Voices of the Forgotten

Cindy-716girlinatl

Voices of the Forgotten is a podcast dedicated to the stories that never got the attention they deserved. Hosted by former CBS investigative journalist Cindy Gersch, each episode focuses on who the victims were, what went wrong, and the questions that still remain unanswered. No sensationalism. No speculation for clicks. Just careful storytelling, stalled investigations, and a commitment to remembering those who were left behind.

Episodes

  1. 1h ago

    Case #11: What Happened to Oakley Carlson

    CPS was called to her home 14 times. Six reports were never even investigated. Oakley Carlson was four years old when she was last seen alive in Oakville, Washington on February 10th, 2021. She had been returned to her biological parents by a court system that overruled child welfare workers who tried twice to stop the reunification. According to court documents and police reports, while in her parents' care Oakley was starved, physically abused, and locked in a cell under the stairs as punishment. In January 2021, a caseworker visited the family home after a report documenting bruises and scratches on Oakley's face. Jordan Bowers refused to let her in. The caseworker saw Oakley briefly in the doorway, wearing only a diaper, not speaking. She left her there. One month later, Oakley was seen alive for the last time. She wasn't reported missing for 10 months. When police finally searched the family home, there was no bedroom for Oakley. No clothes. No toys. No sign she had ever been there. Her mother told Oakley's sister she had gone into the woods and been eaten by wolves. In August 2025, a judge declared her legally dead. Her body has never been found. No one has ever been charged. Both parents are free. If you have any information, contact: Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office sodetectives@graysharbor.us 360-964-1770. $100,000 reward. You can remain completely anonymous. Join me on all my socials: https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl https://tr.ee/ChkOQBTLPK Say her name. Oakley Carlson.

    27 min

  2. 3d ago

    Case #10: What Hapened to Dawn Marie?

    She carried her stillborn daughter's ashes with her everywhere she went. She left them behind the night she vanished. Case #10: She Left Her Daughter's Ashes Behind. The Disappearance of Fawn Marie Mountain, is officially live. Fawn Marie Mountain was 25 years old when she disappeared from a trailer in Claysburg, Pennsylvania in November 2012. Her own family didn't even know she was missing for almost three years. The woman who was the last person to see her alive is now sitting in prison, convicted of trying to have someone else murdered. The judge called her "one of the most manipulative people I've ever seen in a courtroom." Fawn's case is still open. Pennsylvania State Police have identified a person of interest but have not named them publicly. If you have any information, contact Pennsylvania State Police Troop G at 814-696-6100, or Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-4PA-TIPS. $10,000 reward. Completely anonymous. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, link in bio. Say her name. Fawn Marie Mountain. 👁️🦋 #FawnMarieMountain #VoicesOfTheForgotten #TrueCrime #MissingPersons #Unsolved #Pennsylvania #ColdCase #Episode10

    20 min

  3. Jun 16

    Case #9: What Happened to Brittany Stykes? Part 2

    I contacted the Brown County Sheriff’s Department with questions about Brittany Stykes. What they told me changed everything. The blue light story from Episode 8, investigators now say the informant was known for making things up. Shane Stykes has NOT been ruled out as a suspect. That came directly from the Sheriff. And for Brittany, she told multiple people, days before she was murdered, she was afraid of Shane. That she had things packed. That she was planning to leave. She was scared. Days later she was dead. If you have any information contact Sergeant Terry Eshman at teshman@bcoso.us or 937-378-4435 ext. 130. $50,000 reward. Completely anonymous. All my links: https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl Say her name. Brittany Stykes. Voices of the Forgotten, the cases the mainstream media left behind.

