The FBI are investigating whether a Montana woman who was reportedly kidnapped actually locked herself in the trunk of her car and committed suicide.
Rita Maze, 47, of Great Falls, Montana, called her husband and police on Tuesday and said she was kidnapped from a highway rest stop and stuffed in her car trunk.
Maze called her husband at about 10:30 Tuesday, saying “Help me, help me!”
The longtime elementary school cook had traveled to her childhood home in Helena, Montana early Tuesday to visit her mother. She was allegedly kidnapped as she drove back home to Great Falls.
Her husband reported her missing that night.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation, joined the case after Maze’s cell phone signal was tracked across 3 states.
Her car and her body were found just after midnight Wednesday in Spokane, Washington, about 325 miles from Helena, where she was raised with her 10 brothers and sisters.
The strange kidnapping case took a new twist when authorities discovered her gun was locked in the trunk near her body.
Police have ruled out robbery in the case.
Maze’s purse containing $50 was found on the passenger seat of her car and 2 iPads were on the backseat, according to the Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper.
Police found the keys in the car’s ignition, the newspaper reports.
Blood was on the ground at a Wolf Creek, Montana rest stop off highway I-15. A $20 bill was found on the ground nearby.
A person of interest seen on surveillance video inside a convenience store has been ruled out as a suspect.
“We know where the body was located; we know where she started out,” Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich told the Spokane Spokesman-Review.? “What happened in between? Don’t know.”
Adding to the mystery was Maze’s description of her abductor as a 6’5″ black male or a Native American wearing a hoodie.
American Indians are plentiful in Montana, but 6’5″ black males wearing hoodies are a rare sight.
Maze’s daughter dismissed the theory that her mother killed herself after staging an elaborate hoax.
Rochelle Maze said she spoke with her mother for 10 minutes before she died on Tuesday.
She said her mother was “hysterical” and hard to understand when they spoke.
“She did not hit herself, stuff herself in the truck and drive all the way to Spokane and shoot herself,” Maze told the paper.
Rochelle said her mother’s credit card was used several times at convenience stores in Montana and Idaho.
“I believe they shot her and left the gun and keys in there to make it look like she killed herself,” Rochelle told the paper. “I know she did not.”
Adding a Black man as the perpetrator always makes the story more believable.
Smdh I said from day 1 this mess was fishy. The story gets more and more implausible every day ?
A 6’5 black man at that. I guess she was jacked by an NBA player.?
Not the 6ft 5in. black man, in a hoodie no less! We are always going to be accused. SMDH!
When she said a native american was responsible it did make it sound like a possibility because it’s montana, it’s the black man part that probably made the cops give major side eye….either way, i’m sorry her daughter has to go through this.
Happy Sunday! @SandraRose I’m surprised there is nothing on Hillary Clinton’s “episode”
So 6’5 and a hoodie? Let me guess…he had a durag on too? Foh I smell bs. If her card was used several times, why haven’t they pulled up that info asap? Funny that robbery has been ruled out with that tidbit. Either she did it herself or…she did it herself. If someone was grimy enough to kidnap and kill you, they are most likely going to take your untraceable money. Run dem iPads too.
I knew from the get go that this story sounded odd. RIP! ??
I didnt really follow the story when it first came out because I didn’t care but this story got more potholes than the Chicago southside. Why would anyone be trying to kidnap this lady? She just a tad too old to be a kidnapping target unless there is a plan. What does she have that is so good? Stashed money? Social importance? Self esteem? Head game?
Just a thought- if this homicide was “black based” meaning if the victim was black, then would the FBI actually be involved x
Again people….just a thought
Hmm it’s a possibility she killed herself but wanted daughter to get insurance money so she tried to make it look like a murder. Unfortunately for her she didnt realize this was one of the few instances she couldnt blame a black man.
I know it probably wasn’t meant as a joke, but I ??? at your comment.
There are black folks in Montana. Not a lot. But we are there. I don’t think it was her saying this. The husband story seems fishy. From jump. He the racist here in MY mind. Not her.
Me too! ?
Ain’t it hot as a muddafuguh. He wouldn’t be wearing a hoodie, lol. Fug outta here.
