Voices for Justice

Tuesday, May 27, 1994, is just two days after Jenny Lin’s 14th birthday. She comes home from school to an empty house in Castro Valley, California. Like a lot of kids, both of her parents work, and Jenny is expected to get her chores and homework done before they get home. But also, like a lot of kids, especially a lot of teenagers, Jenny decides that before she gets to work on those tasks, she wi...

21-year-old Tammy Zywicki was an ambitious, upbeat, creative young woman who was about to start her senior year of college. She dreamed of being a professional sports photographer, or a Spanish teacher — she wasn't sure yet.   But in August 1992, Tammy was driving back to college after summer break when she had car trouble on the highway. The next day, her vehicle was found abandoned on I-80 outsi...

33-year-old Nefertiri Trader was taken from the front yard of her home in New Castle, Delaware on June 30th, 2014. She was forced into her 2000 silver Acura RL with Delaware license plate 404893. Her vehicle has not yet been recovered. Nefertiri is a black female with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5’6 and weighed approximately 125lbs when she was abducted.   Her mother found a loaf of bread th...

Last year, in December 2022, I posted a minisode about missing 11-year-old, Madalina Cojocari. At that time, she’d been missing for less than two weeks. We didn’t know a lot about her case, mainly that Madalina was reported missing weeks after she was last seen. Which is never a great situation.   You might know Madalina’s case from the last known security footage of her getting off her school bus...

On the evening of Friday, July 24th, 2015, Ariana Walker dropped off her two-year-old son, King Walker, at her father Eugene’s house in Gary, Indiana. This was a normal routine. Ariana attended school on Saturdays in Chicago, about 30 miles away. Every Friday night, she’d drop off King and pick him back up on Saturday after she finished her classes.   On Saturday morning, Eugene Bynum goes to work...

7-year-old Kyron Horman went missing from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, on June 4, 2010. Several witnesses state they saw him leaving with his stepmother, Terri Horman. He remains missing to this day. Anyone with information is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Department at 503-988-0560. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJus...

Before she went missing, 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings lived with her father, Ronald, his father's girlfriend, Misty Croslin, and her four-year-old brother in the small town of Satsuma, Florida. She was her dad's pride and joy, and many people say Misty took to her like a surrogate mother. Haleigh's biological mother lived a couple of hours away, and the kids visited her every other weekend. But eve...

In 2006, Kimberly Corban was 20 and attending the University of Northern Colorado when a man broke into her off-campus apartment, held her captive for two hours, and repeatedly assaulted her. After he left, she immediately called 911 and preserved as much evidence as she could until the police arrived. She would later be the key witness at her attacker’s trial, where he was found guilty. Following...

On Deanna Cremin's 17th birthday, in March 1995, her mother gave her what most teenagers in the 90s coveted, her very own pager. Deanna was a typical teenager, she would skip class, sneak the occasional beer or cigarette, and she enjoyed spending time with her long-term boyfriend. But she was also very responsible. She had a job at the local supermarket and just finished training to become a cashi...

When Josh Guimond went missing in 2002, he was in the first semester of his junior year at St. John’s University in Minnesota. While Josh had been extremely ambitious for most of his life, with plans to even run for President when he came of age, this ambition only grew when he was in college. So, when Josh didn’t show up for a very important meeting for the campus’ pre-law society, his friends kn...

To hear the rest of Chairo’s story, please find The Fall Line anywhere you listen to podcasts. There is a 50,000-dollar reward in Chairo’s case; tips can be submitted to Yuba County Sheriff’s Office via Anonymous Tipline at (530) 749-5181. Their tip mail is YCSOanonymoustip@co.yuba.ca.us Written and hosted by Laurah Norton and researched by Laurah Norton and Bryan Worters, with assistance from Kya...

In 2002, when Kara Robinson Chamberlain was just 15 years old, she was in the front yard of her friend’s home in Columbia, South Carolina when a man approached her. At first, he seemed friendly but then he pulled out a gun, pressed it against her neck, and forced Kara into a storage bin in the back of his vehicle. Kara was held and assaulted for 18 hours before she escaped. Through the information...

