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Voices for Justice
Hosted by Sarah Turney · EN
Voices for Justice is a true crime podcast hosted by Sarah Turney, sister of missing teen Alissa Turney. Every episode ends with a call to action. Don't just listen to their stories; be a voice for them.
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Nicole and Arianna Fitts Replay
1w ago00:54:19Tap to summarizeLike 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 of her coworkers noticed what Nicole was going through just to get to work each day and offered for her and Arianna to move in with her. Nicole was ecstatic. She scraped together enough money to get Arianna a new bed and told the babysitter she was coming to pick up her daughter. But she was met with resistance from the babysitter, saying they were out of town taking Arianna to Disneyland, she’d have to grab her daughter another day. Nicole was upset, obviously because she was ready to pick up her daughter but also because they didn’t tell her they’d be taking Arianna out of town. According to Nicole’s new roommate Goyette Williams, the plan was for Nicole to pick up her daughter on April 3rd, 2016. But on the night of April 1st, Nicole withdrew a large amount of money from her bank account, says she was going to meet the babysitter and would be back in 5 minutes. A week later, Nicole’s body was found in a local park. Nicole’s killer has never been caught and Arianna remains missing to this day. 32-year-old Nicole Fitts was found murdered in McLaren Park in San Francisco, California on April 8th 2016. She was a black female with black hair and brown eyes. Nicole’s daughter, Arianna Fitts was last seen in Oakland California in February 2016. When she went missing, she was 2 years old, weighed approximately 45 pounds and was 2 feet tall. She is a black female with black hair and brown eyes. As of recording this episode, Arianna Fitts would now be 8 years old. The San Francisco Police Department is offering a $250,000 reward for information about Nicole and Arianna. And Best Buy is offering an additional $10,000 reward. If you see Arianna, call 911 immediately. If you have information on Arianna’s whereabouts or anything related to the homicide of Nicole, contact the SFPD Homicide Unit at 415-553-1145, the SFPD Anonymous Tip Line at 415-575-4444, or text a tip to TIP 411 with SFPD at the beginning of the message, or visit sanfranciscopolice.org/tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sofia Juarez
2w ago00:43:54Tap to summarizeOn 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 Sofia disappeared, the investigation that followed, the people still searching for answers, and the questions that remain. Sofia Lucerno Juarez was four years old when she disappeared from Kennewick, Washington, on February 4, 2003. She is Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes. At the time, she was about 3 feet tall and weighed around 33 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue or red long-sleeved shirt, blue overalls, violet socks, white shoes, and gold hoop earrings. She may use the last name Hernandez. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kennewick Police Department at 509-585-4208 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Where the Sidewalk Ends, Justice Begins
3w ago00:13:45Tap to summarizeTwenty-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 threshold the end of one road and the beginning of another. This is the place where the sidewalk ends. And for me, it is where the fight for justice continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Marjorie West
3w ago00:49:18Tap to summarizeOn 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 Marjorie lost in the forest? Was she taken? And how does a little girl vanish in broad daylight, surrounded by family, on what should have been a peaceful Mother’s Day outing? For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Gayle McCaffrey
4w ago00:49:43Tap to summarizeIn 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 was white, with brown hair and blue eyes. She stood about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighed around 155 pounds. Anyone with information about Gayle McCaffrey’s disappearance is asked to contact the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office at 843-554-2241. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Update: Lisa McBride
Apr 3000:37:51Tap to summarizeWhen 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 much community effort, how was Lisa’s case still unsolved? Now, after 35 years, there may finally be an answer. Lisa McBride was 27 years old when she went missing from Vernon, New Jersey on Saturday, June 23, 1990, and was likely killed shortly after. She was white with brown hair and brown eyes, was 5’7” and weighed approximately 135lbs. She was last seen wearing blue jeans a white shirt with a shoelace type black tie in the back. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office at 973-383-1570. Marjorie “Gayle” McCaffrey was 36 years old when she disappeared from Charleston, South Carolina. She was last seen at her home at 2829 Limestone Boulevard in the West Ashley neighborhood on March 17, 2012, and detectives are investigating her disappearance as a homicide. Gayle was white with brown hair and blue eyes, stood 5’2”, and weighed approximately 155 pounds. She has never been found. Anyone with information is asked to contact Charleston County Sheriff’s Office at 843-554-2241. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Fisher Family
Apr 2400:57:49Tap to summarizeIn 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 April 10, 2001. He is a white, 6’ tall, weighs approximately 190lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. He has surgical scars on his back. As of this recording, he would be 65 years old. Fisher is physically fit and is an avid outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman. He has a noticeable gold crown on his upper left first bicuspid tooth. He may walk with an exaggerated erect posture and his chest pushed out due to a lower back injury. Fisher is known to chew tobacco heavily. He has ties to New Mexico and Florida. Fisher is believed to be in possession of several weapons, including a high-powered rifle and is considered to be extremely dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Scottsdale Police Department at 480-312-5000, your local FBI office or you can submit an anonymous tip online at Tips.FBI.Gov For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sherry Lynn Marler Replay
Apr 1600:29:40Tap to summarizeTwelve-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. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Marlena Childress
Apr 1001:06:39Tap to summarizeA 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, weighed about 38 pounds, and had light brown hair and blue or hazel eyes. Her ears were pierced, and she had silver or stainless-steel caps on her top and bottom front teeth. The day she disappeared, Marlena was wearing a purple and white checked shirt with lace trim, light purple pants, and pink jelly-style shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Union City Police Department at 731-885-1515. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Bianca Lebron
Apr 300:59:10Tap to summarizeBianca 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 with a dark blue jean jacket and black boots. She last seen getting into an older model conversion van, two-toned brown and tan or beige with tinted windows and chrome trim. The driver has been described as a young Hispanic male with dark hair, a beard, unusually large nose and scratches on the left side of his face. Anyone with information is asked to call The Bridgeport Police Department at 203-581-5100 or the FBI at 203-382-6647. You can also submit tips anonymously online at TIPS.FBI.GOV. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com For even more content or to further support the show, join the Voices for Justice Patreon. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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