Human Trafficking True Crime

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will guard the guards themselves? This a profound statement when we look at the world we live in. We see government leaders of all kinds across the world who are corrupt on both sides of the aisle. They are to guard us but who guards them? Who watches over Task Force Argos and their methods? Task Force Argos was designed to protect children from exploitation, their job is to take down the very people who share child sexual exploitation material online and shut down these sites. So how on earth does a police-sanctioned task force which is designed to stop the further exposure of children being exploited end up running those very sites, and sharing those very same images they should be trying to stop? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

An 11 year old with red hair, a small town marsh fire, numerus eye witness, several composite sketches of different people of interest, rumors of a child exploitation film, one lone shoe and still over 30 years later we are no closer to finding answers. What happened on that cold brisk afternoon in November of 1991? Tonight we give Mark Himebaugh the Last word. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

A young, compelling, articulate, talented writer goes missing on a hot summer's day in July of 1996. Her life leading up to that day is truly stranger than fiction. A web of sex trafficking rings, organized crime, Russian Mafia, Blood Drinking Vampires, undercover agents, stalkers, and a relapse leave everyone involved asking endless questions. What happened to this missing mother? Who is responsible for her disappearance? Tonight we give Susan Walsh the Last Word. Blog https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/susan-walsh --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Peter Nygard was a man who had it all, success, money, and a lavish lifestyle. He was friends with people like Prince Andrew, George H.W. Bush, and Micheal Jackson who all stayed at his estate in the Bahama where Peter hosted "Pamper Parties". But when the feud between his billion-dollar hedgefund neighbor brings to light the years of sexual abuse allegations, rape, human trafficking, terrorism, murder and more it all comes crashing down and Peter is charged with human trafficking.

A young indigenous woman unveils her eyes and starts looking into the statistics on missing and indigenous women, a few months later, she herself turns up missing. Disappears without a trace in Browning, Montana on June 5th, 2017. Tonight we give Ashley Loring Heavyrunner the Last Word --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

In the fall of 2017, a young and courageous 19-year-old makes a surprise move from a small town in Pennsylvania to the bight lights of New York City. Without a plan or a job, Corrina tells a story of lies and deceit which comes to light only after she goes missing. Tonight we give Corinna Slusser the Last Word. Blog: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/corinna-paige-slusser Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Jared created The Jared Fogle Foundation to help spread awareness on the topic of childhood obesity. But behind the scenes, he was repeatedly engaging in illicit sexual acts with minors. . . . KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Sources https://people.com/crime/jared-fogle-id-docuseries-catching-a-monster/ https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/02/jared-fogle-subway-jared-timeline-career-and-downfall/6253368001/ https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2021/11/02/woman-subway-jared-probe-convicted-child-exploitation/6248661001/ https://www.businessinsider.com/jared-fogles-ex-wife-speaks-out-on-husbands-sex-crimes-2016-11 https://www.idsnews.com/article/1999/04/subway-jared-archive https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-05-09/judge-sentences-jared-fogle-associate-to-27-years-in-prison https://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/2015/08/jared_fogle_used_business_trip.html https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/29/jared-foundation-director-facing-child-exploitation-charges/26588819/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/husband-and-wife-who-conspired-jared-fogle-sexually-exploit-children-are-sentenced --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

When a rural community in Ohio starts having an alarming number of women who go missing, all with connections to one another, ties to drugs and sex work, you have to wonder what really is going on in Chillicothe Ohio, and the Vanishing Conspiracy around these women. Tonight we give the missing women from Chillicothe Ohio the Last Word. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/police-investigate-possible-connection-between-several-missing-women-n371821 https://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/2019/08/29/chillicothe-man-pleads-guilty-sex-offenses-against-child/2153039001/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/central-and-southern-ohio-heroin-trafficking-network-dismantled https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/10/04/kadie-lancaster-who-worked-uncover-sex-trafficking-found-dead-33/5981901001/ https://www.cincinnati.com/in-depth/news/2019/03/21/sex-trafficking-trapped-and-trafficked-portsmouth-ohio/2839816002/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3232430/Police-arrest-man-committed-pure-torture-one-person-think-linked-six-Ohio-mothers-murdered-missing.html https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/chillicothe-murders-spotlighted-on-the-vanishing-women-on-id/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/aande-pulls-adults-adopting-adults-off-the-air-after-concerns-raised-over-star-danny-huffs-creepy-behavior https://www.grunge.com/413657/the-untold-truth-of-the-chillicothe-six/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

