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Evelyn Hartley
Voices for Justice· Oct 9, 2025
How much of what we watch in true crime entertainment is actually true? And what happens when a story is rewritten for the screen, replacing a family's painful, decades-long mystery with a neat, tidy, and conclusive fict…
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Dana Bradley
Voices for Justice· Feb 13, 2026
On December 14, 1981, the coastal town of St. John’s was shattered by a single, haunting action at a roadside bus stop. What followed became the most expensive and exhaustive investigation in Canadian History, a manhunt …
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Introducing: CrimeLess
SmartLess· Jan 16, 2026
CrimeLess is a weekly comedy talk show exploring the wild crime questions you’d never act on—but secretly want answered. Comedian Rory Scovel and journalist–turned–true-crime podcaster Josh Dean break down a new outrageo…
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Introducing: CRIME HOUSE DAILY
Voices for Justice· Sep 15, 2025
Crime doesn’t take a day off. And neither does Crime House Daily. Hosted by self-defense instructor and advocate for victims, Katie Ring, Crime House Daily is coming to you twice every weekday, covering the biggest crime…
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Margaret and Seana Tapp
Voices for Justice· Nov 27, 2025
In 1984, the Tapp family made a home at 13 Kelvin Drive in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. It’s been described as a safe, peaceful suburb with a near-zero crime rate. 35-year-old Margaret Tap…
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Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES
Voices for Justice· Oct 20, 2025
From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, to the Octopus Murders and the Waco Siege, the world is full of deception, manipulation, and destruction. Listen to Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes every Wednesday as we explore th…
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My New Podcast: The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole
Voices for Justice· My New Podcast· Feb 25, 2026
Today, I'm sharing an episode of The Final Hours, a new Crime House podcast hosted by me, Sarah Turney, and Kourtney Laymance. Listeners of Voices for Justice know how much the framing of a story matters. The Final Hours…
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Mae and Anne Rubenstein
Voices for Justice· Mar 13, 2026
In 1965, a shocking crime inside a quiet New Jersey home left a community reeling and a family forever changed. The Rubenstein case is one filled with unsettling details, unanswered questions, and decades of lingering my…
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Wendy Wolin
Voices for Justice· Mar 6, 2026
On March 8, 1966, a crime committed in broad daylight shattered the sense of safety in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Seven-year-old Wendy Wolin was killed, and the shock of what happened that day would echo through the communit…
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Lars Mittank Re-release
Voices for Justice· Nov 20, 2025
Lars Mittank was last seen running out of the Varna Airport in Bulgaria on July 8th, 2014. He left his belongings behind and has never been heard from since. Despite being "the most famous missing person on YouTube," his…
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Father Can You Hear Me?... Apparently Not.
Voices for Justice· Mar 19, 2026
In this replay, I’m revisiting the case of my missing sister, Alissa Turney, beginning with a 2019 phone call between me and our father, Michael Turney the only person of interest in her case with added context, updates,…
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Sherry Lynn Marler Replay
Voices for Justice· Apr 16, 2026
Twelve-year-old Sherry Lynn Marler disappeared from Greenville, Alabama on June 6, 1984, after spending the morning running errands with her stepfather. What should have been an ordinary summer day turned into a mystery …
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Patricia Meehan
Voices for Justice· Dec 12, 2025
On the night of April 20, 1989, a desolate stretch of highway near Circle, Montana, was plunged into chaos. After a head-on collision, Patricia Meehan emerged from the wreckage, dazed but seemingly unharmed. She was not …
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Melodee Buzzard
Voices for Justice· Oct 24, 2025
Authorities estimate that 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been missing from Vandenberg Village, California, since October 7, 2025. She was last seen with her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, when she was driving a rented white Che…
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The Dardeen Family
Voices for Justice· Sep 19, 2025
In November 1987, Keith Dardeen grew uneasy after a string of 15 homicides near his home in Ina, Illinois, and began planning to move his family to safety. Just days later, tragedy struck; Keith, his wife Elaine, and two…
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Destiny McClain Replay
Voices for Justice· Jan 1, 2026
Destiny McClain was shot and killed outside Karamba Nightclub at 17th and McDowell in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 18, 2021. A car was seen leaving the area eastbound on McDowell Road from 17th Street. The vehicle was descr…
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John Cornelius McGhee
Voices for Justice· Jul 24, 2025
