Voices for Justice – Details, episodes & analysis

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 party with some of his friends. But when he didn’t return home the next morning, the rumors were already swirling about what may have happened to Alonzo in the small town of La Cygne, Kansas, that night. Over 20 years later, Alonzo’s case has been riddled with misinformation, conflicting stories about what happened that night, and missteps by law enforcement, causing many to question what’s really going on in Linn County, Kansas. Alonzo Brooks was 23 years old when he was killed on the night of April 3, 2004, or early hours of April 4th in La Cygne, Kansas. Alonzo was black and Hispanic with black hair and brown eyes. He was 5’8” and weighed approximately 180 lbs. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI Kansas City office at 816-512-8200, the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, or submit a tip online at Tips.FBI.Gov. For more information about the show, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com. 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

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, she was gone. After accessing Skye’s email account, her family discovered she’d booked a one-way ticket to Japan but told no one.   Skye Budnick was last seen in Japan on April 7, 2008. She is white with brown hair and blue eyes. When she went missing, she was about 5’5” and weighed approximately 180lbs. Anyone with information is asked to call the Southington Police Department at 860-378-1600. Listen to Surviving Skye- SurvivingSkye.com Follow Skye's sister, Megan, on Tiktok- tiktok.com/@meganlebron For more information about the show, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com. 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

In 2005, 13-year-old Alex Anaya from Hammond, Indiana, lost her life in what the head of the FBI’s Chicago office calls one of the most heinous crimes involving a child that they’ve ever seen. They’ve put together a special task force and done multiple DNA testing rounds and while Alex’s remains were found extremely close to her mother’s ex-boyfriend, Rudolfo Heredia’s home, who was later arrested for stalking Alex, her case remains unsolved. There is a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov. For more information about the show, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com. 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 Thank you to our sponsors Go to Zocdoc.com/Justice and download the Zocdoc app for free. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Go to Quince.com/Justice for free shipping on your order and free 365-day returns. 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

Just before 1am on August 6th, 2022, 16-year-old Kiely Rodni and her vehicle went missing from a party in the woods in Truckee, California. Now, this wasn’t just an ordinary party in the woods with a bunch of kids. What was originally supposed to be a senior sendoff type party with kids from the local high schools- grew to a huge gathering of hundreds of people from around the state, including many adults. This has left so many people wondering, how does someone and their vehicle, an SUV, go missing from a party with hundreds of attendees without anyone seeing anything? This is a very new case. This episode is designed to help spread awareness so more than ever I am going to keep it brief and focus on the facts because for as new as this case is, there is already a lot of rumors and speculation. Officials are treating Kiely’s disappearance as an abduction and every moment counts. Please share this episode. Kiely Rodni is 16 years old and went missing from the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, California on August 6, 2022. She will turn 17 in September 2022. She is white, with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 118 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black tank top style bodysuit, a black studded belt, green Dickies brand pants and black vans shoes. She was also wearing 3 layered gold necklaces. Kiely does have multiple piercings including a nose ring. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Placer County Sheriff’s office’s tip line. 530-581-6320 option 7. You can remain anonymous. You can also send an email to Sheriff_TahoInvestTips@placer.ca.gov or submit information via their anonymous online portal at https://bit.ly/3CdSoUq There is a GoFundMe for Kiely- https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringkielyhome 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.  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

In 2019, 37-year-old Andrea Knabel from Louisville, Kentucky, was going through a bit of a rough patch. She’d recently lost her job, crashed her car, and lost her apartment. So, she was staying at her mother’s home in Audubon Park, a very affluent area about 5 miles from downtown Louisville. At this time Andrea’s sister Sarah and her partner Ethan were also staying at the home to finish some repairs. On the night of August 12, Andrea gets into a fight with her mother, Sarah, and Ethan about her life choices. And things get pretty heated. After a very long night of going to the hospital, being locked out of her home, and going back and forth between her mother’s home and Erin’s home, Andrea goes missing from what’s considered to be one of the safest areas in the city. Although local police don’t seem to take the case as seriously as Andrea’s loved ones hoped, her case sparks a lot of media attention. Andrea dedicated a lot of her time to an organization called Missing in America where she would actively help search for the missing. So not only was Andrea’s family looking for her, so was this organization. And everyone had a lot of questions. Did Andrea get mixed up with the wrong crowd? Did she go undercover for Missing in America and get herself into a dangerous situation? Why was Andrea locked out of her home? And of course, where is Andrea? Buy a shirt to help raise awareness and funds for further search efforts here: https://www.bonfire.com/where-is-andrea-knabel160/ Donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/where-is-andrea-knabel Join Andrea’s Angels on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2323696417869855/?ref=share 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.  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

