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On December 19, 1996, Margaret Cox was last seen near the Big Oyster service station on the Pacific Highway in Taree, New South Wales. 

What happened next would leave her family searching for answers for decades.

Nearly four years later, on September 22, 2000, Cherylee Nowlan Masters was last seen on Albert Street in Taree. She told friends she planned to travel to the Maitland area, but her movements after that remain unclear.

Years later, the investigation into William Tyrrell’s disappearance would bring troubling information about both cas...

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 had received a promotion at work, and he needed Amy's help picking out a gift. They arranged to meet up and Amy was never seen alive again. Despite an extensive investigation with tens of thousands of hours spent on leads and potential suspects, her case remains unsolved to this day. However, in the fall of 2024, investigators say they have brand new evidence that they hope will finally lead to answers.

Karlie Lain Gusé was 16 years old when she was last seen in the Chalfant Valley area of Mono County, California, on the morning of October 13, 2018. She is white with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5’7” and weighed approximately 110lbs. Karlie’s left nostril is pierced.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to Karlie.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mono County Sheriff's Office by emailing them at [email protected] or calling them at 760-932-567...

On March 16, 1968, 17-year-old Helen Harrison finished work in Pitt Town, New South Wales, Australia, and set off on her usual bicycle ride home. She never arrived.

More than fifty years later, Helen’s name surfaced during the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance. Why was a teenager who vanished in 1968 being discussed in the search for a little boy who disappeared decades later?

This week we follow Helen’s story, the accounts that emerged over the years, and a family’s determination to find out what happened on that ride home.

Anyone with informat...

Seven years after William Tyrrell disappeared, detectives told his foster mother they knew where he was. But they hadn’t found him. They were accusing her of concealing his body, an allegation she denied. 

In the final installment of this series, we follow the investigation’s renewed focus on William’s foster mother, the secret recordings, the searches, and the legal battles that brought the police theory under scrutiny. We return to the morning William disappeared to examine what the evidence supports and the questions that remain unanswered. 

We also ret...

On Christmas Day in 2021, 18-year-old Ariana Ptarcinski suffered a fatal stab wound at her family’s home in Spring Hill, Florida. She died the following day. Her death was ruled a homicide, but in August 2023, prosecutors declined to file criminal charges, citing what they described as insufficient evidence of criminal intent. 

For this bonus episode of Voices for Justice, I’m joined by Aaron from the Generation Why podcast. Aaron has been speaking with Ariana’s father, Ed, and takes the lead as we discuss the circumstances surrounding her death, the questions her family has rai...

The search for William Tyrrell was becoming one of the largest missing child investigations in Australian history. But as the years passed without answers, the investigation itself began to change.

In Part 3, we examine a major turning point in William’s case: the coronial inquest, the investigation led by Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin, and the controversy that ultimately removed him from the case. 

We look at the covert recordings that led to criminal charges against Jubelin, his eventual conviction, and what was happening in the search for William as the investigation moved forward without him...

A tip about a washing machine repairman gave investigators a name to pursue in William Tyrrell’s disappearance. But as scrutiny of Bill Spedding intensified, the evidence supporting his alibi raised questions about the direction of the investigation.

In part two, I examine why police focused on Spedding, what happened when they investigated him, and how their attention shifted toward William’s foster grandmother’s neighbor, Paul Savage. We follow Detective Gary Jubelin’s efforts to test his theories, including an operation involving a decoy Spider Man suit left along a bush trail. As investigators returned to the surr...

On September 12, 2014, three-year-old William Tyrrell disappeared while playing at his foster grandmother’s home on Benaroon Drive in Kendall, New South Wales, Australia.

Within hours, an enormous search was underway. Police, emergency services, and members of the community combed the surrounding bushland, creeks, roads, and properties looking for the little boy. But William was nowhere to be found.

In Part One of this series, we go back to the beginning. We examine William’s life before his disappearance, the events of that morning, the frantic search that followed, and the earliest stages of an investigation that...

