Five years after a Navajo elder vanished, the man who robbed her was released from prison On the fifth anniversary of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay’s disappearance, the individual responsible for her assault and robbery has been released from prison. This person admitted to beating Begay, stealing her truck, and abandoning her on the side of the road. Begay vanished from her home in a remote part of Arizona.

• The man who admitted to attacking Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay has been released from prison.
• The release occurred five years to the day of Begay’s disappearance.
• The man confessed to beating Begay, stealing her truck, and leaving her on the roadside.
• Ella Mae Begay disappeared from her home in a remote area of Arizona.