Voices for Justice

Where the Sidewalk Ends, Justice Begins

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty-five years ago, my sister Alissa Turney disappeared. For most of that time, I have lived in the space between grief and action, between not kn...

Marjorie West

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Mother’s Day in 1938, 4-year-old Marjorie West was picking wildflowers with her sister in the Allegheny Forest when she vanished. Within minutes...

Gayle McCaffrey

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In March 2012, 36-year-old Gayle McCaffrey vanished from the Charleston, South Carolina home she shared with her husband, Robert McCaffrey. At first, ...

Update: Lisa McBride

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When 27-year-old Lisa McBride disappeared in June of 1990, she was reported missing within hours. Her family was immediately alarmed. Police quickly b...

The Fisher Family

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2001, first responders were called to the scene of an explosion and house fire at the Fisher family home in Scottsdale, Arizona. But as inves...

Sherry Lynn Marler Replay

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Twelve-year-old Sherry Lynn Marler disappeared from Greenville, Alabama on June 6, 1984, after spending the morning running errands with her stepfathe...

Marlena Childress

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A four-year-old girl disappears from a small Tennessee town, and almost instantly, fear ripples through the community. Her family pleads for answers. ...

Bianca Lebron

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 tr...

June Goodman

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

June Goodman was 66 years old when she vanished from Snowflake, Arizona in 2003. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, widow, and a famili...

Father Can You Hear Me?... Apparently Not.

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 Tur...

Mae and Anne Rubenstein

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Wendy Wolin

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On March 8, 1966, a crime in broad daylight shattered the sense of safety in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Seven-year-old Wendy Wolin was killed, and the sho...

Kristen Modafferi

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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...

My New Podcast: The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 fo...

Alexis Patterson Replay

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Dana Bradley

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Isabella Comas

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 e...

Esther “Lizette” Galez and Karen Grajeda

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Leonard Dirickson

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 cl...

2025 Updates

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 sin...

Leah Roberts Replay

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

Destiny McClain Replay

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Sodder Family Interview with Miranda Weeks, Great Great Granddaughter of Jennie and George Sodder

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 eva...

The Sodder Family Replay

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 eva...

The Boca Raton Mall Kidnappings

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 M...

Patricia Meehan

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Christie Farni

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 hour...

Margaret and Seana Tapp

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 saf...

Lars Mittank Re-release

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Anaiah Walker Re-release

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Melodee Buzzard Part 2

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 approximate...

April Dawn Lacy

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. F...

Melodee Buzzard

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Authorities estimate that 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been missing from Vandenberg Village, California, since October 7, 2025. She was last seen wi...

Relisha Rudd Re-release

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

Evelyn Hartley

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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'...

Solved: The Yogurt Shop Murders

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 st...

Amber Hoopes

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Dardeen Family

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 sa...

Update: Blake Chappell

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. T...

Susan Poupart

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Shirley and Russell Dermond

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 v...

DeOrr Kunz Jr. Part 2

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

DeOrr Kunz Jr. Part 1

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Rachel Mellon-Skemp

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Yogurt Shop Murders Part 1- Re-release

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Jo...

Yogurt Shop Murders Part 2- Re-release

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Jone...

Yogurt Shop Murders Part 3- Re-release

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Jo...

Rosemary Brown and Melissa Trussell

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 k...

Sky Metalwala

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a cold morning in 2011, Julia Biryukova pulled her car to the side of the road, claiming it ran out of gas. She says she left her 2-year-old son, S...

John Cornelius McGhee

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, 2...

Heidi Planck

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Lilly and Jack Sullivan

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan vanished from their rural Nova Scotia home on May 2nd, 2025. Their disappearance sparked an immedia...

Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the summer of 2019, two friends met up at a very popular park and within 14 minutes, they were both shot and killed in broad daylight. While it’s...

Mikelle Biggs

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a quiet evening in Mesa, Arizona, January 2, 1999. Eleven-year-old Mikelle Biggs was just waiting outside her home for the sound of the ice cre...

Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of May 2025, Whitney Decker reported her three daughters, Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker, missing from Wenatchee, Washington, after thei...

Bryce Laspisa

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When 19-year-old college student Bryce Laspisa set out on a late-night drive from Northern California to his parents’ home in Southern California, n...

Debanhi Escobar

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A photo was taken of 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar in the early morning hours of April 9th, 2022, on the side of a highway near Monterrey, Nuevo León, ...

Chloie Leverette and Gage Daniel

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a case that has the public torn. A fire breaks out in a farmhouse in rural Tennessee that levels it to the ground, two sets of remains are fou...

Leon Laureles

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just after midnight on May 10, 1996, a motorist in Brown County, Texas called 911. They report that they’d been driving along Farm Road 2126 when th...

Update: Alissa Turney

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A quick, off-the-cuff update about Alissa. Alissa Turney was 17 years old when she went missing from Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17, 2001. Her stepfa...

24 Years: Alissa Turney

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alissa Turney was 17 years old when she went missing from Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17, 2001. Her stepfather, Michael Roy Turney, remains the primary s...

Margaret Ellen Fox

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1974, 14-year-old Margaret Ellen Fox left her family home in Burlington, New Jersey, full of hope and anticipation. She was on her way to what she ...

Update: Emily Pike

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

14-year-old Emily Pike went missing from her group home in Mesa, Arizona on January 27, 2025. Her remains were found on February 14, 2025, off Highway...

Henry McCabe

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over Labor Day weekend in 2015, Henry McCabe, a father, husband, and respected community member, disappeared after a night out in Minnesota. For weeks...

