Sarah Crane Murdoch (Reporter)

It's clever, funny. She never wanted to make the video, but when she played the song for Kevin, he begged her to let him film it. Was there an aspect of Micah's case that felt to you like, oh, this has the potential to become big? Oh, yes.

Yeah. Did it ever feel to you? You're like, oh, this is sort of like the perfect victim and perfect villain narrative.

Yeah. Did it ever feel to you? You're like, oh, this is sort of like the perfect victim and perfect villain narrative.

Yeah. Did it ever feel to you? You're like, oh, this is sort of like the perfect victim and perfect villain narrative.

This perfect, dumb American narrative of victim and villain, innocent and guilty. Kevin and Carissa realized that Micah's could be the case that got people to care about all these hit and runs. And they decided Carissa would be the public face of their movement. She comes from a politically active family. Her dad was a state legislator and a tribal councilman.

This perfect, dumb American narrative of victim and villain, innocent and guilty. Kevin and Carissa realized that Micah's could be the case that got people to care about all these hit and runs. And they decided Carissa would be the public face of their movement. She comes from a politically active family. Her dad was a state legislator and a tribal councilman.

This perfect, dumb American narrative of victim and villain, innocent and guilty. Kevin and Carissa realized that Micah's could be the case that got people to care about all these hit and runs. And they decided Carissa would be the public face of their movement. She comes from a politically active family. Her dad was a state legislator and a tribal councilman.

Kevin told me he felt a little cynical about all the public events Carissa was having to do. He didn't know of any white families who had to make a spectacle of their kids' cases to get justice. But he wanted to support Carissa and went to her events.

Kevin told me he felt a little cynical about all the public events Carissa was having to do. He didn't know of any white families who had to make a spectacle of their kids' cases to get justice. But he wanted to support Carissa and went to her events.

Kevin told me he felt a little cynical about all the public events Carissa was having to do. He didn't know of any white families who had to make a spectacle of their kids' cases to get justice. But he wanted to support Carissa and went to her events.

The prosecutor for Lake County is James Lepotka. His jurisdiction is basically the entire Flathead Reservation. He's from Wisconsin, but has worked for Lake County for most of his career. He's white, in his early 40s, smiley. He looks like a Boy Scout. Micah's case had drawn more media attention than any other case he'd worked on because of Chris's organizing.

The prosecutor for Lake County is James Lepotka. His jurisdiction is basically the entire Flathead Reservation. He's from Wisconsin, but has worked for Lake County for most of his career. He's white, in his early 40s, smiley. He looks like a Boy Scout. Micah's case had drawn more media attention than any other case he'd worked on because of Chris's organizing.

The prosecutor for Lake County is James Lepotka. His jurisdiction is basically the entire Flathead Reservation. He's from Wisconsin, but has worked for Lake County for most of his career. He's white, in his early 40s, smiley. He looks like a Boy Scout. Micah's case had drawn more media attention than any other case he'd worked on because of Chris's organizing.

It was annoying, but the attention also got him more resources from the FBI and the state. He met with Chris and Kevin briefly a couple of times in the months after Micah died.

It was annoying, but the attention also got him more resources from the FBI and the state. He met with Chris and Kevin briefly a couple of times in the months after Micah died.

It was annoying, but the attention also got him more resources from the FBI and the state. He met with Chris and Kevin briefly a couple of times in the months after Micah died.

He acknowledged that Montana Highway Patrol had made mistakes that slowed down the investigation. He had to let Sunny White out of jail because investigators hadn't collected enough evidence to charge her. He also needed Sunny's blood test results to prove she had been intoxicated. But orders at the Montana Crime Lab were backed up.

He acknowledged that Montana Highway Patrol had made mistakes that slowed down the investigation. He had to let Sunny White out of jail because investigators hadn't collected enough evidence to charge her. He also needed Sunny's blood test results to prove she had been intoxicated. But orders at the Montana Crime Lab were backed up.

He acknowledged that Montana Highway Patrol had made mistakes that slowed down the investigation. He had to let Sunny White out of jail because investigators hadn't collected enough evidence to charge her. He also needed Sunny's blood test results to prove she had been intoxicated. But orders at the Montana Crime Lab were backed up.

He told me he never found anything that proved Sunny hit Micah because she was Native. He couldn't verify the rumor that Sunny had come to the reservation to kill an Indian. so he couldn't charge her with a hate crime. I got the sense that he wanted to do a good job for Micah's family. The first time we met, I was struck by his genuine warmth whenever he talked about Micah.