Vanished Voices, The Overlooked

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Silence can be louder than any scream. Vanished Voices is a true crime podcast that dives into the cases of the missing and the murdered whose stories were buried or ignored. They are echoes, whispers, and warnings from those who can no longer speak for themselves. Through deep research and heartfelt storytelling, this is where the silence is broken, and the vanished are finally heard.

  1. 6d ago

    Unidentified: The Murder of Shantieya Smith

    This episode contains significant updates from three cases Vanished Voices has covered. Anna Marie Scott from Nevada, Phylicia Barnes from North Carolina and Baltimore, and Sara Nicole Graham from North Carolina. You can find links to the coverage on the updates here. Every morning, Shantieya Smith slung her seven-year-old daughter's backpack over her shoulder and walked her to school. Family called her "Nay Nay." She was the one you called when there was trouble, the one who'd teach you the newest dance in the middle of the living room. On May 25th, 2018, she left her North Lawndale home for what should have been a quick errand — she didn't even take her phone. She never came back. When her mother, Latonya Moore, went to police, she was told to wait 48 hours before filing a report. Even though it had already been three days that she waited. She refused to leave without one. Four days of silence followed. So Latonya searched for her daughter herself — organizing her own search parties, going through Shantieya's phone records, even exchanging messages with the man she believed was responsible. Shantieya wasn't the only one. That same spring, at least four women and girls disappeared from the same few square miles of Chicago's West Side. Two — Shantieya and 15-year-old Sadaria Davis — were found dead within weeks of each other, and importantly, both last seen with the same man. He has never been charged in either death, even after being charged with a stabbing soon after in Garfield Park and a rape and shooting 3 days after the stabbing, in Memphis. What followed was years of institutional failure: a missing person case quietly closed as "non-criminal," DNA evidence that simply disappeared from the system, and a police superintendent who publicly speculated about “lifestyle choices” before later apologizing years later (kind of apologizing anyways). Shantieya's case is still unsolved, her family needs answers and she deserves justice. If you have any information about the murders of Shantieya Smith or Sadaria Davis, please come forward. You can submit an anonymous tip to the Chicago Police Department by calling (312) 746-6000 or texting CPDTip to 738477 to receive a link to their anonymous tip form, or by submitting a tip directly at cpdtip.org. Tips that lead to an arrest and felony charges are eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 through Cook County Crime Stoppers. No piece of information is too small — Shantieya and Sadaria's families are still waiting. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  2. Jul 2

    The Disappearance of Ricarda Tillman-Lockett in Memphis

    Ricarda Tillman-Lockett was 22 years old, a mother, and an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. She had left an abusive marriage, moved into a shelter, and made a plan to start over. On February 19th, 2007, she left work in Memphis, got into her estranged husband's car, and vanished. Her purse, her wallet, and her cell phone were left behind. Her son was waiting at the babysitter's. She never came back. Nineteen years later, Ricarda Tillman-Lockett has not been found. No one has ever been charged. Her family is still waiting. Her name was Rica. This is her story. If you have information about the disappearance of Ricarda Tillman-Lockett, contact the Memphis Police Department at 901-373-3883 or CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH. Her NamUs case number is MP179. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  3. Jun 25

    The 3 of Diamonds from SC - Silene Eaddy

    On the evening of April 15, 2004, fifteen-year-old Silene "Erica" Eaddy walked away from her home on Fountain Lake Road in Columbia, South Carolina. Her neighbor called out to her. She didn't stop. Two days later, firefighters responding to a brush fire in lower Richland County found her body in the brush off Pincushion Road. She had been savagely beaten. And the medical examiner would determine she was still alive when she was set on fire. Twenty-two years later, no one has ever been arrested. The case remains open. And someone, somewhere, knows what happened in those 34 missing hours. If you have any information about the murder of Silene "Erica" Eaddy, please contact the Richland County Sheriff's Department Cold Case Unit at 803-576-3000, or SC Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372). Tips are anonymous. A cash reward is available. Twenty-two years is long enough. If you know something, please say it. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  4. Jun 18

