Navajo mother still searching for missing daughter, Melanie Marie James

The days and nights have been extremely hard for Lela Mailman, a Navajo woman who constantly worries about the whereabouts of her long-lost daughte...

November 24, 2022
2:00 AM

The days and nights have been extremely hard for Lela Mailman, a Navajo woman who constantly worries about the whereabouts of her long-lost daughter."It's the worst type of pain you can go through, not knowing. I think about her and where she is and how she's doing. It's really hard," she said.Melanie Marie James was last seen on April 20, 2014, in the Farmington area.That Sunday, the 21-year-old was seen walking to San Juan College with an unknown African-American man.Mailman said James was going to enroll in classes and apply for jobs at the public community college, with a plan to come back home by 5 p.

Breana Albizu