Portrait of Anaiah Walker, a young woman with long, curly hair, seeking justice for her tragic story as a victim of trafficking and violence in the Arizona foster care system.

Voices for Justice – Anaiah Walker


Anaiah Walker entered the Arizona foster care system at age 13. Before her 14th birthday, she was trafficked by adults posing as teenagers online. By age 15, she ran away from several group homes and was officially listed as a missing child with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Just after her 16th birthday, she was supposed to testify against her abusers in court, but on May 22, 2020, Anaiah was found dead in a ditch on Interstate 10 near Watson Road. Her cause of death was high-velocity impact. She has never received justice.

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