Vanished Voices, The Overlooked

Send us a text On June 15, 2021, 33-year-old Ranelle Rose Bennett hugged her mother a little longer than usual. Later that day, she promised to help decorate for her daughter’s birthday party. But she never showed up. That night, a 10-year-old girl sat by the window waiting for her mom, sending unanswered texts: “Mom, remember it’s my birthday today.” Ranelle, a mother of two and a member of the Navajo Nation, vanished from her home in Hogback, New Mexico, and has never been seen again. Her s...

In June of 2017, twenty-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner vanished from the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. What began as an ordinary night at a party turned into the start of a desperate search — one that would uncover lost evidence, unanswered questions, and a family forced to take the investigation into their own hands. This episode traces Ashley’s story: the last messages she sent, the silence that followed, and the tireless determination of her sister Kimberly and her family to bring ...

Every year, countless lives disappear into silence. Indigenous women. LGBTQ+ victims. Communities overlooked and cases ignored. Their names rarely make headlines—but their stories deserve to be told. Vanished Voices is a true crime podcast dedicated to shining a light on the people too often forgotten. With deep dives, investigative storytelling, and the voices of families and advocates, each episode unravels the mystery, the injustice, and the humanity behind these cases. From missing person...