S2E3: The Full Case Breakdown — Khadijah Rose Britton

⚠️ Content Warning

This article contains detailed discussion of domestic violence, kidnapping at gunpoint, and a missing persons investigation. Some details may be distressing to sensitive readers.

Accuracy Disclaimer: This article is sourced from the FBI's Most Wanted database, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing & Murdered Unit, the California Department of Justice Missing Persons registry, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, The Mendocino Voice, the Press Democrat, KZYX public radio, KRCR News, and the Charley Project case archive. This case remains open and unsolved. All individuals named are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

From the series: The Last Known Moment — Season 2, Episode 3

Who Was Khadijah Rose Britton

Khadijah Rose Britton was born April 22, 1994. She was a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes — of Wailacki and Yuki descent — and grew up in and around Covelo, a small, tightly-knit community in the mountains of Mendocino County, California, on the Round Valley Indian Reservation. Friends and family called her "Deej." By 2018, she was 23 years old.

The Last Known Moment: Timeline

• ◦Weeks before February 2018 — Khadijah reports to police that her ex-boyfriend, Negie Tony Fallis IV, attacked her with a hammer. She later tells police she does not want to pursue charges — a pattern domestic violence advocates describe as tragically common among survivors who fear retaliation.
• ◦February 7, 2018 — Khadijah is at a friend's home in Covelo. Witnesses tell investigators that Fallis arrives armed with a gun, along with his new girlfriend, Antonia Bautista-Dalson. A physical struggle breaks out and Khadijah is forced into a vehicle at gunpoint.
• ◦February 10, 2018 — Khadijah's family files a missing person report with the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. The case is opened under case number 18-4135.
• ◦17 days later — Fallis is arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including kidnapping, attempted murder, and domestic violence.
• ◦June 2018 — Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster drops the kidnapping, attempted murder, and domestic violence charges, citing insufficient evidence. Fallis's bail drops from $400,000 to $35,000.
• ◦Later in 2018 — Fallis pleads no contest to a reduced charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Bautista-Dalson pleads no contest to a related firearm charge. Neither has ever been charged in connection with Khadijah's disappearance itself.
• ◦June 2020 — Fallis is arrested again in Covelo, found with a loaded stolen handgun, an illegally modified assault rifle, and drug paraphernalia — unrelated to Khadijah's case, but another mark on his record.
• ◦February 2021 — On the third anniversary of her disappearance, the Mendocino County Sheriff and the FBI hold a joint virtual community briefing seeking new leads.
• ◦2022 — Four years out, the Press Democrat profiles the Britton family, who say the investigation was hampered from the start by a slow law enforcement response. The family continues attending Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day events, displaying the symbolic red dress that has become a national marker of the crisis.
• ◦Today — Khadijah's case remains open. She has never been found. No one has ever been charged in connection with her disappearance.

Key Evidence & Case Developments

Investigators and the FBI conducted multiple large-scale searches of Round Valley over the years. In one search effort, K-9 cadaver units showed interest in a pond near her last known location; the pond was drained, but no remains or new leads were recovered. The reward for information has grown over time — from an initial $50,000 up toward as much as $85,000, combining contributions from Khadijah's family, the FBI, and community donors, though the exact figure has varied across reporting.

The central complication in this case is one familiar to advocates who track violence against Indigenous women: the initial charges against the primary suspect, filed within weeks of Khadijah's disappearance, were dropped months later for insufficient evidence — despite witness accounts of the abduction itself. Without a body and without those charges intact, the case has remained legally stalled even as investigators say it is still active.

Setting the Record Straight

There is a post currently circulating on social media claiming that Khadijah's remains have been found. We want to be completely direct about this: that claim is not supported by any statement from the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. Every official source continues to list her case as open and her whereabouts unknown. We do not repeat unverified rumors as fact on this platform — especially ones that risk giving a grieving family false hope.

The Bigger Picture: The MMIP Crisis

Khadijah's case does not exist in isolation. California has one of the highest numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases in the country, and cases like hers have helped drive the creation of dedicated task forces — including Sacramento's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force — aimed at giving cold cases the sustained investigative attention they have historically been denied. Advocates point to the same recurring failures across these cases: jurisdictional confusion between tribal, state, and federal authorities, slow initial response times, and chronic underfunding of Indigenous victim services.

🎧 Hear the Full Story

This article only scratches the surface. The complete timeline, the investigation's stumbles, and the broader crisis Khadijah's case represents are covered in full in this week's episode of The Last Known Moment. Listen to Season 2, Episode 3 on the podcast page →

Sources

• ◦FBI Most Wanted — "Khadijah Rose Britton": fbi.gov
• ◦Bureau of Indian Affairs — Missing & Murdered Unit: bia.gov
• ◦California Department of Justice — Missing Persons: oag.ca.gov
• ◦The Mendocino Voice — case coverage archive: mendovoice.com
• ◦The Press Democrat — "Covelo family lacks closure" (2022)
• ◦Charley Project — case profile: charleyproject.org

If you have any information about Khadijah Rose Britton's disappearance, please contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office at 707-463-4086, the Sheriff's tip line at 707-234-2100, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit by texting 847411 or calling 1-833-560-2065.

All stories covered on NaturalQueen77 TV are retold based on publicly available information, court documents, and media coverage. While we strive for accuracy, some details may be subject to interpretation or ongoing legal proceedings. All individuals discussed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.