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Tribe investigated foster care abuse
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2002 A six-year-old girl whose father is charged with her murder was the subject of a tribal investigation into foster care abuse, The Daily Oklahoman reports today. The paper reports that an unnamed tribe investigated the allegations in 1997 but a tribal court later dismissed the claims. Melissa Ellison was in tribal foster care for six months that year. The paper reports a total of six investigations involving Melissa, whose father Michael Ellison is charged with her death. Get the Story:
Dead girl's DHS reports reveal abuse allegations (The Daily Oklahoman 7/3)