Voices for Justice

It was a quiet evening in Mesa, Arizona, January 2, 1999. Eleven-year-old Mikelle Biggs was just waiting outside her home for the sound of the ice cream truck. But in the span of just ninety seconds, she vanished without a trace. Her bicycle was left behind, one of the wheels still spinning. For more than two decades, Mikelle’s case has haunted the community, raising more questions than answers. In this episode, we revisit the day she disappeared, explore the leads, and examine the eerie silence that followed one of Arizona’s most heartbreaking mysteries. 11-year-old Mikelle Biggs was last seen on the evening of January 2nd, 1999, outside of her home in Mesa, Arizona. At that time, she was 4’8” tall and weighed approximately 65lbs. She has hazel eyes and naturally sandy colored hair. She was last seen wearing a red, short-sleeved shirt with a white stripe across the chest, blue bell-bottom-style jeans with designs on the sides, and a purple Barbie watch. Anyone with information is asked to call the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠   Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

At the end of May 2025, Whitney Decker reported her three daughters, Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker, missing from Wenatchee, Washington, after their father, Travis Decker, failed to return them after their scheduled visit with him. She reported them missing less than two hours after they were due back home with her. However, a few days later, the girls were found deceased. Travis Decker has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder but has not yet been located. He is considered a threat to others and a threat to himself. If you see Travis Caleb Decker, call 911 immediately. It’s unknown if he is armed, but he is considered to be dangerous, so law enforcement officials urge you not to attempt to approach him. If you have information about Travis Decker’s whereabouts, you can call the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 509-667-6845. You can also submit a tip online here: https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/sheriff/forms/submit-a-tip A $20,000 reward is being offered by the US Marshal’s Office for information leading to the arrest of Travis Decker. To donate to Whitney’s GoFundMe or stay up to date with the case visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-whitney-decker For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠   Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

When 19-year-old college student Bryce Laspisa set out on a late-night drive from Northern California to his parents’ home in Southern California, no one could have predicted what would happen next. After a series of strange events and a car crash, Bryce vanished, leaving behind a wrecked vehicle and a trail of questions that remain unanswered to this day. 19-year-old Bryce David Laspisa went missing from the area of Castaic Lake in Southern California on August 30, 2013. He is 5’11”, weighed about 170 lbs. when he went missing, and has red hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing white cargo shorts, a blue and white checkered shirt, and red and white Nike brand shoes. He has a tattoo of a Taurus bull head and a Roman numeral on his left shoulder. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 818-984-0630. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit ⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠   Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠ Facebook: ⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

A photo was taken of 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar in the early morning hours of April 9th, 2022, on the side of a highway near Monterrey, Nuevo León, in Mexico. She was dressed for a night out, standing in the dark, far from where she was supposed to be. The photo taken of her that night would become one of the most widely circulated images in the country. But what happened before that moment and what followed has raised more questions than answers. In this episode, we retrace Debanhi’s final known movements, examine the gaps in the timeline, and explore how her case sparked a national reckoning. If you have any information, please contact the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in the state of Nuevo León at 8181-547402. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com   Follow us on social media: Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

This is a case that has the public torn. A fire breaks out in a farmhouse in rural Tennessee that levels it to the ground, two sets of remains are found, and two sets of remains are missing. Law enforcement says that everyone died in the fire, but the fire marshal disagrees. Chloie Leverette and Christopher Gage Daniel were last seen on Sunday, September 23, 2012, in Bedford County, TN. At that time, Gage was seven and was described as a white male with brown hair and hazel eyes, approximately 4 feet tall and weighing 75 pounds. Chloe was nine and described as a white female with brown hair and blue eyes, 4 feet 8 inches tall, and also weighed about 75 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, the car is engulfed in flames. While inspecting the scene, they find the body of 30-year-old Leon Laureles. He had been shot in the back of the head, execution style. Leon’s family believes they know what happened to Leon, but their suspicions have never been confirmed. Anyone with information regarding Leon’s death or events leading up to it can contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at 325-646-5510. Please consider donating to or sharing the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial A special thank you to The Fall Line Podcast for their assistance with Leon's case. Visit https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/ to learn more. This episode originally aired on November 11, 2022. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com   Follow us on social media: Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

A quick, off-the-cuff update about Alissa. Alissa Turney was 17 years old when she went missing from Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17, 2001. Her stepfather, Michael Roy Turney, remains the primary suspect in her case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alissa Turney was 17 years old when she went missing from Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17, 2001. Her stepfather, Michael Roy Turney, remains the primary suspect in her case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1974, 14-year-old Margaret Ellen Fox left her family home in Burlington, New Jersey, full of hope and anticipation. She was on her way to what she believed would be a promising babysitting job — a chance to earn a little money and take one more step toward independence, but Margaret never came home. Fourteen-year-old Margaret Ellen Fox was last seen boarding a bus on June 24, 1974, in Burlington, NJ. She has blue eyes and brown hair. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5’2” and weighed approximately 105 lbs. Two of her top right teeth were missing, and she wore eyeglasses. She was last seen wearing jeans with a yellow patch on the knee, a blue blouse, a white and black checkered jacket, and brown sandals with a heel strap. She was also wearing a gold necklace with flowers and a blue stone, and a gold charm bracelet with a blue stone. Margaret was carrying an eyeglass case with a Huckleberry Hound design on it. Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI Newark Field office at 973-792-3000. You can also submit tips online anonymously at Tips.FBI.GOV. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com   Follow us on social media: Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney 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

14-year-old Emily Pike went missing from her group home in Mesa, Arizona on January 27, 2025. Her remains were found on February 14, 2025, off Highway 60 North near Milepost 277 on Forest Road #355, just east of Globe, Arizona. Her case didn’t garner much attention until the Gila County Sheriff’s Office leaked an internal memo describing the horrific way she was found. Her case has since sparked outrage and demand for reform in cases of missing and murdered indigenous persons. Emily was a Native American female from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She had brown hair, brown eyes, was 4’10”, and weighed 115 lbs. She was last seen wearing a pink and gray shirt. Anyone with information is urged to call the Gila County Sheriff’s Office Detective at 928-200-2352, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent at 505-917-7830, or the San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Detective at 928-475-1755. You can also submit a tip anonymously at Tips.FBI.GOV. To learn more about the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people, I highly recommend listening to the many excellent podcasts created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Connie Walker. You can learn more at conniewalker.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices