Ernest Pheasant因谋杀其妻子Marie被判无期徒刑,该案重新引发了对危害土著人民罪行的全国调查。 Ernest Pheasant sentenced to life for murdering his wife, Marie, in a case that reignited a national investigation into crimes against Indigenous people.

Cherokee部落成员Ernest Pheasant因2013年谋杀他的妻子Marie Wockingstick Pheasant被判处终身监禁。 Ernest Pheasant, a Cherokee tribe member, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife, Marie Walkingstick Pheasant, in 2013. 在Big Cove路附近的一辆汽车中发现她的尸体被烧伤。 Her body was found burned in a vehicle near Big Cove Road. 该案件于2022年重新审理,涉及多个机构,是全国调查尚未解决的针对土著人民的暴力犯罪的一部分。 The case, reopened in 2022, involved multiple agencies and was part of a nationwide investigation into unresolved violent crimes against Indigenous people. DNA证据将Pheasant与犯罪现场联系起来,导致他认罪并被判终身监禁。 DNA evidence linked Pheasant to the crime scene, leading to his guilty plea and life sentence.