    17 min

  4. Jun 8

    Case #8: She Died. Her Baby Watched. The Unsolved Murder of Brittany Stykes

    On August 28, 2013, 22-year-old Brittany Stykes was driving down a country road in Georgetown, Ohio with her 14-month-old daughter Aubree strapped in the seat beside her. She was four months pregnant. She was on her way to celebrate her father’s birthday. Someone used a fake police light to pull her over. Brittany was shot three times. Her 14-month-old daughter was shot in the head. Brittany died at the wheel. Aubree survived. Nearly 13 years later, over 75 interviews, approximately one million dollars spent on the investigation, a named suspect who was interviewed and never charged, and nobody has been arrested for the murder of Brittany Stykes. There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. It has gone unclaimed for almost 13 years. Aubree is growing up in with her maternal grandparents. She asks about her mother, and deserves an answer. If you have any information about the murder of Brittany Stykes please contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at 937-378-4435 extension 130 or submit an anonymous tip at: browncountyohiosheriff.us. https://m.facebook.com/groups/630933731725901 https://www.browncountyohiosheriff.us/special-cases https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl Voices of the Forgotten, the cases the mainstream media left behind. Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

    15 min

  5. Jun 1

    Case #7: Her Car Was Left Running. What Happened To Cieha Taylor?

    Cieha Annette Taylor was 28 years old when she disappeared from Plant City Florida on February 6th 2020. Her car was found on train tracks, door open, engine off, phone and debit card inside. Her purse was gone. Cieha was gone. Nobody reported her missing for three days. Three weeks later her shoes werw found placed deliberately next to her own missing persons flier. Her last text said, you sent your white supremacist friends to deal with me. Six years later — no suspects. No arrests. No closure. Tips: Hillsborough County Sheriff — 813-247-8200 Crime Stoppers anonymous — 1-800-873-8477 Reward — $15,000 All links: https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl Subscribe to my Patreon and support Voices of the Forgotten 🫆🎙️🩸

    17 min

  6. May 25

    Case #6: Deeper Into The Darkness, Sara Ebersole Part 2

    Episode 5 opened a door. Episode 6 walks through it. After Sara Ebersole’s episode aired someone from Marion County Florida contacted me and told me to stop talking. That told me everything I needed to know. Today I cover the name I haven’t talked about yet, Joseph Merlyn Mayton. The father of Sara’s daughter Cora Dahlia. A man with a documented history of violence going back to 2016. A man who choked a seven months pregnant Sara and threw her across a kitchen. A man who systematically withheld their daughter from Sara for years while she begged in writing just to see her. A man who was arrested for violent battery 26 days after Sara disappeared. I also address the messages I received after Episode 5. The counter narrative. Tips: Detective Ryan Stith — 352-368-3542 Marion County Sheriff — 352-732-9111 — case 23-71 Crime Stoppers anonymous — 352-368-7867 Reward — $36,000 Voices of the Forgotten — because every voice deserves to be heard. https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl

    18 min

  7. May 18

    Case #5: Gone From Reddick: What Happened to Sara?

    Sara Ebersole was 26 years old when she disappeared from a rural residence in Reddick Florida on March 3rd 2023. She left a Circle K in a black pickup truck with two unknown men. Someone texted a man named Tyrone Morman in the middle of the night to tell him she was there, Sara did not arrange this herself. Her phone was wiped at 2:40am. Her search history was deleted. Her Snapchat password was reset. The last man known to have seen her alive told her sister before he died that he and Morman carried Sara, possibly unconscious, to a car. Morman has refused to speak to detectives. The key witness is dead. And Sara has never been found. There is a $35,000 reward for information. Tips: Detective Ryan Stith — 352-368-3542 Marion County Sheriff — 352-732-9111 — case number 23-71 Crime Stoppers anonymous — 352-368-7867 Support Voices of the Forgotten on Patreon: https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl Voices of the Forgotten, because every voice deserves to be heard.

    17 min

  8. May 11

    Case #4: What Happened at That Flying J Truck Stop? The story of Keeslyn Roberts and Caleb Smith

