The mother of a teenager who died of a drug overdose in Fairbanks this past summer believes her daughter was murdered. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, police are still investigating the death of Meleah Peter, but say so far there’s no indication drugs were forced on the young woman.
Mom Not Giving Up on Investigation of Daughter's Death
![Meleah Peter's mom Arlene and sister April following a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons gathering at the David Salmon Tribal Hall in October 2022.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0001e31/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x960+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff6%2F21%2F4387508345b69972eb85233d19ad%2Farlenepeter-aprilcarrol.jpg)
Dan Bross