Voices for Justice

At about 2 a.m. on July 9th, 1993, 10-year-old Nikki Wasilishin is deep asleep under the covers of her bed when she is woken up by a flashlight in her face. It’s an officer from the Sedona, Arizona police department. He tells her that her parents have gotten into an altercation, and she needs to come with him. As she’s escorted out of her room and through the front door, she sees her mother’s boyfriend, Russel Peterson, on the couch. He’s rocking back and forth, and his hands are covered in blood. When the officer finally gets Nikki in the police car, she’s met by her 3-year-old little sister, who is repeating the same thing over and over again: “Poppy killed Mommy, Poppy killed Mommy.”  Their mother, Stephanie Wasilishin, was gone. Over 30 years later, her family is still fighting for answers.Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/demand-a-complete-homicide-investigation-for-the-murder-of-stephanie-marie-wasilishin Anyone with information about the death of Stephanie Wasilishin is asked to call the Sedona, Arizona Police Department at 928-282-3100.Thank you to our sponsors, BetterHelp and June's Journey.Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month.Discover your inner detective and download June's Journey today on IOS or Android.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 about 2 a.m. on July 9th, 1993, 10-year-old Nikki Wasilishin is deep asleep under the covers of her bed when she is woken up by a flashlight in her face. It’s an officer from the Sedona, Arizona police department. He tells her that her parents have gotten into an altercation, and she needs to come with him. As she’s escorted out of her room and through the front door, she sees her mother’s boyfriend, Russel Peterson, on the couch. He’s rocking back and forth, and his hands are covered in blood. When the officer finally gets Nikki in the police car, she’s met by her 3-year-old little sister, who is repeating the same thing over and over again: “Poppy killed Mommy, Poppy killed Mommy.”  Their mother, Stephanie Wasilishin, was gone. Over 30 years later, her family is still fighting for answers. Anyone with information about the death of Stephanie Wasilishin is asked to call the Sedona, Arizona Police Department at 928-282-3100.Thank you to our sponsor, Zocdoc! Go to Zocdoc.com/Justice and download the Zocdoc app for free. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 Detective Randy Lesser from the Spokane Police Department gets assigned a welfare check turned missing person case, he quickly realizes that no one has seen 27-year-old Courtney Holden for nearly two years. While her adoptive mother and brother, Judy and Joshua Holden, would tell police that Courtney and her 7-year-old son left willingly just a few days prior, investigators begin to discover and untangle a large and very disturbing web of lies within the entire family.  If you have any information about what happened to Courtney Holden, please call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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

Tracey Lynn Kirkpatrick was a 17-year-old with the world at her fingertips and worked hard to make that happen. She had a solid plan to get her bachelor’s degree and then attend law school, and she worked two jobs to realize this dream. But on March 15, 1989, while working at a women’s clothing store in Frederick, Maryland, that was all stripped away from her when she was brutally murdered. The week this episode airs marks 35 years since that night, and her case continues to baffle investigators. If you have any information, please contact the Frederick Police Department at 240-674-2612.To submit a question for the Media Pressure Q&A, fill out our form here.Thank you to our sponsor, Quince. Visit Quince.com/justice today for free shipping and 365-day returns. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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