Betsy Aardsma

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a quiet afternoon in November 1969, 22-year-old graduate student Betsy Aardsma was studying in the stacks of Penn State's Pattee Library when she s...

Elizabeth Salgado

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on May 24, 2024. In 2015, 26-year-old Elizabeth Salgado moved from Mexico to one of the safest cities in the United St...

Jennifer Harris

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When 28-year-old Jennifer Harris went missing on Mother’s Day in 2002, rumors swirled in the small town of Bonham, Texas. All eyes were on two men…...

Elisa Roberson Part 2

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the warm evening of August 6, 1989, 13-year-old Blanca Elisa Roberson left her home in Aransas Pass, Texas — and was never seen again. In my two-...

Elisa Roberson Part 1

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the warm evening of August 6, 1989, 13-year-old Blanca Elisa Roberson left her home in Aransas Pass, Texas — and was never seen again. In my two-...

Lauren Spierer

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the 13th anniversary of 20-year-old Lauren Spierer going missing, her family took to their Facebook page for her case to write, “The incessant st...

Vladek Hasel

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

22-year-old Vladek Hasel is a well-known figure in his community. Local shopkeepers, employees, police officers, and countless other residents knew hi...

Emily Pike

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

14-year-old Emily Pike went missing from her group home in Mesa, Arizona on January 27, 2025. Her remains were found on February 14, 2025, off Highway...

Erin Marie Gilbert

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On July 1, 1995, 24-year-old Erin Gilbert attended the 20th annual Forest Fair in Girdwood, Alaska, with a man she had met a week earlier at a local b...

Amber Barker

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Oklahoma City, on December 18th, 1997, 10-year-old Amber Renee Barker called her mom to let her know she was about to start the half-mile bike ride...

Aubrey Dameron

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on August 10, 2023.   At around 3:30 am on March 9, 2019, 25-year-old Aubrey Dameron left her mother’s house near Gro...

The West Mesa Murders

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On February 2nd, 2009, Christine Ross was walking her dog, Ruca, in the West Mesa area of Albuquerque, New Mexico, when they found human remains. When...

Barbara and Patricia Grimes

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On December 28th, 1956, on the south side of Chicago, 12-year-old Patricia Grimes and her 15-year-old sister Barbara Grimes left their home to go to t...

Leah Roberts

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

The Beaumont Children

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children has had the public and investigators reeling for decades over one question- how do three young childre...

Brittany Locklear

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In January 1998, 5-year-old Brittany was abducted from her bus stop in Hoke County, North Carolina. This sparked a massive effort from authorities, he...

2024 Updates

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features 2024 updates in the cases of Asha Degree, Ayla Reynolds, Margarita Sandoval, Harmony Montgomery, Jesse Wilson, Abby Williams and...

The Sodder Children

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 eva...

Rachel Hansen

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At about 7 am on Saturday, June 4th, 2022, Todd Hansen answered his front door to just about the worst situation any parent can experience. It was the...

Joseph Augustus Zarelli

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Joseph Augustus Zarelli’s remains were discovered in 1957, the city of Philadelphia was horrified. He was only four years old, and his identity...

An Interview with Madison McGhee of Ice Cold Case

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I’m talking to Madison McGhee, daughter of John Cornelius McGhee and the creator of the Ice Cold Case podcast. If you haven’t seen my episo...

John Cornelius McGhee

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Maggie Long

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am discussing the case of 17-year-old Maggie Long from Bailey, Colorado. On December 1st, 2017, Maggie left her high school to change her clot...

Danielle Bell

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After 14-year-old Danielle goes missing from a party in September 2001, investigators treat her case as just a runaway, but as more information came t...

Amy Mihaljevic

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In October 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic began receiving phone calls from a man who claimed to work with her mom. This man told Amy that her mom ha...

Brandon Swanson

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After 19-year-old Brandon Swanson crashed his car while driving home from a party, he thought he knew where he was. He called his parents, who jumped ...

Adrienne Salinas

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2013, 19-year-old Adrienne Salinas from Tempe, Arizona, was working hard to become independent and achieve her goals. She had just moved out of her...

Lisa McBride

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Lisa McBride from Vernon, New Jersey, didn’t show up for work on Saturday, June 23, 1990, her family and friends immediately knew something was...

Timmothy Pitzen

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In May 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy PItzen’s case dominated the news cycle. He’d been secretly pulled out of school by his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, wh...

Speaking with Michael Turney full conversation 2024

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An update on the case of Alissa Turney. For more information about the show, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com. Follow us on social media: Twitter: ...

Stephanie Crane

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On October 11, 1993, nine-year-old Stephanie Crane disappeared after leaving her local bowling alley in Challis, Idaho. Her sudden absence left her fa...

Leah Hickman

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When 21-year-old Leah Hickman went missing from Huntington, West Virginia, in December 2007, the entire community rallied together to find her. Within...

Sebastian Rogers

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Rogers was 15 years old when he was last seen on February 25, 2024, in Hendersonville, TN. At that time, he was 5’5” tall with sandy blo...

Alonzo Brooks

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2004, 23-year-old Alonzo Brooks made a decision that he could have never anticipated would result in his murder. He just wanted to go to a pa...

Skye Budnick

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 31, 2008, 21-year-old college junior Skye Budnick asked her mother to make her cupcakes like she used to when she was younger. The next day, ...

Charlie Allen Jr.

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On October 11, 2007, the seemingly ordinary day of 22-year-old UMass Dartmouth Senior Charlie Allen Jr. took a chilling turn. After playing tennis and...