Tracker Dakota Black
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(upbeat music) - At first glance, when you come to this area in Oklahoma, it is very beautiful, it's serene, but we have missing people that are never found. There are homicides that are never solved. There's lots of dark secrets that live here. - My name is Dakota Black. I'm a tracker and detective with the Potawatomi County Sheriff's Office, and I was brought into the missing persons case for Michaela Miyabe. And as soon as we arrived on scene, we started tracking the area and trying to locate her. We had multiple deputies and detectives in the woods looking for her. We were searching every place that we could potentially think of to try to locate Michaela. - There's something strange she might be in there. She might be, she may not be alone. - I was not looking for an individual that was breathing. I was looking for my daughter's body, and I don't know why. - Sometimes it's hard to not take cases personal. They took it your heartstrings, and this one was one of those. - What was it about this woman that fueled you this way? - Just who she was. - My sister, Michaela, is the strongest person I know. Has the biggest heart, is the most caring. Wants to take care of everyone and put everyone before herself. - I love you. - I love you most. - I love you more. - Her main goal in life was to be around children, to help children, especially ones in need. - Everybody that knew Michaela had nothing but love for her. (dramatic music) - We had to shoot her response from our community. Everybody really wanted herself. - We just went out there looking for her, didn't sleep for days, didn't eat for days. Was raining cold, we were just out there for days. - Was there a part of you that say, there's a chance we may not find her? - Yes. - It seemed day after day, the chances were getting more slim of finding her alive. - I just knew that she was gone. - I can't imagine how scared she was.
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A detective hunts for answers when a woman goes missing. For Tracker Black it's personal.