I said this sorry was fishy when the so call kidnapper ethnicity was brought up. If she did commit suicide, I dont feel sorry for her and if she was kidnapped, i hope they catch who did it.
Why everytime something happens to a white woman, they blame black people? Like white men aint out here kidnapping, raping and molesting on the daily and laughing about how they got away with. Calling the police on themselves because the cops dont have a scooby doo clue what happened. Foh.
Oh it’s coming
I saw coverage of this story on CNN. There’s no way that woman killed herself. As soon as she got out of her vehicle, she received a massive blow to the BACK of her head. This is just so sad…..
We all agreed the story was fishy.
…and you know this!!
That was what the victim described. No one is blaming it on a black person aside from her.
AMERICA’s go to criME set up move…. It was a BLACK man …the hoodie was added after Trayvon Martin (rip)…. this definitely brings out LEO’S with guns blazing…no questions asked. Mind you…whites can wear goodies running from a crime scene and WILL NOT BE STOPPED OR QUESTIONED. Sick of this BS….
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I don’t think this woman killed herself, I think she was attacked by someone her husband hired to murder her.
I don’t think one cancels out the other. When traveling out west, I was surprised at how many Native Americans look black.
On TV they always show Native Americans looking more white or “Indian” looking with long straight dark hair when not all of them have straight hair. You’d be surprised how many have curly even kinky hair.
The suspect could have been a 6.5 Native American male who looked light or medium skinned black.
http://www.people.com/article/nate-parker-addresses-rape-trial-controversy-birth-of-a-nation-tiff-2016
Ting ting ting!!!!!!
Ting ting ting!!!!!!
You still going to see it?
Me three
Still waiting on it at the door! ?
see, the husband. U knew the story was bs when they claimed she said a black man.
Monica said she is unbothered by Brandy saying “Girl Bye”, she not old Monica, she would love to work with Brandy again becUse truth be told the only Grammy they won was the one they won together
I am *side-eyeing* the deceased, her husband and daughter.
They know damn well ain’t no Black man or Indian kidnap or kill her azz. Next!
BOOM ?????????
Ok Roses – guess who is in this video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6E0oGIWpiGs
I am saying that this happens a lot. Don’t pretend this was an isolated incident.
I am saying that this happens a lot. Don’t pretend this was an isolated incident.
2016 NFL Sunday Kickoff Baby !!!!!!!!…….#Tailgaiting Parties In This Bih…
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I is going…hey i just saw the Lifetime movie. When the bough bteaks. Jesus
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Alexis Arquette RIP
Yep,all kinds of fish.????
Ain’t no telling with folks. But it don’t sound right
I did too Look. The end had me like ?
You?!
Lol! ? No…
I’m thinking maybe the husband had her set up or something and just added the black man part to throw folks off. Who knows what she really said on the phone call or if she really did call him? But I wouldn’t be surprised if husband is involved. Usually when I watch investigation discovery (ID) channel it’s usually white people killing family members for insurance money or just money that’s been in the family.
What in the world?!!?
Mm hm. The concern could be in the middle of Norway, in the dawn of a horrific snow storm, and somehow the assailant description will include: a black male.
Seeeee. Lol. Not the head game.
So they killed her. Left her valuables and money. She was able to call her daughter and husband from the trunk ? You’d be surprised what people will do when they want to kill themselves but still want relatives to collect that life insurance check.
Passed this morning
Condolences to her loved ones.
If her credit cards were used, then she should be on camera somewhere. Who tf can’t tell the difference between a Black man and a Native American man? Triflin, lying, suicidal attention seeker.
How was it? No spoilers.
Right, why leave the cash (usually untraceable) and take the credit cards (completely traceable), if robbery was the motive
All of this. Every bit
I didnt know he was ill??! Accident???
They didn’t say why, they said they cheered when he made his transition is all.
Cheered? Wow, he must have been suffering.
RIP
Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am,” Richmond, 53, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday morning. “He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie’s Starman. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension.”
Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am,” Richmond, 53, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday morning. “He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie’s Starman. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension.”
It’s football season, y’all!!
It’s football season, y’all!!
SOOOOOO EXCITED! Who’s your team? The Ravens for myself.
***gif is for ANYTHING & EVERYTHING that needs to be done UNTIL games are OVER***
Brandy clapped back
Thanks!
