Selena Shelley Faye Not Afraid

📍 Location

📝 Description

Selena Not Afraid, a 16-year-old Crow Nation member from Hardin, Montana, disappeared on January 1, 2020 after being left at an Interstate 90 rest area between Billings and Hardin. Her body was found less than a mile from the rest area during a grid search on January 20–21, 2020. An autopsy determined death by hypothermia and authorities initially reported no foul play. In December 2024, a man identified as Robert Alvin Morning-Bromley II was charged with two counts of felony criminal endangerment in connection with her disappearance, with prosecutors alleging he left Selena and another adult at the rest area under dangerous conditions. The case remains part of the broader Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) concerns in Big Horn County. The death was subsequently treated as deceased, with ongoing legal action related to the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

🔍 Circumstances

Selena was last seen around 2:00 p.m. on January 1, 2020 at the eastbound I-90 rest area between Billings and Hardin (mile marker 474). She left a disabled vehicle at the rest area and was seen walking into an adjacent field toward the rest area after the vehicle restarted. Four other people were traveling with her in the same vehicle, and a relative later picked up another person; Selena was not with them. Her body was located days later about a mile from the rest area during a grid search. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be hypothermia, and foul play was not immediately suspected at the time.

👤 Physical Description

Not Afraid was described as 5'9" tall and 133 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black coat, gray sweater, blue jeans, and gray ankle boots. She had a scar near her mouth and a tattoo of a cross on her middle finger.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Autopsy results released in January 2020 indicated death by hypothermia; foul play was not immediately suspected. In December 2024, a man (Robert Alvin Morning-Bromley II) was charged with two counts of felony criminal endangerment related to leaving Selena and another adult at the rest area in unsafe conditions, signaling ongoing legal proceedings connected to the disappearance. This case is frequently cited within discussions of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Big Horn County.

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