This episode originally aired in December 2024. John Cornelius, or J.C. McGhee, was shot and killed in his home in Bridgeport, Ohio, on July 11, 2002. His daughter, Madison, has been searching for answers by any means po…
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The Boca Raton Mall Kidnappings
Voices for Justice· Dec 19, 2025
In 2007, the affluent community of Boca Raton, Florida, was gripped by terror when a series of brutal attacks and kidnappings struck the Town Center Mall. Over the span of just nine months, three separate incidents targe…
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Relisha Rudd Re-release
Voices for Justice· Oct 16, 2025
Relisha was only 8 years old when she went missing from Washington, DC in 2014. Unfortunately, by the time she was reported missing, her family hadn’t seen her in 18 days. Relisha has never been found. This episode origi…
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From Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders
Voices for Justice· From Revisionist History· Oct 2, 2025
We're sharing a preview of a new podcast we think you'll enjoy. It's from the new season of Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast, The Alabama Murders. Florence, Alabama. 1988. A preacher has an affair. A woman …
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Amber Hoopes
Voices for Justice· Sep 26, 2025
On September 14, 2001, 20-year-old Amber Shawnell Hoopes vanished from her grandparents' Idaho Falls home. Amber was last seen reading a magazine and watching TV around 10:35 p.m., but by 1:00 a.m., she was gone. Her fam…
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Bianca Lebron
Voices for Justice· Apr 3, 2026
Bianca Lebron was just 10 years old when she vanished after arriving to her school in Bridgeport, Connecticut. What followed was a case filled with troubling questions, unsettling leads, and a timeline that left her love…
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Yogurt Shop Murders Part 1- Re-release
Voices for Justice· Aug 11, 2025
This episode originally aired in 2021. Today I am covering a case from 1991 that absolutely shook Austin, Texas, to its core when Sergeant John Jones got the call that the I Can't Believe it’s Yogurt shop was on fire and…
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Yogurt Shop Murders Part 2- Re-release
Voices for Justice· Aug 11, 2025
This episode originally aired in 2021. Today I am covering a case from 1991 that absolutely shook Austin, Texas, to its core when Sergeant John Jones got the call that the I Can't Believe it’s Yogurt shop was on fire and…
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Yogurt Shop Murders Part 3- Re-release
Voices for Justice· Aug 11, 2025
This episode originally aired in 2021. Today I am covering a case from 1991 that absolutely shook Austin, Texas, to its core when Sergeant John Jones got the call that the I Can't Believe it’s Yogurt shop was on fire and…
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Marlena Childress
Voices for Justice· Apr 10, 2026
A four-year-old girl disappears from a small Tennessee town, and almost instantly, fear ripples through the community. Her family pleads for answers. Her neighbors rally around them. People search, pray, and hold onto ho…
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Kristen Modafferi
Voices for Justice· Feb 26, 2026
In 1997, 17-year-old Kristen finished her first year of college at North Carolina State University, but after classes ended, she had no plans to enjoy a lazy summer. Instead, she devised a plan to take another class acro…
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Anaiah Walker Re-release
Voices for Justice· Nov 13, 2025
Anaiah Walker entered the Arizona foster care system at age 13. Before her 14th birthday, she was trafficked by adults posing as teenagers online. By age 15, she ran away from several group homes and was officially liste…
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Leah Roberts Replay
Voices for Justice· Jan 8, 2026
In March 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts packed up some of her belongings along with her new kitten into her Jeep and headed west for Washington. She left behind a note telling her loved ones not to worry and that she’d b…
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Melodee Buzzard Part 2
Voices for Justice· Nov 7, 2025
9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was last seen in Colorado, near the Utah border, on October 9th, 2025. She has brown curly hair, brown eyes, is approximately 4’6” tall, and weighs between 60 and 100lbs. Her mother, Ashlee Buz…
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Update: Blake Chappell
Voices for Justice· Sep 12, 2025
17-year-old Blake Chappell went missing in October 2011 after attending his homecoming dance. His body was found in a nearby creek two months later. The autopsy confirmed Blake died from a gunshot wound to the head and h…
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DeOrr Kunz Jr. Part 2
Voices for Justice· Aug 28, 2025
In July of 2015, two-year-old DeOrr Kunz Jr. vanished without a trace during a family camping trip in Idaho. For years, this case has been shrouded in mystery, swirling with unanswered questions, shifting theories, and h…
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DeOrr Kunz Jr. Part 1
Voices for Justice· Aug 22, 2025
In July of 2015, two-year-old DeOrr Kunz Jr. vanished without a trace during a family camping trip in Idaho. For years, this case has been shrouded in mystery, swirling with unanswered questions, shifting theories, and h…
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Esther “Lizette” Galaz and Karen Grajeda
Voices for Justice· Jan 30, 2026