Giants fan in the house…
Awe man. ?. God bless Alexis Arquette. RIP. Said she asked her family to cheer at her time of transition. I’m in here crine.
You’re welcome
Damn.
So so SAD.
They loved him too. His sibs/fam
Watching this game & laughing at Rex Ryan antics. Hands down the BEST was Tom Coughlin on the sideline. Jim Harbaugh (just saw a video of this mofo eating boogers…YUCK) is another. His (Tom) cheeks turning red as HELL, throwing his hats/ headphones & bent over with hands on his knees. So very missed. Eli may finally be able to make it without the Peyton comparisons. Hopefully! See ya 10/16. Sorry for the loss in advance. BIG SH#T TALKER? YUP ;)! Try to catch the Seahawks, if you can. They’re doing some form of tribute dealing with Colin.
always a “big black man did it” ??? lady please??
sandra waiting for your post on hilary..you have been right all along…http://z100.iheart.com/onair/shelley-rome-52887/heres-the-video-the-networks-wont-15095067/
Exactly! It just doesn’t add up!
The same one some of them have sex with or marry huh, if he has money!!!
Who tf can’t tell the difference between a Black man and a Native American man?********* I been said this. To answer your question, racist ass white people. In their bigot minds, everyone who does not have traditional white features is some ninja.
Brandy needs to stop with that weak ? back and just spill the tea if she really got it. ??
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Exactly lol
I still say the husband is involved.
Not the head game ?????
Shiiiid my husband is 6’5. I told his long asz not to be helping ENTY white women……and no women at all unless I’m there.
Hot as it is everywhere.
I’m sure it will be the top story tomorrow.
Me too! I saw that!
Brandy really feelin herself ?
Eh I guess if he was some kinda mutt *shrugs*
Agreed when I lived in AZ…them Messicans and Native Americans looked Black…ESPECIALLY when there ain’t that many negras to go around anyway.
No one else is.
SHE’S SAVING IT FOR FIRST THING TOMORROW AM. GET THE POT STIRRING EARLY!
Her description of the assailant was sketchy. Anything goes at this point. Check their finances
Yes they did!
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Yup. Especially a life insurance policy.
The Dallas Cowboys are now 0-1. (Go Giants!!)
Dallas now has to go on the road to play the Redskins. Teams that start the season 0-2 have a 14% chance of making the playoffs. No pressure…..
Mmmmm…….
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Mmmmm…….
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Isn’t it true. Out there Mexicans and Native Anericans are the African Americans. The white people see them as black and call them black behind their backs. You get it, so you know you have to haved lived out there to get this.
Now we know white women pull the a black man did it. But I don’t think this is the case in this situation. She was saying in the perspective of that region that a 6.5 black looking Native American kidnapped her. A lot of them Native American men are real tall.
Also they have another community out there called Tongan. Now Tongans look blacker than black people and they also are the African Americans in that west region.
NOW I didn’t say they were Black folks…I said they “look” Black sometimes…Messicans are mixed up folks (Mexican means mixed skins) so that’s why some of them look “dark”. Native Americans aren’t pure either…white people killed most of them off so they had none of their kind to breed with hence mixing with Black folks and white folks.
Black folks better learn…you take away the men…you fck up the race. Quit all that damn mixing and stick to your own kind…but hey most of ya’ll don’t wanna be Black anyway…SO…
Kim a damn producer of Chyna and Rob show. *chucks remote*
black people don’t look a “specific” way. I’m black and I get questioned damn near daily if I am Indian, Native American, Mexican, from the Carribeans, Ethiopian, Brazilian or otherwise from South America or just “foreign.” Often times people speak random languages to me. So yes, it can be difficult to tell a black person from a Native American or identify ethnicity just by looking. Especially if it is dark outside.
Black are always the go to suspect for white women. When somebody kidnap their kids(even tho it be them who really just killed their kids ) they blame a Blackman when a Blackman don’t wanna fck they say he rapped them even when there was no sexual contact white women just can’t help but play victim and make a innocent Blackman a suspect. One day I hope these blackmen will boycott these white ass women
Totally weird story
Immmm native Americans were black prior to the major mixing white ppl did when they got over . The biggest lie aside from religion the whites told or tried to tell is making natives out to be any other color or race than black. It’s so sad black ppl don’t realize that the natives that were here in America were black their hair is different for many reason one reason being that they were rapped by the white folds that came and invaded this land
Family business. Everybody got to make money.
