This is I Fear You, Babe.

Before we talk about how Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind died, we talk about how she lived.

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind was 22 years old, a member of the Spirit Lake Tribe, and eight months pregnant with her daughter, Haisley Jo. She was a daughter, a partner, and a young woman preparing to become a mother.

In this episode, I walk through who Savanna was, the days leading up to her disappearance in Fargo, North Dakota, the investigation that uncovered her murder, and the courtroom record that followed. This episode also examines the broader crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and why cases like Savanna’s so often require families to fight for visibility and accountability.

This episode is built only on documented facts, court records, trial testimony, and verified reporting.

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind was here.
She mattered.
And she deserved better.

SOURCES & REFERENCES

Case background and disappearance

• InForum: What happened in Apartment 5
  https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/what-happened-in-apartment-5-everything-we-know-and-dont-know-about-savannas-death
  
  
• The Dickinson Press: Tenants reflect on building where Savanna disappeared
  https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/tenants-reflect-on-living-in-building-where-lafontaine-greywind-was-murdered
  
  

Murder, discovery, and investigation

• A&E: Murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind
  https://www.aetv.com/articles/murder-of-native-woman-baby-stolen
  
  
• Valley News Live: Remembering Savanna Greywind
  https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/08/20/remembering-savanna-greywind-four-years-later/
  
  

Trial outcomes and sentencing

• InForum: Jury acquits William Hoehn of murder conspiracy
  https://www.inforum.com/newsmd/jury-acquits-william-hoehn-of-murder-conspiracy-in-savanna-lafontaine-greywinds-killing
  
  
• MPR News: Accomplice in killing sentenced
  https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/07/accomplice-in-killing-of-savanna-greywind-gets-20-years
  
  

Broader context and legislation

• Savanna’s Act (U.S. law)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanna%27s_Act
  
  
• National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center statement
  https://www.niwrc.org/news/niwrc-statement-savanna-lafontaine-greywind-and-all-missing-murdered-native-women-girls
  
  

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