The Justice Voice

A Texas mom is in jail on accusations that she strangled her own five-year-old daughter. Authorities say that 37-year-old Melissa Towne called her daughter “evil,” before taking her life in a brutal and long-drawn murder. The details of this gruesome child murder are shocking, and almost too graphic to repeat. Authorities in Houston say that the 37-year-old Texas mom took her five-year-old daughter to a wooded park area on Sunday, before making her get on her knees and executing her. Police say Melissa Towne cut the child’s throat and then put a plastic bag over her head. The entire ordeal took around 45 minutes, while the child reportedly pleaded for her life. KWTX News reports that the 37-year-old mother suffers from schizophrenia and other mental issues, which may have led to her crazed state when the crime took place. The police affidavit associated with this gruesome case says that Melissa Towne admitted to killing her child. She reportedly said she ” wante...

Police in Kansas City, Missouri are being called out for “dismissing” reports of missing Black women. Meanwhile, a woman who recently survived a kidnapping in the area believes that there are more victims that aren’t getting any attention or justice. What’s going on in Missouri, and how many more women of color will fall victim to crime before police in KC take it seriously? CNN reports that a 22-year-old woman was recently kidnapped and sexually assaulted by a man whom she believes might have more victims. The man, named Timothy Marion Haslett, Jr., reportedly abducted the young woman from Kansas City before keeping her captive in his home in Excelsior Springs. Fortunately, the unnamed victim was able to escape from the home, where she’d been for a “significant period of time.” The woman, identified only as “TJ” in some reports, says that Haslett killed her friends and held her captive. No proof of any other victims have been found...

Have you seen this missing woman? Police in Sandusky, Ohio are looking for 33-year-old Jenna Terlizzi, whom they say vanished under “unusual circumstances.” Unfortunately, none of the reports on her disappearance have been clear on exactly how long she’s been missing, so there is truly no telling where the missing Ohio woman could be. The Sandusky Register reports that 33-year-old Jenna Terlizzi was last seen at her Pioneer Trail apartment, but she left the apartment under circumstances that are being called “unusual.” However, no clarification has been given regarding the circumstances of her disappearance or when she was last seen. Police also believe that she could have been as far from Ohio as the state of Oregon in the past month, but they have not shared information leading them to this theory. This is a strange case, because it is so thin on information. The public isn’t even being told exactly how long this woman has been missing. We don...

The search for missing woman Crystal Rogers has a new update, and this time it’s regarding a location where she may have last been seen alive. The seven-years-old disappearance of this Kentucky woman is having some new life breathed into it with media headlines lighting up with this latest development. Crystal Rogers vanished the day after the 4th of July, 2015. Not long following her mysterious disappearance, her abandoned vehicle was found away from her home. Her belongings — including her cellphone and purse — were inside of it. To no surprise, the last person that saw the woman before she went missing was her boyfriend. Even though it has been over seven years since Crystal Rogers was last seen, NBC News reports that the FBI is overseeing new searches surrounding a farm property where she might have been leading up to her disappearance. Members of the community are hopeful that this search could lead to closure, and justice, in the woman’s disappearance. Wi...

For most people, Halloween is a beloved autumn holiday that involves dressing up and getting candy — or even relaxing to some spooky movies. For others, it’s an opportune time to commit heinous crimes such as murder or kidnapping. The following list of notorious crimes all took place on Halloween — and some of them remain unsolved to this day. Have you heard of some of these notorious Halloween murders and disappearances? The murder of Martha Moxley On the night before Halloween, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley went out with some of her neighborhood friends for a night of “mischief.” This was the last time she was seen alive by her loved ones. Her bludgeoned and stabbed body was found the following morning in her family’s backyard. One of her neighborhood acquaintances was ultimately convicted of killing her, but his conviction has been a point of controversy in her murder. Some people believe more than one person was involved, while others believe th...

Early Friday morning, a Tennessee woman named Eliza Fletcher was violently kidnapped while jogging. The abduction, which was caught on surveillance footage and confirmed by authorities, has gained national headlines over the weekend. Now authorities reveal that the alleged kidnapper of the missing woman is in custody — but where is Eliza? This news source , among numerous others, claim that a suspect has been arrested in association with the kidnapping of Eliza Fletcher. The suspect has been identified as 38-year-old Cleotha Abston. The whereabouts of the missing woman still remain unknown. With the arrest of a suspect, it’s troubling that Eliza Fletcher still hasn’t been found. This indicates that her violent abduction may have ended in death, and this could now be the search for the missing woman’s body. If that’s the case, detectives may need to rely on the suspect to give necessary information to locate her. Hopefully this missing woman is found safe an...

After 40 years without a real name, the unidentified murder victim known as Princess Doe has now been identified. Now a new chapter is opening in this cold case homicide, while authorities try to track down loved ones and associates of the girl who was murdered in 1982. Numerous worldwide news outlets have revealed the identity of Princess Doe. Her real name was Dawn Olanick, and she was a junior in high school at the time of her murder. The body of Princess Doe was located in Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey on July 15, 1982. The young girl had been brutally beaten to the point that her face was unrecognizable, and had possibly been bludgeoned with an instrument. Over the course of four decades, the identity of this teenage murder victim has been a mystery. Thanks to deep investigative work and DNA testing, this murdered woman can rest in peace with a real identity. Now authorities in New Jersey need to find out who killed Dawn Olanick. That’s why they’re loo...