, review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is expressly prohibited.
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