In August of 1977, 22 year old Shari Lynn Roth left her apartment in North Conway, New Hampshire, for a short afternoon hike. She was supposed to arrive at the teen program where she worked by seven o’clock that evening, but she never showed up. Three days later, Shari was found murdered in the White Mountains.

Nearly 50 years later, Shari’s case remains unsolved. Investigators are hoping brand new pictures, old hiking logs, memories from the trail, and information about a red Volkswagen Beetle could finally lead them to the person responsible. This episode examines the search for Shar...

In this episode of The Next Chapter, I welcome survivor advocate and former law enforcement officer Kara Robinson Chamberlain back to Voices for Justice.

Since Kara’s first appearance in 2022, she has co-created and hosted Survivor’s Guide to True Crime, helped shape a scripted film about her life, worked on a documentary exploring ethics in true crime, and stepped into a new role as the host and investigator of Somebody Knows Something.

Kara shares how motherhood pushed her beyond coping and toward healing, and how her lived experience influences the way she approaches families, witn...

Fifteen-year-old Sophie Reeder vanished in the early hours of May 20, 2017. In her bedroom, a candle was still burning. Three hundred dollars was left behind. On her calendar, one date had been marked with a mysterious “X.”

Surveillance cameras captured Sophie walking alone along Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Hours later, her phone went silent at a nearby apartment complex and Sophie was never seen again.

Anyone with information about Sophie’s disappearance is asked to call the Fort Lauderdale Police Department at 954-828-5700. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to her...

On the morning of March 9, 1996, Amberly Mendoza was found murdered in her bedroom in Yuma, Arizona. She was just 10 years old. Her family’s home had been filled with people following a birthday celebration, yet someone was able to reach Amberly, sexually assault her, take her life, and leave without being identified. Thirty years later, investigators have DNA believed to belong to her killer. So why has no one been held accountable?

The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information can contact the Yuma Po...

Still Seeking Justice is a new Voices for Justice series created to reconnect with families previously featured on the show, learn what has changed, and determine how we can help now.

In this first installment, Sarah speaks with Bonnie Bell, whose sister Danielle disappeared from Cantonment, Florida, at just fourteen years old in September 2001.

Bonnie shares major developments since Danielle’s original episode, including new private investigators, dozens of leads generated through media coverage, a recently completed search, and two additional locations she hopes will soon be searched.

Bonnie also discusses her effort to...

On the morning of August 27, 1992, 13-year-old Leigh Occhi woke up expecting a day filled with excitement. She was preparing to start eighth grade, looking forward to visiting her new school, and planning a special dinner with her family.

But before the day was over, Leigh would disappear from her home in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Anyone with information about Leigh’s disappearance is asked to contact the Tupelo Police Department at 662-841-6491 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at 1-800-773-TIPS (8477).

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On May 24, 1986, nineteen-year-old Shelley Sikes left work at Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant in Galveston and began driving toward her boyfriend’s home. She never arrived. Witnesses saw a pickup force her car off the road, and her Ford Pinto was discovered hours later with the driver’s window shattered and her belongings still inside.

Two men were ultimately convicted of aggravated kidnapping, but Shelley’s case is not closed. She has never been found, and both men died in prison without providing information that brought her home. Investigators have made it clear that the case will remain open unt...

On the Friday before Mother’s Day in 2018, Ana Del Valle stayed home awaiting what should have been a routine visit. In the neighboring apartment, Basil Gray returned carrying a cup of coffee.

By the end of the weekend, both apartments in Brooklyn’s Bushwick Houses would be crime scenes and two seemingly ordinary lives would be connected by a mystery investigators still cannot explain.

There was no obvious motive, little physical evidence, and no clear account of how two people could be killed only steps apart in broad daylight without anyone seeing enough to iden...

In July 2013, 17-year-old Molly Miller and 21-year-old Colt Haynes vanished after a high-speed police chase ended on a remote back road in Love County, Oklahoma. The driver emerged from the woods. Molly and Colt never did.

