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The woman who accused Yellowstone spinoff actor Cole Brings Plenty of attacking her is standing by her allegation, even after his subsequent death has prompted harassment and skepticism against her, DailyMail.com has learned.
The alleged victim, who DailyMail.com can reveal is a 20-year-old neighbor who had a casual months-long romance with 27-year-old Cole, posted her account on Facebook after he went missing.
'Remember: Cole is missing because he broke into my house and strangled me,' she wrote in all caps April 2. 'I struggled to fight him off. He dragged me down the stairs outside of my apartment. I screamed for help so he ran away and drove off.
'f you see him call the cops,' she wrote, ending her post with a smiley emoji.
After a four-day search, Cole's body was found April 5, 28 miles away in Gardner, Kansas, near a construction site where his vehicle was abandoned.
Native American actor Cole Brings Plenty, 27, was found dead on April 5. Before his body was discovered, he was named as a 'suspect' in a domestic violence dispute with a 20-year-old woman
The alleged victim, who DailyMail.com can reveal is a 20-year-old neighbor who had a casual months-long romance with 27-year-old Cole, posted her account on Facebook after he went missing
The alleged victim had lived next door to Cole at Reserve on West 131st, a student apartment complex in Lawrence, Kansas, where Cole was attending Haskell University
The alleged victim, shortly after she posted the allegation, made her page private after facing a barrage of threats from Cole's fans who accused her of lying.
Cole's family, which buried him last week in a traditional Sioux ceremony in his native South Dakota, also raised doubts about her account. They blamed police for his death, accusing them of rushing to judgment by issuing an arrest declaration that put a target on his back. After his body was discovered, police promptly ruled out foul play.
Cole's family and tribe have called for a federal investigation of the circumstances leading up to his death, while raising the possibility he was murdered, fanning rage against law enforcement and the alleged victim.
Her family says she's faced ugly threats on social media, making her fear for her safety.
One poster named Jaiden wrote, 'He was assaulted, (the alleged victim) cut his hair off, and retracted her statement, changed it and made comments on TikTok/FB then deleted them. Investigate her! #JusticeforCole.'
'Why isn't anyone outside her house looking for justice,' another wrote.
The alleged victim had lived next door to Cole at Reserve on West 131st, a student apartment complex in Lawrence, Kansas, where Cole was attending Haskell University.
Sources tell DailyMail.com that the two started dating last August when Cole moved into the building from another section of town.
DailyMail.com can also now clear up some misinformation spread online in recent days, including that the woman was with Cole at a bar called Replay Lounge the night of the attack on March 31. There are rumors that she cut off his ponytail after it became entangled in wire of a band that was performing.
But DailyMail.com has confirmed that she wasn't even at the bar. He did get his hair stuck, and had to have some of it cut off, sources said. Photos of the bar incident were shared online, none showing the alleged victim.
The woman was home when Cole returned around 3am and, sources said, tried to meet up with her. She claims that she ignored two phone calls from him and then hung up when he called a third time, sources said.
She alleges Cole then climbed into her apartment through a window. After allegedly attacking her in her room, sources said, the fight then spilled outside.
Their housemates were home at the time and heard her screaming.
Security footage from Replay Lounge, shared on social media, shows Cole's hair after it got caught in wire and was cut March 31, clearing up rumors that his accuser was at the bar and cut his hair
One poster named Jaiden wrote, 'HE WAS ASSAULTED, (the alleged victim) CUT HIS HAIR OFF, AND RETRACTED HER STATEMENT, CHANGED IT AND MADE COMMENTS ON TIKTOK/FB THEN DELETED THEM. INVESTIGATE HER! #JUSTICEFORCOLE'
'Why isn't anyone outside her house looking for justice,' another wrote
After leaving his apartment building early March 31, the young actor, driving his white Ford Explorer, drove 20 miles to a Kwik Shop gas station in Baldwin City
Sources say a doorbell camera captured the young woman standing outside, naked from the waist down, as Cole ran down the steps toward his car.
The woman called 911. After she gave a statement, Lawrence police later in the day issued an alert to area
