Silent Witness reward in Emily Pike murder case increased to $27,000

PHOENIX — The Silent Witness reward for information that leads to an arrest in the Emily Pike murder case has been increased to $27,000.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety added $25,000 to the usual Silent Witness reward of $2,000, authorities announced Sunday.

In addition to the Silent Witness reward, the FBI and San Carlos Apache Tribe are each offering up to $75,000 for information that leads to the identification of those responsible for Pike’s murder.

Who was Emily Pike?

Pike was a teenager who was reported missing from her group home near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa on Jan. 27. The Mesa Police Department issued a missing/runaway juvenile bulletin for the 14-year-old two days later.

Pike’s remains were found on Feb. 14 near US 60 milepost 277, about 80 miles east of her group home. Two weeks later, authorities confirmed the identity of the victim as Pike.

ABC15 reported Monday that the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the teen’s cause of death as “homicidal violence with blunt head trauma.”

In May, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed “Emily’s Law” in order to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state.

Anybody with information about the Emily Pike case is asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish speakers. Electronic tips can also be submitted through Silent Witness’s website.

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