When a rural community in Ohio starts having an alarming number of women who go missing, all with connections to one another, ties to drugs and sex work, you have to wonder what really is going on in Chillicothe Ohio, and the Vanishing Conspiracy around these women. Tonight we give the missing women from Chillicothe Ohio the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/police-investigate-possible-connection-between-several-missing-women-n371821 https://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/2019/08/29/chillicothe-man-pleads-guilty-sex-offenses-against-child/2153039001/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/central-and-southern-ohio-heroin-trafficking-network-dismantled https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/10/04/kadie-lancaster-who-worked-uncover-sex-trafficking-found-dead-33/5981901001/ https://www.cincinnati.com/in-depth/news/2019/03/21/sex-trafficking-trapped-and-trafficked-portsmouth-ohio/2839816002/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3232430/Police-arrest-man-committed-pure-torture-one-person-think-linked-six-Ohio-mothers-murdered-missing.html https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/chillicothe-murders-spotlighted-on-the-vanishing-women-on-id/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/aande-pulls-adults-adopting-adults-off-the-air-after-concerns-raised-over-star-danny-huffs-creepy-behavior https://www.grunge.com/413657/the-untold-truth-of-the-chillicothe-six/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

It is the 1970s and you are a young woman who is using a standard method of travel for the time and hitchhiking cross country to reach your final destination—a birthday party for your friend. You find someone to pick you up but little do you know that getting into that vehicle turns into a 7 years stint as the victim of two horrible people. Tonight we give Colleen Stan the Last Word. KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

At what point do we as a society stand up against the Catholic's church and their abuse of power, at what time do we demand changes within the very establish that millions of people around the world follow, when will the catholic church learn from the mistakes of their past, and forge a way forward that truly embodies the work they claim to live by. Tonight we give the victims of the roman Catholic Church the Last Word. KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

One native girl out of New Mexico who was plagued with generational trauma and disadvantaged from birth, fell victim to human trafficking at an age where many of us are closing that door on our childhood and entering into a young adolescent life. Why are so many women from indigenous tribes going missing, being murdered, and falling victim to human trafficking? Tonight we will explore the case of this young girl from a Navajo tribe who was victimized repeatedly, interacted with multiple law enforcement agencies, medical and health care professionals, or mandated reporters throughout several years of exploitation, and not once was she ever Identified as a person who was the victim of human trafficking. Tonight we give Eva the Last Word. KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

After being arrested and later convicted on five counts of sex trafficking, how he compelled his victims to engage in the sex trafficking trade was brought to light, and the lessons we can take away from his crimes are valuable to fighting and ending it. Tonight we gives the survivors of Andrew Blain Fields the Last Word. BLOG: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s2-e1-andrew-blane-fields Sources: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/convicted-sex-trafficker-sentenced-more-30-years-prison https://traffickinginstitute.org/addicted-to-you-drug-addiction-as-a-means-of-coercion/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/lutz-fla-man-convicted-drug-distribution-and-sex-trafficking-charges https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/tampa-bay-sex-trafficker-sentenced-nearly-34-years-prison https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/man-convicted-of-human-trafficking-gets-34-years-in-prison/2163311/ https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/combating-drug-facilitated-sex-trafficking-of-runaway-youth/ KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Take a look back with Shannon and Megan as they reflect on the past year of podcasting, how they ranked in the true crime podcasting world, and what the future holds. KNOW WHAT IT IS: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act - FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! . . . Blog - https://www.lastwordbysl.com/blog --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Winston Burt. AKA Dice Capone, is a man out of Seattle that is sitting jail while he awaits his trail on sex trafficking charges. Hear the story of how one of Burt's victims made a harrowing and courageous escape from her trafficker.

