Justice For

A fitness instructor arrives at church before sunrise to prepare for her morning class. But someone is already inside—and the surveillance footage that follows would leave investigators searching for answers for years. On April 18, 2016, Terri “Missy” Bevers was murdered inside Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas. The person captured on surveillance cameras was dressed in police-style...

On August 1, 2026, a newborn girl was found dead beside a dirt road near a strawberry field in Monterey County, California. Investigators soon uncovered a case involving a 14-year-old mother, devastating allegations of sexual abuse, and family secrets that changed the entire investigation. As the truth began to emerge, the questions surrounding Baby Angelita's death only grew more complicated. In...

Three children. A devastating house fire. And a mother who spent nearly 18 years behind bars for their murders. In 2003, 11-year-old Jay, 5-year-old Sophia, and 3-year-old Sierra Nicholls died in a fire inside their Colorado Springs home. Their parents, Deborah and Timothy Nicholls, were eventually convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But years later, questions about the fire investigation a...

On October 23, 1981, 17-year-old Kurt Sova disappeared after attending a Halloween party in Newburgh Heights, Ohio. Five days later, his body was discovered in a nearby ravine. Kurt had no obvious fatal injuries, and the medical examiner couldn't establish exactly what killed him. His missing days, a missing shoe, conflicting accounts, and serious questions about the original investigation would h...

In just over a year, the Staudte family went from six people to three. First, Mark Staudte suddenly became gravely ill and died. Five months later, his son Shaun developed eerily similar symptoms and died. Then, another daughter, Sarah, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with multiple organ failure. At first, it looked like an unimaginable string of medical tragedies. Then an anonymo...

  What began with a routine traffic stop in Philadelphia would lead investigators to a house filled with disturbing secrets—and an investigation that is still unfolding. Inside, investigators uncovered evidence that raised more questions than answers, including a massive collection of photographs and videos, a basement filled with chemicals and equipment, and connections to multiple women who had...

Before we knew everything we know now, there was this episode. We’re opening the Justice For vault and taking you back to one of the very first cases we ever covered: Suzanne Morphew. In May 2020, Suzanne disappeared while allegedly out for a bike ride on Mother’s Day. What followed was a case filled with unanswered questions, conflicting stories, suspicious evidence, and a search that would conti...

On August 30, 2013, 19-year-old Bryce Laspisa disappeared. The hours leading up to his disappearance were filled with behavior that concerned the people closest to him, including his roommate, his girlfriend, and his parents. Then Bryce's Toyota Highlander was found crashed near Castaic Lake—but Bryce was nowhere to be found. His belongings were still inside the vehicle. Search teams covered the s...

 A heartbreaking investigation, a very unexpected arrest, and a jury that simply could not reach a verdict. This WTF edition of Justice For covers the disappearance and death of five-year-old Saylor Hayes, the latest developments in the Barry Morphew case, and the seven days of deliberations that ended in a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case. We break down what happened, what investigators and at...

Sixteen-year-old Grace Ryan became trapped in a devastating struggle with alcohol abuse in the months before her death. As her addiction became increasingly severe, so did the questions surrounding her mother's role in enabling it and why Grace wasn't getting the help she needed. After Grace was found unresponsive in her family's Arvada, Colorado home, an investigation uncovered a disturbing story...

 It's time for another WTF Edition of Justice For. The Siders case—also known as the Ohio House of Horrors—has taken another disturbing turn. The four adults living in the home have now been indicted on dozens of child endangerment charges, while a separate investigation has resulted in additional sexual-abuse-related charges against members of the family. We also have an update on Laken Snelling,...

This week, we're catching up on four heartbreaking cases we've covered before and there are some major developments. The case of 12-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth remains stalled as her cousin continues to face murder and evidence-tampering charges. We revisit the devastating murder of 3-year-old Julian Wood and the case against Bionca Ellis, whose insanity defense was rejected and who is now serv...