In the summer of 2003, Jennifer Wix, a 20-year-old mother of one, was living with her aunt when she started dating Joey Benton. At first, Jennifer was excited for her new relationship. But things quickly went downhill - Joey was controlling, mean, and violent. The relationship was unstable, and they would often break up then get back together again.    By March of 2004, Jennifer and her baby Adrianna were living with Joey and his parents out on their rural northern Tennessee property. Jennifer’s family was worried about the safety of Jennifer and Adrianna, Jennifer assured them everything would be okay. But everything wasn’t okay. Jennifer was having serious issues with Joey and his parents.   On March 24, Jennifer called her mom Kathy to tell her about all the horrible things she’d been going through lately. She said it was clear Joey’s family didn’t want her or Adrianna to stay with them. Their behavior and attitude toward her had escalated and she was scared.    Kathy asked if she could come pick up Jennifer and Adrianna, but Jennifer said no. She would take care of it. Before they got off the phone, Jennifer said she’d call Kathy the next day. But Kathy never heard from Jennifer, or Adrianna, again.    This is the case of Jennifer and Adrianna Wix.   21-year-old Jennifer and two-year-old Adrianna were last heard from on March 25, 2004. It’s believed they went missing from Cross Plains, Tennessee. Jennifer is a white woman with brown eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5’4” - 5’6”, 125-135 pounds. Her brown hair had red highlights, and she wore silver oval shaped glasses. She has a tribal tattoo on her lower back. Her ears are pierced twice, and her tongue is pierced once.    At the time of her disappearance, Adrianna was 3’5”, 25 pounds. She is a white girl with brown hair and blue/green eyes. She has a birthmark on the front of her upper right thigh. She may go by the nickname Nina.    Anyone with information is asked to contact the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office at 615-384-7971, submit a tip on the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office website, or call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND. Callers remain anonymous. There is currently a $25,000 reward. The family is trying to raise funds for a PI and a reward fund. Please share and donate if you can: https://gofund.me/52fd60eb 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney   Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice   Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.   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

Michael Vaughan was only 5 years old when he went missing from his neighborhood in Fruitland, Idaho on July 27, 2021. After months of intense searches, scrutiny over whether an Amber Alert should have been issued, and even SB 1378, new legislation sparked by the case, what happened to Michael remains a mystery.   Although The Fruitland Police Department initially believed Michael likely just wandered away from his home, they now believe he was most likely abducted. No suspects have been named and Chief JD Huff with the Fruitland PD has been clear that his parents, Brandi Neal and Tyler Vaughan have been cooperative in the investigation.   But just days before this episode aired, the Fruitland PD announced that they do have several persons of interest in the case and are now on the lookout for a very specific potential witness. They also make it clear that unfortunately, not everyone has been cooperative in the investigation into what happened to Michael Vaughan.   Michael was last seen wearing a light blue Minecraft T-shirt, dark blue boxer briefs and size 11 flip-flops. He is a white male with blonde hair and blue eyes. When he went missing, he was 3 feet 6 inches tall and weighed about 50 pounds. Michael also responds to the nickname "Monkey."   As of recording this episode, the reward to information leading to Michael’s recovery has reached nearly $53,000.   Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Fruitland Police dispatch at 208-642-6006 or to email findmichael@fruitland.org. 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney   Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice   Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.   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