    Two people. Two days apart. Same truck stop. In January 2020 twenty year old Keeslyn Roberts and twenty one year old Caleb Smith both vanished from the Flying J truck stop on Resaca Beach Boulevard in Resaca Georgia within two days of each other. Keeslyn left everything behind — her wallet, her keys, her cash, her ID, her phone charger. Her car sat in that parking lot for two days. She has never been found. Caleb’s body was found seventeen days later five miles away in a marshy wooded area between Sugar Valley and Hill City Georgia. He was completely naked. His clothes were never found. His death was ruled a methamphetamine overdose. No foul play. Four years later a Georgia Forestry Commission report revealed the fire burning near his body that day was deliberately set — in hopes of destroying the body or evidence. Both cars were backed into the same spot outside camera range. No outdoor cameras. No witnesses. No answers. This is Episode 4 of Voices of the Forgotten. These voices will not stay silent. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Missing Keeslyn Roberts Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MissKeeslyn/ Finding Keeslyn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bringkeeslynrobertshome/ Justice for Caleb Smith — Sign the petition to reopen his case: https://chng.it/pp2PD7YmkM Flying J Resaca Outdoor Cameras petition: https://www.change.org/p/gordon-county-police-the-flying-j-in-resaca-ga-needs-outdoor-cameras April Arrington — Caleb’s mother — Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aprilarrington Georgia Bureau of Investigation tip line: 1-800-597-TIPS 📞 TO REPORT INFORMATION ON KEESLYN ROBERTS: Murray County Sheriff — 706-695-4592 Gordon County Sheriff — 706-629-1244 Reward: $50,000 🎙️ SUPPORT VOICES OF THE FORGOTTEN: https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl If this episode moved you, please share it. Leave a review. Say their names. Keeslyn Roberts. Caleb Nathaniel Smith. Voices of the Forgotten, because every voice deserves to be heard. 🫆🦋

    20 min

  9. May 4

    Case #3: A Brutal Murder. No motive. No answers. Russel and Shirley Dermond

    In a quiet, gated community, an elderly couple, Russell and Shirley Dermond, were living out their retirement. However, their peaceful existence was shattered when something terrible happened. In 2014, Russell Dermond was found murdered in his own garage, his head severed from his body. His wife, Shirley, was missing. Ten days later, her body was discovered in Lake Oconee, weighed down with concrete blocks. Despite the absence of any stolen items or signs of forced entry, the case remains unsolved, and no one has been arrested. In this episode of Voices of the Forgotten, we delve deeper into the gruesome murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond, exploring the unanswered questions that continue to haunt the community. This case stands out as one of the most perplexing and inexplicable mysteries, leaving investigators and the public alike searching for answers. https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Russell_and_Shirley_Dermond https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/russell-joseph-dermond-and-shirley-wilcox-dermond https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/03/01/georgia-sheriff-expecting-dna-results-2014-double-murder-atlvault/ FBI's Atlanta Field Office 770. 216.3000 Putnam County Sheriff's Office 706.485.8557 Submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

    21 min

  10. Apr 28

    Case #2: Killed on Camera. The Story of Liz Barrazza.

    A young woman. A brutal crime. Liz Barraza was standing in her own driveway early one morning, preparing for a garage sale, when someone approached her and shot her at point-blank range. The entire attack was captured on surveillance video. And yet, years later, no one has been arrested. In this episode of Voices of the Forgotten, I take a closer look at the murder of Liz Barraza, breaking down what happened, what we know, and the questions that still don’t have answers. Was this a random act of violence… or was Liz targeted? And how does a case with video evidence remain unsolved? This is Episode 2 of Voices of the Forgotten. https://youtu.be/4GhaoVKT0vc https://youtu.be/v4WjkA-J230 https://www.whokilledlizbarraza.com/ https://instagram.com/voicesoftheforgttenpod https://facebook.com/voicesoftheforgotten

    16 min

  11. Apr 21

    Case #1: What Really Happened To Sean Daughterty?

    In April 2022, 12-year-old Sean Daughterty was found hanging from the play set in his backyard. Police immediately ruled it a suicide, but things just weren’t adding up. A bag was found over Shaun‘s head, he wasn’t wearing his own clothes, and even more disturbing his arms were bound tightly to his side by a belt so many questions in Sean‘s death, did Sean really do this to himself or was this sloppy police work? https://www.facebook.com/share/1B4tUcWcpM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    24 min
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Voices of the Forgotten is a podcast dedicated to the stories that never got the attention they deserved. Hosted by former CBS investigative journalist Cindy Gersch, each episode focuses on who the victims were, what went wrong, and the questions that still remain unanswered. No sensationalism. No speculation for clicks. Just careful storytelling, stalled investigations, and a commitment to remembering those who were left behind.

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  • Creator
    Cindy-716girlinatl
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Cindy-716girlinatl
  • Show Website
    Voices of the Forgotten

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