For nearly thirteen years, their loved ones refused to let the case or their names fade from public memory. Then, in early 2026, something changed. A long-awaited development brought renewed hope, but the question at the center of this case remains: What happened to Molly and Colt?

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Today, I’m sharing an episode of The Final Hours, the show I co-host with Kourtney Nichole about missing persons and the final hours leading up to their disappearance or murder.

In October 1981, 17-year-old Kurt Sova stepped outside a Cleveland Halloween party to get some air. Two minutes later, he was gone. Five days after that, his body was found in a nearby ravine — arms outstretched, both shoes missing, and no clear cause of death.

The Final Hours releases new episodes every Monday. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. https://pod...

In February 2020, 26-year-old Marquis Martin disappeared after working a night shift at his second job.

For nearly a month, his family, friends, and community searched for him, pleading for answers and for help from law enforcement. When Marquis was finally found, it was the worst possible outcome: he had been murdered.

But as his loved ones pushed for justice, they were forced to confront another painful question. A racist image connected to the sheriff’s own son began circulating, raising serious concerns about whether Marquis’ case was handled with the urgency, care, and impartiality it dese...

In the early morning hours of July 29, 2012, 21-year-old Kortne Stouffer vanished from her apartment in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.

But this wasn’t a quiet night.

There were people outside her door, arguments, noise complaints and calls to police. Neighbors awake and paying attention.

But by morning, Kortne was gone.

Kortne Stouffer was last seen in Palmyra, Pennsylvania in the early morning hours of July 29th, 2012. She is a white female who was 5’8” and weighed approximately 115–120 lbs at the time of her disappearance, with blonde hair and green eyes. She has thre...

Pepita Redhair was 27 years old when she disappeared from Albuquerque, New Mexico on or about March 24, 2020. In the days and weeks that followed, her family desperately searched for answers while facing roadblocks, conflicting information, and a lack of attention during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

More than six years later, Pepita’s loved ones are still searching for the truth about what happened to her and continuing to advocate for justice. 

Pepita is a Native American woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She is approximately 5'1" and 140 poun...

In the final part of Nancy Guthrie’s case, we pick up with the update that changed everything: law enforcement had recovered previously inaccessible doorbell camera footage showing a masked, armed man outside Nancy’s Tucson home in the early morning hours after she was last seen.

From there, the case only gets more complicated. In this episode, I walk through the video, the suspect description, the DNA reportedly found at Nancy’s home, the people questioned and later released or cleared, the public focus on Nancy’s family, the Mexico angle, and the intense media ecosystem that has...

For years, people have asked what active searching for Alissa looks like in 2026. In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a recent search effort that left me with more questions than answers.

After being directed toward a specific area, our search team brought in trained dogs. During the search, the dogs alerted in a location that raised serious concerns. Despite those alerts, law enforcement has declined to conduct additional follow-up at this time.

This episode isn’t about speculation. It’s about documenting what happened, sharin...

Part One of my series on Nancy Guthrie begins where the case began: with the first days of confusion, concern, and unanswered questions.

In this episode, we walk through the earliest timeline of Nancy’s disappearance, what was known publicly at the time, and how her family began trying to piece together what happened.

As the story unfolded, each new detail raised more questions than answers.

84 year old Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home in Tucson, Arizona on January 31st, 2026. She is white, 5’4” tall about 150 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes...

Like so many people in the US, 32-year-old Nicole Fitts was struggling with housing insecurity. She worked at Best Buy in San Francisco, California and would often travel up to 4 hours a day to commute to work from wherever she was staying at the time. Sometimes the commute was so bad, Nicole would just crash on a couch until her next shift. This meant she would have to leave her two-year-old daughter Arianna with a babysitter for extended periods of time.

This was the reality of trying to make ends meet for Nicole. Eventually, one o...

On February 4, 2003, four-year-old Sofia Juarez left her home in Kennewick, Washington, with a dollar in her hand and plans to walk to a nearby store. She never made it there.

What followed was Washington State’s first AMBER Alert, a massive search, and a case that has haunted Sofia’s family and community for more than two decades. Over the years, investigators have pursued witness statements, vehicle descriptions, possible sightings, and renewed leads including a viral TikTok video that brought Sofia’s case back into the national spotlight.