This episode features the case of 19-year-old Leah Croucher from Milton Keynes, England.   On February 15, 2019, Leah got up for work at the same time she always did to make the 30-to-40-minute walk to her job. After her shift ended at 5pm, her parents received a call from her employer informing them that Leah never made it to work that day. Although there are many witnesses who claim to have seen Leah the day she went missing and after, the Thames Valley Police have deemed every single sighting unconfirmed.   The investigation leaves the public and her family with more questions than it does answers. Did Leah leave on her own accord? Was she in a secret, forbidden relationship with someone who needed to her disappear? Or was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time?   Leah Croucher went missing from Milton Keynes, England on February 15, 2019. As of recording this episode, Leah would be 22 years old, 23 in just a few weeks. She is 5ft 2 or approximately 160cm tall, with a slim build and sometimes wears glasses. Her hair is brown and was just below her shoulders in 2019. When she went missing, she was wearing a black coat, black skinny jeans, all black Converse high-top sneakers, and a grey hoodie with the "Stewartby Taekwondo" logo on it.   Anyone with information is urged to visit mipp.police.uk or if you’d like to stay anonymous you can contact Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers.uk.org.   If you or someone you know is struggling, there is help. UK Resources: CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 58 58 58 Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393 Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41 Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123   If you are in the US, you can dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or visit https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney   Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice   Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.   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

In 2019, Chance Englebert was spending the 4th of July weekend with his in laws in Gering, Nebraska. On Saturday, July 6th, he, and some family members went golfing and there was some type of argument over Chance’s new job, specifically about him making less money than in his previous position. Chance gets upset, calls his wife Baylee to pick him up and he tells her that he wants to cut the weekend short and just go back home to Wyoming. But instead of going directly home, Baylee says she drives them back to her grandparents' home and she and Chance get into a fight in the driveway that results in Chance walking away from the home. This is something Chance did when he would get upset, he would take a walk to cool down and then come back when he was in a better frame of mind. But this time Chance didn’t come back. Chance Englebert went missing from Gering, Nebraska on July 6th, 2019. Chance has brown hair and hazel eyes, he is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and has a medium build. He was last seen wearing a short sleeve button-up Wrangler shirt, dark blue Wrangler jeans, roper-style boots, and a black and white trucker hat. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Gering Police Department at 308-436-5088. Please take a moment to follow the family on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/findchanceenglebert If you’d like to support the search for Chance by purchasing merch, you can do that here: https://bit.ly/3nXqx2y 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney   Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice   Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.   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

Today I am discussing the murders of Dean and Tina Clouse as well as the disappearance of their child, Holly. In 1980, Dean and Tina packed up their car and moved their family from Florida to Texas for Dean to pursue a better career prospect. By all accounts the small family was happy and thriving. During this time Tina would often send letters and pictures of Holly back home to their families in Florida. But in October 1980, the letters stopped.   By January 1981, Dean’s mother received a phone call from a woman who identified herself as Sister Susan. Sister Susan explains that Tina and Dean decided to join their group and give up all their worldly possessions, so she’d like to return their car to her for a monetary donation of $1000. Dean’s mother agrees, gets the vehicle back and spends the next 40 years agonizing over what really happened the young family.   What she didn’t know was that Tina and Dean had been found deceased just weeks within in getting this phone call. And while it was obvious that Tina and Dean had been murdered, they remained unidentified for decades while no one knew that baby Holly was still missing.   In this episode you will hear two parallel timelines. You will hear about the life and disappearances of Tina, Dean, and their baby Holly. But you will also hear the timeline of when Tina and Dean were found deceased and the County’s timeline of trying to identify them. Only intersecting over 40 years later when Tina and Dean are finally identified, and baby Holly was found alive.   Tina and Dean Clouse were found murdered in Houston, Texas in January 1981 off Wallisville Road. Tina was 18 and Dean was 22 years old. Both were white with brown hair with Tina’s hair having more of a red tint to it. The family would have been traveling in a 1978 red burgundy AMC Concord before it was returned to Dean’s mother in 1981.   Anyone with information should contact the Texas Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit at 512-936-0742 or email coldcaseunit@oag.texas.gov 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 Justice Podcast & SarahETurney   Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice   Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder. This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes. Listener discretion is advised.   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