One man, a human trafficker, single handedly connected to a network of pedophiles, used force, fraud, and coercion to lure at least 3 known minor victims to preform commercial sexual acts through a massage parlor business he ran out of his home. This trafficker used manipulation and mental phycological warfare against his victims through discovering their vulnerabilities. Ones in which he navigated toward, he had developed a connection to the young adolescent males, who were struggling with their sexual identify. This criminal used a unique set of skills crafted over years of torture and abuse inflicted onto his victims. Until a fatal error in judgement on his part and the gut feeling of boarder agents in the UK brought him down in July of 2012. What unfolded over the following six years would become one of the biggest human trafficking stories and conviction seen here in Texas. Blog: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e20-convicted-human-trafficker-jason-gandy Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

As children we dream of endless ideas and options for what the future can hold, no where do dreams of the turmoil, heart ace, pain or trauma come to mind. Regrettably the facts are that many if not all of us will experience these emotions throughout our life. Tonight's story tells the journey of a Human trafficking survivor who has overcome extreme obstacles that have been bestowed upon him starting from an early age. Hear the story of how this young man went from living in the shadows at his home where he never felt welcomed bouncing from one abuse relationship to another, and how he ultimately fell prey to a human trafficker. This is a man who has triumphed over the setbacks and now leads a life of gratitude by giving back to other trafficking survivors. Tonight we give Jose Alfaro the Last Word. Blog: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e18-jose-alfaro Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Anyone, of any age, any location or race, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliations, any one from any town or country, rural to urban area, can be trafficked. This crime does not happen in a bubble. But the truth is there are certain susceptibilities which put individuals at a higher risk for being trafficked. Join Shannon and Megan to talk about the different ways a person can fall victim to this crime. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Last Word Blog https://www.lastwordbysl.com/blog --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Exploitation through the use of drugs, or a partner using fraud to exploit their vulnerabilities, and even the unfortunate, disproportionate disadvantages plaguing the men and women who make up the native tribes; Our Mini Case Coverage episode explores three people who had situations handed to them in life which took this individuals down a path that was unforeseen by even them. We give Tiffany Perry, Alyssa McLemore, and Jose Alfaro the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! LastWord Blog: Sources: Charley Project https://thehueandcry.com/alyssa-mclemore https://www.dea.gov/stories/2021/2021-01/2021-01-28/violent-drug-organizations-use-human-trafficking-expand-profits https://polarisproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Human-Trafficking-and-the-Opioid-Crisis.pdf https://polarisproject.org/survivor-story-jose-alfaro/ https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999726614/growing-number-of-male-survivors-talk-about-being-a-sex-trade-victim https://fightthenewdrug.org/men-and-boys-who-are-sex-trafficked/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/overview-findings-2003-national-survey-drug-use-and-health https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/10-years-later-kent-police-still-investigating-young-woman-s-disappearance/938564185/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

When a 16 year old walks out of her grandparents home upset one night she heads to her sisters place, she wants to see about staying over, but when her sister says no she leaves, possibly more upset than when she arrived. She tells no one where she is going and simply vanishes into air, never to be seen or heard from again. Did she chose to walk away from all the past trauma, did something or someone alter her life, making it impossible to speak our? What happened on October 12th 2004? Tonight we give Samantha Tapp the Last Word. What is Human Trafficking

Weekly podcast dedicated to telling the stories of human trafficking and giving the victims and survivors the Last Word --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

In this weeks episode join Shannon and Megan as they take a dive into the current human trafficking related stories that made the airways over the summer. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Be LOUD, be BOLD, and be OUT THERE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

A young professional returns home from a weekend gateway with her boyfriend, she attends work like normal and nothing is out of the ordinary, heading home and into the late afternoon, she speaks to several loved ones and ends the night with a call to her boyfriend, which would be the last contact anyone would have with her. What happened, where did she go, What happened to the investigation, and where is it now? Tonight we give Jennifer Kesse the Last Word.

A young professional returns home from a weekend gateway with her boyfriend, she attends work like normal and nothing is out of the ordinary, heading home and into the late afternoon, she speaks to several loved ones and ends the night with a call to her boyfriend, which would be the last contact anyone would have with her. What happened, where did she go, What happened to the investigation, and where is it now? Tonight we give Jennifer Kesse the Last Word.

This week Shannon talks with Erin on a local nonprofit that is supporting survivors of human trafficking in North Texas. Learn about what this program offers, how they are changing the lives of survivors and how you can get involved. Tonight we give the survivors the Last Word. What is Human Trafficking

Patterns include a series or sequence that repeats itself. People go missing all the time, but Spring, Texas has a history of missing young ladies who falling victim to Human Trafficking. This episode focuses on 3 different young ladies, who went missing from Spring, Texas. Tonight we give the missing ladies of Spring, Texas the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Be LOUD, be BOLD, and be OUT THERE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Ashley Summers walks home one warm July evening in 2007 and vanishing into the night. Her case was considered a runaway at first, police believed her disappearance could be connected to other missing young women in the area. But when those ladies were recovered safe, Ashley Summers was still missing. The case has taken twist and turns throughout the years leaving more questions than answers. Tonight we give Ashley Summers the Last Word.