    "See You Later" — Brittany Shante Robinson

    In June of 2012, fourteen-year-old Brittany Robinson kissed her mother goodbye, said "Love you, mom. See you later," and left for a weekend visit with the father she barely knew. She never came home. What followed was a decade of silence, a father who fled across state lines under an alias, a custodial interference charge that put him behind bars for just four years, and finally — in 2025 — a murder trial that ended not in answers, but in an acquittal. Brittany has now been missing for nearly as long as she was alive. In this episode, we trace Brittany's disappearance from that last goodbye through the cross-country flight, the cold decade that followed, the evidence that surfaced (and evaporated) at trial, and the open question that still haunts this case: was Brittany murdered, or is she out there somewhere, living a life that was never supposed to be hers? Her case remains open.  If you know anything — anything at all — about what happened to Brittany, or if you've seen her, you can contact the Mobile Police Department directly at 251-208-1700. You can stay anonymous. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  5. Jun 11

    Almost There - Mary Davis Johnson

    On the day before Thanksgiving 2020, Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis was walking down a road she knew well, on land her people had called home for centuries. She sent a text that said she was almost to the church. She never arrived. Mary was 39 years old, a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State, and a woman who had already survived more than most people will ever face — a childhood fractured by the foster care system, abuse that went unaddressed for years, and a legal fight against the state of Washington that she won. She was on her way to see family. She was almost there. What followed was five years of silence from the institutions that should have moved heaven and earth to find her — and five years of relentless, public, unflinching advocacy from the two sisters who refused to let her name disappear along with her. If you have information about the disappearance of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, please contact the FBI Seattle Field Office at (206) 622-0460 or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  6. Jun 4

    She Did Not Wander Off - Ashlea Aldrich

    Her family made dozens of calls. They sent emails to tribal leaders. They found her covered in blood in her own apartment. They did everything they were supposed to do. And none of it was enough. In January 2020, Ashlea Aldrich — a 29-year-old member of the Omaha Tribe and mother of two — was found in a cornfield on the reservation in Macy, Nebraska. The official story says she wandered off and died from the cold. But the physical evidence, the documented history of abuse, and the two sets of tracks found at her boyfriend's abandoned SUV tell a very different story. This episode follows the systemic failures that left Ashlea unprotected, the investigation her family says was rushed and negligent, and the community that refuses to let her be forgotten. Her case is still open. If you have information, call the FBI's Omaha field office at 402-493-8688 To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. May 28

    11 Miles After Impact: The Vanishing of Daniel Robinson

    On the morning of June 23, 2021, 24-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson left his worksite near a remote well in Buckeye, Arizona, and was never seen again. Three weeks later, his Jeep Renegade was found overturned in a desert ravine — with his clothes, phone, wallet, and keys scattered nearby. But Daniel was gone. What investigators found only deepened the mystery. All airbags had deployed. More than 40 ignition cycles were recorded after the crash. And the odometer showed an 11-mile discrepancy that has never been fully explained. Buckeye Police ruled out foul play early on, but Daniel's father, retired Army veteran David Robinson, refused to accept that answer. He drove over 2,000 miles from South Carolina to Arizona and has spent years conducting his own searches across the unforgiving desert — even recovering the remains of other missing people along the way. Today, Daniel Robinson is still missing. His father is still searching. And the questions surrounding that Jeep, that ravine, and those 11 miles remain unanswered. This is his story, and he deserves to be heard. If you have any information about the disappearance of Daniel Robinson, please contact the Buckeye Police Department tip line at (623) 349-6411 or the family's dedicated tip line at (844) 602-0660. You can also visit pleasehelpfinddaniel.com to learn more and submit tips. Your call could be the one that brings Daniel home. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  8. May 21

    25 Yards - Bessie Walker

    In August 2021, Bessie Marie Walker — a 27-year-old Western Mono mother of three — vanished from the Big Sandy Rancheria in Auberry, California. For eighteen days, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office chased tips across the county. They searched a dozen locations. They logged nearly a thousand hours. They never found her. Her family did. Twenty-five yards from her mother's front door. Her cause of death remains undetermined. Her case remains unsolved. And just weeks later, the nation turned its full attention to another missing young woman — one who looked nothing like Bessie. This is a story about who gets searched for, who gets found, and who gets forgotten. To see more about this case, as well as the sources used to create this episode, visit our Blog Here.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Silence can be louder than any scream. Vanished Voices is a true crime podcast that dives into the cases of the missing and the murdered whose stories were buried or ignored. They are echoes, whispers, and warnings from those who can no longer speak for themselves. Through deep research and heartfelt storytelling, this is where the silence is broken, and the vanished are finally heard.

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