Vanished Voices, The Overlooked

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 [https://vanishedvoicespodcast.com/blog/]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 [https://vanishedvoicespodcast.com/blog/]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"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 [https://vanishedvoicespodcast.com/blog/]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 [https://vanishedvoicespodcast.com/blog/]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 [https://vanishedvoicespodcast.com/blog/]. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.