In this episode I share an audio recording from the MMIP Conference held in Sacramento, California on February 3.

This conversation features Florence Wright, the mother of James “Little Man” Wright, and his Aunt Ginger, as they speak about James’s life, his disappearance, and the nearly four decades of unanswered questions their family continues to live with.

James “Little Man” Wright was an enrolled member of the Pit River Tribe. Born on August 2, 1969, he was raised in Redding, California. On or around November 23, 1988, at just 19 years old, James left a family member’s home to ride his bicycle to a nearby store and he never returned. His case remains open and unresolved.

In her own words, Florence shares the pain of a mother who never stopped searching, the challenges of navigating law enforcement in an unresolved case, and  ...