????? no a sock you do what happened lawd take me now
Kim is just like her husband? i made that bish famous? and dont you forget. I’ll pull those receipts out just like I did Taylor’s old lying ass.
She got money. Rob and Chyna don’t have nearly as much. Coulda sat your ass down, let them get exclusive credit. but you just couldn’t Kimberly Noel. “But you wonder why they call you bish.”
Yep. First thing I thought when they didn’t mention sexual assault or robbery was the husband set her up. The media always wants to focus on Black on Black crime or Black crime period, but I’m like, am I the only one watching these white murderers on ID? ?
Now now the real authentic Native Americans are black people. There’s a reservation in long island and the ones that live there sound and look like black americans. In fact they consider and call themselves black. They all have deep dark smokey chocolate complexions with high cheek bones and long jet black hair.
Why these crazy white women always want to bring the black man into the fray? Bet she has a history of craziness that’s why they came to this conclusion so fast.
Preach! Modern day so called natives are damn mutts. The real ones (black people) are still around getting ignored.
Tongans are black like the Aboriginals in Australia. I think we’re so use to seeing one type of black, that we forget once upon a time we were all so called blacks and we all didn’t look alike.
Now James me and you bout to fall out bout my Cowboys. ?
Native Americans before the white man.
And leave the gun…
Lawd lol
A dang on Shame
A Nordic Neegro…..?
She needs more money to help fund Kanyes homeless clothing line.
steelers nation
This is such bull $hit. My cousin in Washington/Oregon area says Idaho and Montana is full of Arians and KKK that blacks are very few and far inbetween. There are plenty of Indians but short on blacks.
It wasn’t Chris Brrown!
Filled with suspense
We firgured out most of it
Aa mentioned, a great Lifetime movie.
I recommend you see it to supporr the actors, butt ummmrummmm my bestie was pissed and said it was a waste of her time.
The end was whack
The Kang of the Souf ??
thank you! I said this below. the African diaspora is really rich. I don’t understand why people in America have this really confined image of what ‘black’ people look like. ‘black’ people have a million different ethnicities and ‘black’ isn’t really a race as much as it is a ‘culture’ here in the States. there are a lot of different ethnicities with dark skin that are just homogenized and grouped into the ‘black’ identifier here in the States because it’s easier that way. as far as I know [I never did ancestry.com lol], I am black – both parents are black – but I always get questioned on my ethnicity. if anything, it would show that this white lady isn’t as ignorant as the general population in America is.
YASSSSSS. steel city whaddup
Yeah so true. I had business in Oregan…very little blacks there and Wash State. Same for Montana. Is it me or does she look like she smoked than cigs.
Good Morning Roses! Make it a great Monday
Good mornTing, good mornTing.
The btyches is sangin …… Sang ? https://youtu.be/4UTJR8GfAbk
OKAAAYYYYY got a whole show called Killer Kids dedicated to white kids, be they adult kids or juvenile, killing for the DUMBEST REASONS!!!!!
Waving my towel….lol
I was reading this last week and I was watching the news all weekend an they said nothing. This white lady is doing the Susan Smith all over again. When Donald said aa black man couldn’t walk the streets without something happening to them he didn’t say harm will come will come from white folks as well as another black person. Like the ugly white girl in that horrible outfit getting mad because a brother (football player) didn’t make her the center of attention. Out of all of the white men there she had to rant on the brother because she played herself in her thoughts that all black men want a white woman.
ala Susan Smith anyone…
Good Morning Sis!
Good Morning.. Falcons lost their season opener. Still have a struggle defense??
Good morning, Roses. It’s Monday and I’ve decided today is the first day of the rest of my life. Inspired by friends who have sheddeded a few pounds recently, I’m gonna try and lose a few or 20 so I can roll into 2017 with one less resolution. Those of you on that journey, are you using weight watchers? My fitness pal? Or any other app that would be effective?
Good Morning Roses! Happy Monday!
I waited 700 days to see this and it was awesome (reload)
New post, Hillary health
That’s a good idea. Start now so you won’t feel pressured to do something because of the new year. I’m not good with the apps but I think my fitness pal is ok.