The name Ann Marie Burr may sound familiar. Especially if you are well-versed in the history of famous serial killers in the United States, specifically Ted Bundy. For decades, people have speculated that 8-year-old Ann Marie from Tacoma, Washington, may have been Bundy’s first kill in 1961, long before the murders he confessed to. But what’s fact and fiction concerning Bundy’s possible involvement in Ann Marie’s case has been greatly misunderstood. So today, I want to reel it in, consider all possibilities, and focus on what we know.If you have any information, please call the Tacoma Police Department at (253) 798-4721 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Thank you to our sponsor, June’s Journey. Download it for free today on IOS and Android. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 2009, Claudia Lawrence lived in the idyllic city of York in North Yorkshire, England. At 35 years old, she seemed to have a great routine going for her. She worked as a chef at the University of York’s Goodricke College Roger Kirk Center, about two miles from her home. Every day, she woke up, went to work, and came home. Several nights a week, she met her regular group of friends at her favorite pub, The Nag’s Head, which was only four doors down from her two-story townhome. She kept a routine so tight that some likened it to the film “Groundhog Day.” But this routine was interrupted on March 19, 2009, when she seemingly stood up her best friend Suzy Cooper for a night at the Nag’s Head. But Suzy knew this was not like Claudia. Then Suzy found out Claudia hadn’t shown up for work that day either. Suzy says she could have never imagined that her best friend would go missing or that the media pressure she and Claudia’s family craved for her would quickly turn on them.If you have any information about Claudia Lawrence and are in Yorkshire, call 101 for the non-emergency police line. If you are calling from abroad, dial +44 1904 933043.Thank you to our sponsor, Better Help. Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 the early morning of February 17, 2018, Ryan Shtuka attended a house party on Burfield Drive in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada. What happened after the party is unclear, but it's believed he started walking toward his home, a short distance away. While Ryan was familiar with this walk, the weather was very cold, and there was heavy snowfall at that time. Ryan didn't make it home, and his supervisor became concerned when he didn't show up for work that morning. Ryan was later reported missing, and an intense search began immediately. Despite these efforts, little is known about what happened to Ryan after that party.Anyone with information is asked to contact Kamloops Rural RCMP at 250-314- 1800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477.Follow Ryan's family's pages on Facebook & Instagram.Buy Heather Shtuka's book, Missing from Me, on her website, heathershtuka.com.Thank you to our sponsor, Zocdoc. Go to Zocdoc.com/Justice and download the Zocdoc app for free. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 March 1986, Denise Pflum really had it all. She was at the top of her senior class at Connersville High School in Indiana, in leadership positions in several clubs, and a member of the National Honor Society. She’d been accepted into her college of choice, and it was her last spring break before graduating. When Denise suddenly goes missing, her father’s cousin is assigned to her case. The Pflums let out a sigh of relief, knowing that someone who knows Denise and cares for her is on the case. But over 30 years later, the case remains unsolved, and the same rumors about how the investigation was handled and who may have been responsible are still swirling. 18-year-old Denise Pflum was last seen at about 12:30 pm on Friday, March 28th, 1986, at her home in Connersville, Indiana. She is white with brown hair and brown eyes and is 5’6”. At the time of her disappearance, she weighed approximately 135lbs and was wearing striped jeans, a Motley Crue t-shirt, and old sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department at (765) 825-1110 or the Indiana State Police at (765) 778-2121.Thank you to our sponsor, June's Journey. Discover your inner detective and download June's Journey today on IOS or Android.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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

12-year-old Celina Mays went missing from her home in Willingboro, New Jersey, on December 16, 1996. Celina was reported missing, but her disappearance wasn’t really treated as a potential crime by her family or local law enforcement. In fact, it took days for police to find out perhaps the most important detail – 12-year-old Celina was pregnant and due in only two weeks. Now, it’s been over 25 years, and Celina is still missing. But what they’ve found out about her life leading up to that day paints a dark, sinister picture of what her fate could have been. Anyone with information about Celina Mays is asked to call The Willingboro Police at 609-877-3001 or NCMEC at 1-800-TheLost.Thank you to our sponsor BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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 2004, April Beth Pitzer was in a terrifying situation. Nearly a decade after working as an undercover informant for the police, her past is catching up with her. She’s just met a woman whose husband is in prison due to April’s testimony against him. She knows she needs to get out of the area fast and makes plans to move in with her mom across the country. In a few days, April’s bags were packed, and she said her goodbyes. But April never makes it home. April Beth Pitzer was 30 years old when she went missing near Newberry Springs, California. She is white, 5’9”, with brown hair and hazel eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she weighed approximately 130lbs. She has a scar on her elbow, lip, left side of her stomach, and left side of her chest. She may have been wearing gold hoop earrings when she went missing. Anyone with information is asked to call The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at 909-387-3690.Thank you to our sponsor, Factor. Go to FACTORMEALS.com/justice50 and use code justice50 to get 50% off.For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media:Twitter: @VFJPodInstagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcastTikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcastFacebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah TurneyTwitter: @SarahETurneyInstagram: @SarahETurneyTikTok: @SarahETurneyFacebook: @SarahETurneyYouTube: @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