We are going to step back to the mid 1990s in Tucson, Arizona, to examine two cases that have haunted the city’s south side for three decades. In December 1994, 6-year-old Lizette went missing from her apartment complex.…
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Christie Farni
Voices for Justice· Dec 4, 2025
On December 14, 1978, six-year-old Christi Lynn Farni testified in front of a grand jury to describe the abuse she suffered from her father. Just hours later, she was reported missing to the Medford, Oregon, police depar…
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April Dawn Lacy
Voices for Justice· Oct 31, 2025
This week, we delve into the tragic and complex story of 14-year-old April Dawn Lacy, a victim whose identity remained a mystery for over two years. Found discarded on a pile of brush and scrap lumber in a Wise County co…
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Shirley and Russell Dermond
Voices for Justice· Sep 5, 2025
In a quiet, gated community in Georgia, Russell and Shirley Dermond seemed to embody the perfect picture of retirement—an 88-year-old World War II veteran and his 87-year-old wife, spending their golden years on the sere…
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June Goodman
Voices for Justice· Mar 27, 2026
June Goodman was 66 years old when she vanished from Snowflake, Arizona in 2003. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, widow, and a familiar face in a small town where people knew each other and where her fam…
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Isabella Comas
Voices for Justice· Feb 5, 2026
Isabella Comas was 21 years old when she was last seen in Avondale, Arizona on January 11, 2026. She is Hispanic, 5’3”, about 110lbs, with brown eyes and pink hair. She was last seen wearing a white shirt with a black lo…
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2025 Updates
Voices for Justice· Jan 15, 2026
It’s time for our annual case updates episode. This year, I am revisiting the cases of the Decker family and Melodee Buzzard, both of which have since been solved, and taking a closer look at new developments in the stil…
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Sodder Family Interview with Miranda Weeks, Great Great Granddaughter of Jennie and George Sodder
Voices for Justice· Dec 25, 2025
At around 1:00 am on December 25, 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to smoke pouring into her bedroom. She woke up her husband, George, and they started evacuating the house of their nine children. By the time the fire took ov…
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The Sodder Family Replay
Voices for Justice· Dec 25, 2025
At around 1:00 am on December 25, 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to smoke pouring into her bedroom. She woke up her husband, George, and they started evacuating the house of their nine children. By the time the fire took ov…
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Alexis Patterson Replay
Voices for Justice· Feb 20, 2026
On the morning May 3rd, 2002, 7-year-old Alexis Patterson was very excited about going to school. Alexis was already a good student, she got straight A’s and prided herself on her perfect attendance record. But this day …
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Rosemary Brown and Melissa Trussell
Voices for Justice· Aug 7, 2025
On Saturday, May 13, 2000, in Adelaide, South Australia, a mother and her teenage daughter were last seen leaving their home at 2:30 a.m. We don’t know why or what happened to them after that. What we do know is that one…
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Leonard Dirickson
Voices for Justice· Jan 22, 2026
On March 14, 1998, at a farmhouse in Strong City, Oklahoma, 39-year-old Leonard Dirickson sat down for breakfast with his teenage son. As they were cleaning up, they were interrupted by a mysterious stranger in a truck, …
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Susan Poupart
Voices for Justice· Sep 12, 2025
In the early morning hours of May 20th, 1990, 29-year-old mother of two, Susan Poupart, went to a party, was seen getting into a car with some men in Lac du Flambeau, and was never seen alive again. This case has defied …
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Heidi Planck
Voices for Justice· Jul 18, 2025
On October 17, 2021, 39-year-old Heidi Planck left her son’s football game at halftime and was never seen by her family again. What followed was a trail of bizarre clues, security video from outside a swanky high-rise ap…
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Update: Yogurt Shop Murders
Voices for Justice· Sep 27, 2025
There’s been an update in the case of 13-year-old Amy Ayers, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas, and sisters 15-year-old Sarah Harbison and 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison. Whose collective murders are most often referred to as the …
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Rachel Mellon-Skemp
Voices for Justice· Aug 15, 2025
In 1996, 13-year-old Rachel Marie Mellon-Skemp stayed home sick from school. By the end of the day, she, along with a blanket and two pillows from her bed, had vanished into the freezing Illinois winter. There were no wi…
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Solved: The Yogurt Shop Murders
Voices for Justice· Oct 2, 2025
In Austin, Texas, in 1991, the city was on the verge of becoming the place we know today, a tech hub, a cultural destination. But back then, it was still a big town that felt small, a place that believed itself safe from…
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