FBI IDs woman found dead, suspect arrested in Duchesne County

Zhondee Nephi (left) and Drew Black. Photos: Duchesne County Sheriff's Office

WHITEROCKS, Utah, Aug. 26, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah FBI has identified the woman whose body was found near the city of Whiterocks, in Duchesne County, as 20-year-old Sukakee Manyhides.

Arrested in the case, which the FBI has classified as a homicide, is 30-year old suspect Zhondee Nephi. She was arrested early Saturday, and is in tribal custody, according to the FBI statement.

Drew Black, 33, who also uses the name Drew Cuch, is being sought as a person of interest in the case.

A brief online obituary for Manyhides gives her full name as Sukakee Floydina Bullethead Manyhides, of Fort Duchesne.

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating the case.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call BIA dispatch at 435-722-2012, the BIA’s anonymous tipline at 435-725-2611, the FBI at 435-789-2112 or the sheriff’s office at 435-738-0196.

 

Source Google Maps The marked area is Whiterocks Utah

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