In this episode, we walk through the day So...

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 knowing and refusing to look away. This episode is different. It is shorter, more personal, and less about retelling every detail of Alissa’s case than it is about marking what this anniversary means.

Twenty-five years is an impossible amount of time to measure. It is birthdays missed, milestones stolen, questions unanswered, and a kind of grief that changes shape but never leaves. But this year also feels like a th...

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, her family was searching. Within hours, hundreds of people were combing the woods. And within days, thousands of volunteers, law enforcement officers, and even the National Guard would join one of the largest searches Pennsylvania had ever seen.

But despite the massive effort, no trace of Marjorie was ever found.

Nearly 90 years later, her disappearance remains one of the most haunting missing child cases in American history.

Was Ma...

In March 2012, 36-year-old Gayle McCaffrey vanished from the Charleston, South Carolina home she shared with her husband, Robert McCaffrey. At first, there were signs that Gayle may have left on her own but as investigators looked closer, the story became far more complicated.

More than a decade later, Gayle has never been found, and the questions surrounding her disappearance remain deeply unsettling.

 Marjorie “Gayle” McCaffrey was 36 years old when she disappeared from Charleston County, South Carolina. She was last seen at her home on Limestone Boulevard in the West Ashley area on March 17, 2012.

Gayle...

When 27-year-old Lisa McBride disappeared in June of 1990, she was reported missing within hours. Her family was immediately alarmed. Police quickly believed they were looking at foul play. A 17-member task force was formed. Her family offered a massive reward. Thousands of flyers were printed and distributed.

And still, for more than three decades, Lisa’s case remained unsolved.

In the original episode, I asked a question that I think sat at the heart of this case: with what looked like such a strong initial response, with so many resources, so much media coverage, and so...

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 investigators started piecing together what happened, it became clear they were dealing with a lot than property damage or arson.

It was a triple homicide sparking one of the largest manhunts in the history of Arizona.

Robert William Fisher is wanted for allegedly killing his wife and two children and then blowing up the house in which they all lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, on...

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 that has haunted her family and community for decades.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Greenville Police Department 334-382-3107.

This episode originally aired on April 6, 2023.

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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 hope that she’ll be found safe. But then, just when it seems the case couldn’t get more tragic, it takes a turn so shocking it changes everything.

Marlena Danyele Childress was just 4 years old when she vanished on April 16, 1987, from Union City, Tennessee, where she was last seen playing in the front yard of her family’s home. She was 4 feet tall, weighe...

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 loved ones searching for answers.

Bianca Elaine Lebron was last seen on November 7, 2001, in Bridgeport, Connecticut when she was 10 years old. She is a Hispanic female who was 4’11” and weighed 115lbs with brown hair and hazel eyes at the time of her disappearance. She has a birthmark on her forehead and was last seen wearing beige pants, a beige and green shirt...

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 family name carried weight.

When June disappeared, the questions left behind and the theories of what may have happened to her only grew more unsettling.

66-year-old June Goodman was last seen on the night of March 28, 2003, in Snowflake, Arizona. She is white. At that time of her disappearance, she was between 5’2-5’4, weighed approximately 130lbs. She has brown hair...

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, and a bit of reflection.

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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 mystery.

In this episode, we explore what happened that day and why this case continues to haunt those who hear it.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Highland Park Police Department at 732-572-3800.

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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 community for decades.

Former Mayor, Tom Dunn, who served for 28 years put it very bluntly saying “It scared the hell out of the city.”

In this episode, we revisit moment everything changed, one of the most extensive manhunts in New Jersey history, and how her killer may have escaped justice.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Elizabeth Poli...

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 across the country in California… A few short months to enjoy the Golden State and gain some independence as she entered adulthood.

 She was smart, ambitious and had a solid plan.

 But just 23 days after she landed in California, she disappeared.

Kristen Modafferi was 18 years old when she was last seen at the Crocker Galleria Mall...