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Missing 8-Year-Old Navajo Nation Girl Found Dead
Authorities activated a Turquoise Alert to find Maleeka Boone, missing since Thursday evening; search efforts involve multiple agencies and community teams.
- On Jan. 16, 2026, Maleeka "Mollie" Boone, an 8-year-old girl from the Navajo Nation, was found dead and the Turquoise Alert issued at about 4:53 a.m. was canceled.
- Arizona Department of Public Safety said Boone was last seen on Jan. 15 between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. near Cedar Loop in the Coalmine NHA housing area, and DPS issued a Turquoise Alert Friday morning describing her red jacket, blue jeans and cowboy boots.
- Community concern and the family's statement that absence was out of character mobilized multiple agencies, including DPS, the U.S. Marshals Service, Coconino County Sheriff's Office, and Flagstaff Police Department, while Coalmine area residents were placed on lockdown.
- Officials say they are withholding details about how Boone's body was found as the Navajo Police Department, FBI and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigation lead the investigation on Friday.
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8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday
An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead Friday. Navajo Nation officials say Maleeka Boone was last seen Thursday evening in the Coalmine Canyon area, about 240 miles (386 kilometers) north of Phoenix.
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