Denise Phoenix, BIA investigator, dies at 43

Thursday, February 21, 2008  

Denise Phoenix, a Bureau of Indian Affairs criminal investigator died last week after being exposed to methamphetamine chemicals. She was 43.

Phoenix was a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada. She was investigating a child abuse case in Montana when she entered a home that was used to produce meth.

The chemicals caused Phoenix to develop vasculitis. She was awaiting a double-lung transplant when she died.

Law enforcement officers from across Indian Country are expected for Phoenix's funeral services in Nevada.

Get the Story:
Pyramid tribe mourns loss of officer (The Reno Gazette-Journal 2/20)
Colleagues honor fallen BIA investigator (The Billings Gazette 2/17)

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