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Pregnant woman murdered and her unborn child stolen by killer | Savanna LaFontaine Greywind

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Many asked: if Savannah had been white, would the media and police have acted faster on her disappearance?
This episode details the 2017 murder of 22-year-old pregnant Native American woman Savannah LaFontaine Graywin by her neighbor Brooke Cruz, who cut the baby from her womb. It follows the family's fight for a police investigation, the discovery of the baby and Savannah's body, the killers' backgrounds and trials, and concludes with commentary on the systemic failure to protect Indigenous women, leading to the passage of Savannah's Act.

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A sober account of Savannah LaFontaine Graywin's disappearance, her final days, and the search that followed.

The episode treats Savannah LaFontaine Graywin's disappearance with a steady, procedural sadness that keeps the focus on what matters: a Native American woman who had just turned 22, was eight months pregnant, and was only days from giving birth when she went missing.

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You want a sober, chronological true-crime account of Savannah LaFontaine Graywin's disappearance and the case that follows.

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