If you can, invest in a Fitbit or use your phone to track your steps and track the calories you burn a day.
Sandra not playing! First thing Monday morning LOL.
I’m gonna use my phone to track steps. I think I can sync it up to whatever app I decide to use.
I just looked at the description for my fitness pal and it looks like it does everything I need like track the calories you eat and burn. Most importantly, it’s free!
Free is always positive
You can… keep us posted on your progress… YOU CAN DO IT ??!
I wanted to believe this was a tragic unlucky event while her family ran to go fund me. But now ion know what to believe… Doesn’t make a bit of sense. Why would they force her in the trunk? What made her so special that someone did that to HER .. AT A GAS STATION WHERE SO MANY WITNESS’ could identify the tall 6’5 person???? Without taking anything valuable? Maybe this lady wanted a way out? Blaming others with lies is not the way to go woman!!!
Will do! ??
Not one lick
only black people in Montana are the ones that got lost …..they too busy trying to get the hell out let alone trying to kidnap someone…. we dont kidnap people. you have to feed that extra mouth…
Adding to the mystery was Maze’s description of her abductor as a 6’5? black male or a Native American wearing a hoodie.
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SMFH!!!!!!!! They always say it was a Black man. FOH
This is terrible. I don’t even know where to begin. Why would she put herself in the trunk? A 6’5 black man in Montana is rare? Who killed this woman?
Good lord not the typical “black guy, with the hoodie” Ugh they have to get some original materials if they want to be taken seriously! In the middle of nowhere and there is the “black guy, with a hoodie” again. Just stop!
Perfect analogy! I almost forgot about that lying trick.
Insurance still covers suicides unless it was a new policy or within contestability period (normally two years).
Damn her for being a liar, even in death
This theory makes the most sense too bad she didn’t think that shit thru. Listen she was older chunky didn’t they struggle to get her whole being in the trunk??? Ijs
All I have to say is , I’m so happy I’m not a tall black man or a black man theses days .
#Hybridpride
I knew there was to this story.
IMO….still missing some info….
What kind of car does she have? Most cars have the draw string that you can pull that opens the trunk from the inside. Her hands were free enough to call the police and her husband but not free enough to pull the string ?
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
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Sounding all kuntry!!!!!!
Ugh, this is why real Black history needs to be taught in schools…..many of the native Americans who were pushed out on the trail of tears mated with slaves in the north and west who fled slavery….many of the “wars” between Native Americans and the early American colonies were actually slave revolts that sprites tried to disguise bc they wanted to continue with making us believe we were inferior and incapable of such things…..
EXACTLY!
Thank you for posting photos of the truth!
Brilliant comment!
? right
black male or a Native American wearing a hoodie.
They left the part out of he story where the suspect was a black man this time….Hmmmm????
Oh ok, thank you. I only grew up with the Native Americans on the West Coast. That’s cool. I like learning new things.
I was thinking more along the lines of The Native Americans I’ve seen or grew up with, and my first thought was that this was just another person blaming a black man that doesn’t exist, like Susan Smith did. I know Black folks all don’t look a certain way. Some man thought my son’s Nana was Mexican, and was talking s hit to her about Black people, and she’s Black.A lot of Filipina’s think my son’s dad is Filipino, and the Orthodontist said my son’s teeth/jaw were the way they are because he’s Asian. My ex looked at the Dr. and said “Who in here is Asian?” People do the same thing to my friend as they do to you. She is Hispanic/Pr, and people think she’s Black, Turkish, a Gypsy, and when she went to Turkey, everyone was speaking to her in their language. The other day she went to the ER and someone asked her if she was Muslim! She wasn’t filling out forms or anything. He just asked her for no reason, and she told him she didn’t feel that was any of his business, because it isn’t. I think it’s rude to ask people their race and to just ask if someone is Muslim for no reason other than nosiness is unacceptable.
yeah the native americans that have popularized our medias and such are usually the ones whose genealogies have been mixed with the caucasian settlers. there are lots of different tribes that have really dark skin as well. darker than some black folks. it’s just hard to say. that sucks about your friend i’m sure it’s annoying. i know i find it annoying.
No they did not. Did you even read it.