Her case has become emblematic of the heartache felt across Indian Country when loved ones go missing or are killed. Tolth was released from federal prison in June, five years to the day Begay vanished and two years earlier than his sentence was scheduled to end. Tolth left on his own after refusing to be transported to a medical center, Foxworth said, and the facility informed Tolth's probation officer. Begay's family said they were unaware Tolth left transitional housing. The eldest of Begay's three children, Gerald Begay, said he is relieved no one was harmed in the break-in.