This episode features 2022 updates in the following cases: Margarita Sandoval Harmony Montgomery Leah Croucher Naomi Irion Kiely Rodni Lucian Munguia Jesse Wilson Abby Williams and Liberty German   Thank you for listening, and Happy New Year. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Don't forget to follow me on social media under Voices for...

On December 15, 2022, Diana Cojocari reported her 11-year-old daughter Madalina Cojocari missing in Cornelius, North Carolina. She told investigators that she hadn’t seen her daughter since the night of November 23. But investigators would find that no one, aside from Diana and her husband, Christopher Palmiter, had seen Madalina since November 21st, two days prior to when Diana said she last saw...

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 over the Sodder residence, only Jennie, George, and four of their children made it outside safely. George and two of his sons frantically tried to get into the house to save the rema...

After working with US troops in Afghanistan for over five years, Lina Sardar Khil’s father, Riaz Sardar Khil, was granted a special visa for him and his family to move to the US in hopes of creating a better and mainly safer life for them. In 2019, when Lina was just a baby, they settled in San Antonio, Texas. They returned to Afghanistan in 2021 to visit family and barely escaped with their lives...

Before Oakley Carlson turned one, she was taken out of the care of her biological parents Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, and placed with foster parents, Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles. They instantly fell in love with her, and over the next two years or so, they are overjoyed to care for her and watch her grow. They see her first steps, hear her first words, and watch her develop into a happy, confide...

Around 3:30 am on December 31, 1989, 11-year-old Collier Landry was woken up by the sound of his parents, Noreen and Jack Boyle, talking loudly in his mother’s bedroom. He heard a high-pitch scream from his three-year-old sister. A few minutes later, he heard a thud and, soon after, a louder thud. Collier immediately thought something was wrong with his mother. He got out of bed and looked in Nore...

Around 3:30 am on December 31, 1989, 11-year-old Collier Landry was woken up by the sound of his parents, Noreen and Jack Boyle, talking loudly in his mother’s bedroom. He heard a high-pitch scream from his three-year-old sister. A few minutes later, he heard a thud and, soon after, a louder thud. Collier immediately thought something was wrong with his mother. He got out of bed and looked in Nore...

By the time Janteyl Johnson from Newark, Delaware, turned 15 years old in 2009, she knew what she wanted to do with her life. She was a driven young woman with the goals of becoming a hairstylist and salon owner. Soon after turning 15, Janteyl found out she was pregnant. This only made her even more determined to reach her goals. And she was well on her way to making them before she disappeared on...

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 they saw a burning car. It was parked just off the road, near the entrance to a gun range. Minutes later, a second motorist called 911 to report they had spotted a body lying near the burning car.  When the fire department and Sheriff’s deputies show up,...

On March 31, 1980, around 7 pm, Don Martinson arrived home from jury duty and called out to his wife Debbie, but he didn’t hear a reply. Don continued to walk through the house and made his way to their 15-month-old son’s room. He was alone, crying in his crib. Don picked up his son and walked into the adjoining primary bedroom. There, he discovered Debbie’s body near the foot of their bed. She ha...

Monday, February 13, 2017, was an unusually warm day for Delphi, Indiana. 14-year-old Libby German and her 13-year-old best friend Abby Williams wanted to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasted. They asked Libby’s older sister, Kelsi German, to drive them to the Delphi Historic Trail so they could go hiking. In the small town of Delphi, there really isn’t much else to do.   "I remember...

Monday, February 13, 2017, was an unusually warm day for Delphi, Indiana. 14-year-old Libby German and her 13-year-old best friend Abby Williams wanted to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasted. They asked Libby’s older sister, Kelsi German, to drive them to the Delphi Historic Trail so they could go hiking. In the small town of Delphi, there really isn’t much else to do.   "I remember...

Today I’m discussing the case of Jamie Fraley from North Carolina. In 2008, Jamie was 22 and thriving. She was in college, preparing for a career that she was incredibly excited for and passionate about, she was in love, looking forward to getting married, and for the first time in her life, she was experiencing independence. While Jamie was dealing with some physical and mental health issues, it...