Overview

Official last-seen record: January 7, 2024 — Fort Totten, North Dakota, on the Spirit Lake Reservation. North Dakota’s current missing-person database continues to list Posey as missing and names the BIA Fort Totten Agency as the investigating agency.

Important date discrepancy: The federal indictment alleges that Hunt committed voluntary manslaughter against J.M.P. on January 5, 2024. Prosecutors now allege Hunt was the last person to see J.M.P. alive. Earlier missing-person reports used January 7 as Posey’s official missing date, while some reporting indicated nobody other than Hunt had independently seen her since January 5.

Main circumstances: Posey was living in Fort Totten with Hunt and their infant daughter. When investigators responded after her family sought a welfare check, prosecutors say her wallet, winter coat and other belongings remained at the residence, along with her eight-month-old child. Authorities later developed evidence they say includes a burned cellphone resembling the make and model of J.M.P.’s phone and blood evidence connected to the investigation.

Detailed Case Breakdown

Jemini Posey: Missing Spirit Lake Woman’s 2024 North Dakota Case Now Tied to Federal Manslaughter Charge

Jemini Madeline Posey was 21 years old when she disappeared from the Spirit Lake Reservation area of North Dakota in January 2024. More than two and a half years later, her remains have not been publicly reported as recovered, but the investigation has changed dramatically: federal prosecutors have charged her former partner, D’Angelo James Hunt, with voluntary manslaughter involving a woman identified in court records only as J.M.P. News organizations covering the federal case have identified J.M.P. as presumed to be Jemini Posey based on the initials, relationship and circumstances. Hunt has pleaded not guilty, and all charges remain allegations unless proven in court.

Very Brief Case Summary

Official last-seen record: January 7, 2024 — Fort Totten, North Dakota, on the Spirit Lake Reservation. North Dakota’s current missing-person database continues to list Posey as missing and names the BIA Fort Totten Agency as the investigating agency.

Important date discrepancy: The federal indictment alleges that Hunt committed voluntary manslaughter against J.M.P. on January 5, 2024. Prosecutors now allege Hunt was the last person to see J.M.P. alive. Earlier missing-person reports used January 7 as Posey’s official missing date, while some reporting indicated nobody other than Hunt had independently seen her since January 5.

Main circumstances: Posey was living in Fort Totten with Hunt and their infant daughter. When investigators responded after her family sought a welfare check, prosecutors say her wallet, winter coat and other belongings remained at the residence, along with her eight-month-old child. Authorities later developed evidence they say includes a burned cellphone resembling the make and model of J.M.P.’s phone and blood evidence connected to the investigation.

Jemini Posey Disappears From Fort Totten

Posey was a member of the Spirit Lake Tribe and had recently become a mother. Missing-person records describe her as approximately 4 feet 7 inches tall and 125 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She has a scar on her forehead, an infinity-symbol tattoo on her right ankle and Roman numerals on her right collarbone. She may have been wearing a yellow Nike sweater.

According to an account attributed to Hunt in early case reporting, Posey left their apartment after saying that a friend had arrived to pick her up and that she would return later. Hunt reportedly said he did not see the person who picked her up. Posey was never heard from again. The Charley Project reports that no one other than Hunt was known to have seen her after January 5.

Early reports also suggested Posey might have been in the Grand Forks area around January 5 or January 8, prompting Grand Forks police to seek information from the public.

Family Raised Concerns Almost Immediately

Posey’s family quickly expressed concern that her disappearance was inconsistent with her normal behavior, particularly because she had an infant daughter.

Her mother, Anita Frier, told the Grand Forks Herald in April 2024 that she did not believe Posey would voluntarily abandon her baby. Family members continued participating in searches and publicly appealing for information.

The investigation also examined Posey’s relationship with Hunt. The Charley Project reports that Hunt had previously been arrested in October 2023 following a domestic-violence complaint Posey filed, although the charges were later dropped after she declined to pursue the case. The site also reports that Posey had previously contacted her sister when she felt unsafe and had discussed leaving the relationship.