This week, we're catching up on four cases we've covered before—and each one has a major new development. Yvonne “Missy” Woods has pleaded guilty after being accused of manipulating DNA evidence in thousands of criminal cases. Ellen Greenberg's death has received renewed attention following news of a federal investigation. The Return to Nature funeral home scandal has resulted in lengthy prison se...

Some cases stay with us long after the episode ends. This week, we're checking back in on five cases we've covered before and finding out what's happened since we first told their stories. From Kimberlee Singler finally being extradited back to Colorado and facing trial, to the ongoing wait for justice in the murders of Amber Spradlin and Mia Campos, we're looking at where these cases stand now. W...

We've covered these cases before. But the stories didn't end when our episodes did. This week, we're catching you up on four cases we've followed over the years. Including Alexee Trevizo, Letecia Stauch, Kouri Richins, and Robert Dear. Alexee Trevizo’s case suffered a major setback for prosecutors after the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that key statements she made in the hospital cannot be used...

 This week on Justice For… WTF edition,  we're covering two shocking cases making headlines. First, investigators are searching for answers after a newborn baby was discovered inside a porta potty at Michigan's Electric Forest Music Festival. Then, we break down the Memphis case where a mother is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a man she found hiding under her 13-year-old...

Sixteen children. Four adults charged. A growing list of rumors. Since our first episode on the Siders family case, a gag order has limited what investigators can say publicly but that hasn't stopped speculation. This week, we're separating fact from fiction. We're breaking down what's actually been confirmed about the children's condition, the family's history, the competency evaluations, bond re...

Before Marcus Spanevelo's federal murder trial begins, we're taking a trip back into the Justice For Podcast vault with one of the cases that has stayed with us since the beginning—Cassie Carli. Cassie disappeared in March 2022 after meeting her ex, Marcus Spanevelo, for a child custody exchange. Days later, she was found buried in a shallow grave in Alabama, leaving behind a young daughter and a...

 On November 13, 1999, 32-year-old Namiko Takaba was brutally murdered inside her apartment in Nagoya, Japan, while her two-year-old son remained in the home. Investigators recovered DNA, bloody footprints, and a trail of evidence that should have identified the killer—but despite those clues, the case remained unsolved for more than 26 years. Refusing to give up on his wife, Namiko's husband made...

 In January 1982, two young women vanished just hours apart from the small mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The only clue connecting their cases? A single orange sock left behind in the snow. For nearly 40 years, the murders of Bobbi Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee remained unsolved as investigators chased dead ends and the wrong suspect. Then, one breakthrough in forensic genealogy chan...

June 30th, 2026 , authorities removed 16 children , ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years old, from a home in Vinton County after executing a search warrant. Investigators say the children were found living in horrific conditions, leading to the arrests of four members of the Siders family on multiple felony child endangerment charges. As new details continue to emerge, many questions remain u...

Just weeks before she was due to give birth to her son, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found murdered in her Pennsylvania home with a shotgun wound to the back of her head. Her unborn son, Christopher, died with her. What followed was one of the most controversial murder investigations in modern true crime history. Within hours, police arrested Kenzie's 11-year-old future stepson, Jordan Brown, accus...

When a young mother walked into a hospital seeking help after a fight with her boyfriend, she never imagined she would spend the next seven years fighting to prove the truth. In 1992, "Candy" accused her trusted physician, Dr. John Schneeberger, of drugging and sexually assaulting her during a medical exam. Despite physical evidence, DNA testing repeatedly cleared the doctor, leaving Candy isolate...

When we first covered Harmony Montgomery's story, we hoped justice had finally been served. But in the years since that episode, new developments, lawsuits, court hearings, and most recently the overturning of Adam Montgomery’s murder conviction have changed everything. In this updated and re-recorded episode, we revisit Harmony’s life, the system failures that left her vulnerable, the abuse she e...

Description  When 26-year-old Ayla Wind Schmid disappeared from Richwood, West Virginia, her family and community sprang into action, sharing flyers, organizing searches, and hoping for answers. Just days later, the case took a devastating turn when investigators discovered human remains near Summit Lake and arrested someone no one expected—Ayla's own mother. As rumors spread and emotions ran high...