In this episode, Megan & Shannon's talk about all the common myths, statistics, questions, and more around labor & sexual exploitation, human trafficking. Tonight we give all survivors the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Be LOUD, be BOLD, and be OUT THERE! ----- Sources: https://traffickinginstitute.org https://www.justice.gov/humantrafficking https://www.ilo.org https://humantraffickinghotline.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Weekly podcast dedicated to telling the stories of human trafficking and giving the victims and survivors the Last Word --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Crystul Kizer was a 17 year old human trafficking victim who snapped one night and murdered her capture. DA offices filed charges against Crystul for first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and more. Her defense team has been fighting courts to allow their case to use the Affirmative Defense Law. An argument which has never been used in a human trafficking case and can totally change the outcome of future cases. https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e6-chrystul-kizer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Amy Lynn Bradley was 23 years old and a recent college graduate in 1998 when she went on a family vacation that turned into a complete nightmare. Amy would go missing while on board the Royal Caribbean cruise liner Rhapsody of the Sea. Amy's family along with the FBI have spent the past 24 years trying to locate her within the sexually exploitation realm of human trafficking. Today we give Amy Lynn Bradley the Last Word. https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e5-amy-lynn-bradley --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Every year thousands of people go missing out of America's capital, Washington DC. Which sadly is what happened to a second grader who was living in a homeless shelter with her family. After missing school and being unaccounted for over a month, police were behind the curve on locating her. Conflicting stories from her mother, a complete lack of accountability and finger pointing between school officials, social workers, police, and the main suspect dead, police are no closer today, then they were when she went missing in 2014, to locating her. Was she murdered or did she fall victim to human trafficking. Today we give Relisha Rudd the Last Word. Blog: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e4-relisha-rudd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

A talented and gift student who begins to experience hard times and struggles in her academics life, begins a mild teenager rebellious streak. She drops out of school for a period but re enrolls, and by all accounts is on track to graduate. Her family feels things are looking up. So when she simply doesn't show up for a planned shopping trip with her sisters and friends, they being to worry. The story that unfolds and the truth behind what likely happened to her is hard to hear, hard to understand. Tonight we give Danica Childs the Last Word. Blog: https://www.lastwordbysl.com/post/s1-e4-relisha-rudd --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

A sophisticated yet naive 18 year old is spending time with her boyfriend at a nearby hotel. But when she doesn't return home the following day, the search begins. Through a long and pain staking journey her family discovers hard facts about the man in her life leading some to believe he isnt being truthful and is responsible for her disappearance What exactly happened that summer night in Austin is still - a- mystery her family is trying to uncover. Tonight we give Roxanne Paultauf the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Blog --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

A 16-year-old honor student is preparing for big life changes, she has an internship lined up with a local hospital - she has an upcoming job interview and by all accounts is leading a normal teenage life. So when she vanished from her home one July night the family is left wondering where she went and who she was going to meet. Leads, tips, and sightings all point to human trafficked. Where is she and what happened to her? Tonight we give Lashaya Stine the Last Word. Know What It Is: Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION! Blog: Human Trafficking True Crime - Lashaya Stine ---- Sources https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/lashaya-stine/@@download.pdf https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/07/15/lashaya-stine-missing-aurora-teen/ https://sites.psu.edu/onyxpassion/2021/03/12/the-case-of-lashaya-stine/ https://charleyproject.org/case/lashaya-nae-stine https://www.trace-evidence.com/lashaya-stine https://www.lauthmissingpersons.com/lashaya-stine-still-missing-after-4-years/ https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/23/aurora-teen-lashaya-stine-missing-3-years-suspected-trafficking/ https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/23/aurora-teen-lashaya-stine-missing-3-years-suspected-trafficking/ https://sites.psu.edu/onyxpassion/2021/03/12/the-case-of-lashaya-stine/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support

Weekly podcast dedicated to telling the stories of human trafficking and giving the victims and survivors the last word --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humantraffickinglwpod/support