Those allegations became increasingly significant when federal prosecutors later charged Hunt with multiple assaults against J.M.P., including alleged strangulation and incidents causing bodily injury dating from July 2023 through January 3, 2024.

A Second Disappearance Complicated the Investigation

In March 2024, Hunt’s brother, Isaac James Hunt, also disappeared from the Spirit Lake Reservation.

Investigators searched property belonging to the brothers’ father. According to a federal filing described by Valley News Live in August 2026, a March 2024 search of a burn pit recovered what appeared to be a burned cellphone matching the manufacturer and model of J.M.P.’s phone. Investigators also recovered a partially burned section of carpet containing what appeared to be dried blood.

Later searches and forensic testing allegedly found blood associated with both J.M.P. and Isaac Hunt on carpet and other surfaces at the property. Prosecutors now argue this overlap is one reason the two investigations should remain together for trial.

Isaac Hunt’s Remains Are Found and D’Angelo Hunt Is Arrested

A family-organized search on November 15, 2025 led to the discovery of human remains on property connected to the Hunt family. The remains were subsequently identified as Isaac Hunt. D’Angelo Hunt was arrested the following day and initially charged federally with second-degree murder in his brother’s death.

The federal case soon expanded beyond Isaac Hunt’s death.

On December 11, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota announced that a federal grand jury had returned an indictment charging D’Angelo Hunt with ten federal felonies. Seven of those counts concerned a dating partner identified as J.M.P., including six alleged assaults and one count of voluntary manslaughter.

The indictment alleges the voluntary manslaughter occurred on January 5, 2024. Because Posey was Hunt’s dating partner, shared a child with him and disappeared during the same period, news organizations have reported that J.M.P. is presumed to refer to Jemini Madeline Posey. The federal government itself has continued using only the initials publicly.

Prosecutors Say the Investigation Is Still Focused on Recovering J.M.P.

When announcing the indictment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that the investigation remained ongoing, specifically mentioning the goal of recovering J.M.P. and providing her family with a measure of closure.

That distinction is important. Posey remains listed in North Dakota’s missing-person database, and no publicly verified discovery of her remains has been announced.

Community searches have therefore continued even after the manslaughter charge. In May 2026, the Spirit Lake Tribe, Posey’s family and volunteers organized another search in the Tokio area, with participants gathering at the Wood Lake Recreation Center.

Latest Investigation and Federal Court Developments

The most recent publicly reported development came on August 27, 2026, when federal prosecutors opposed Hunt’s request to divide the prosecution into two separate trials.

Hunt’s defense had asked a federal judge to separate the seven J.M.P.-related counts from the three counts concerning Isaac Hunt. The defense argued that the two deaths were unrelated and that evidence in the J.M.P. case was substantially weaker, particularly because her remains have not been found.

Federal prosecutors dispute that characterization. Their August filing argues that the investigations are connected through common witnesses, evidence, locations and a single FBI investigation.

The filing also disclosed several previously less-publicized allegations. Prosecutors say authorities conducting a welfare check found J.M.P.’s wallet, winter coat and other belongings inside the Fort Totten home, along with her infant daughter. They allege Hunt was the last known person to see her alive and that portions of his explanation were contradicted by social-media messages.

Prosecutors further disclosed the burned cellphone and blood evidence described above. Their filing also recounts an alleged conversation after J.M.P.’s disappearance in which Hunt reportedly made disturbing hypothetical comments to his brother and another person concerning helping with a murder and disposing of a body. These statements are prosecution allegations contained in a court filing and have not been proven at trial.

As of the August 27 report, the judge had not ruled on the defense request to separate the cases. Hunt’s trial was scheduled to begin November 17, 2026 and was expected to last approximately four weeks. Hunt has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.