What happens when someone you care about becomes connected to the very moment that changes everything?

This episode of Missing Our Voices tells the story of Shawn Forbes, a young man whose life ended in a way no family should ever have to experience.

Shawn’s story is painful because it reminds us that sometimes the people we allow closest to us are the very people we never imagine could play a role in our final moments.

What may have begun as a normal night — a reconnection, a conversation, a moment that should have ended with Shawn simply going home — became something completely different.

Instead, Shawn would ultimately be left lying on cold concrete in a parking lot, his life slipping away.

And somewhere in the middle of everything that happened was betrayal.

But Shawn Forbes was more than the circumstances surrounding his death.

He was a son.

He was loved.

He had people who knew his personality, his smile, his heart, and the person he was before his name ever became associated with a homicide case.

That is why we tell these stories.

Because when someone dies violently, the world sometimes remembers the crime longer than it remembers the person.

Missing Our Voices exists to change that.

We want families to have a place where they can speak their loved one’s name, tell their story, ask the questions that still remain, and remind the world that behind every case number is a human being whose life mattered.

Through Shawn’s story, we also have to talk about something many families struggle with after losing someone to violence — the realization that their loved one may have trusted the wrong person.

The questions can become endless.

Who knew what?

Who was there?

Could someone have stopped it?

When did Shawn realize something was wrong?

And what was going through his mind during those final moments?

Some questions may never have the answers a family desperately wants.

But one thing we can make sure of is that Shawn is not forgotten.

This episode is about remembrance, awareness, accountability, and giving space to a family whose life changed forever.

If Shawn’s story touches you, please do more than watch.

Share his name. Share his story. Talk about him.

Someone should never disappear behind the details of how they died.

Their life deserves to be remembered too.

This is Missing Our Voices.

Because even when a voice becomes silent, their story can still speak.

Presented in support of the work of the Jabez Spann Foundation.

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Imagine realizing in your final moments that someone you trusted may have betrayed you.

Shawn Forbes deserved more than the way his story ended.

He was more than a homicide case. More than a headline. More than what happened in that parking lot.

He was somebody’s son. Somebody loved him. Somebody still says his name.

And that is exactly why we continue telling these stories.

Missing Our Voices exists to make sure victims are remembered for the lives they lived — not only for the way they died.

Today, we say his name:

Shawn Forbes.

Watch his story. Share his name. Keep his memory alive.

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Kline discusses the purpose behind creating this growing community, the challenges families face when trying to bring attention to their missing loved ones, and the importance of using social media and community involvement to keep these cases visible. He also shares how his platform gives families a place to tell their stories, request support, and remind the public that every missing person deserves urgency, resources, and national attention.

Join us for an important conversation about awareness, advocacy, justice, remembrance, and the power of a community that refuses to allow missing Black people to be forgotten.

Featured Guest: Kline

Founder: Missing Black People: The Forgotten

Hosted by: Missing Our Voices Podcast

Most of us go about our daily lives—serving meals, raising families, going through the motions. But Laura Bullock isn't like most of us.

By day, she's a lunch lady in Mitchell, South Dakota. But in every other moment, she's a relentless advocate fighting to give voices back to the voiceless and names back to the nameless.

In this powerful episode of Missing Our Voices, you'll meet a woman whose own heartbreak—searching for a runaway adopted daughter and it ignited a fire that refuses to go out. What started as personal pain transformed into a mission that has touched tens of thousands of lives.

Laura founded the South Dakota Missing Persons Facebook page and serves as admin for the Missing, Murdered and Indigenous of South Dakota page, building communities of over 38,000 people who refuse to let anyone be forgotten. But her work goes far deeper than social media posts. Through countless hours of research, advocacy, and sheer determination, Laura has helped identify unidentified bodies and bring closure to families who have spent years—sometimes decades—searching for answers.

She believes that every unidentified person was someone's child, someone's sibling, someone who was loved. And she won't rest until they get their names back.

This isn't just a true crime story. This is a story about the extraordinary power of one ordinary person who decided that forgetting was not an option. Laura Bullock proves that heroes don't always wear capes—sometimes they wear hairnets and serve lunch with a side of hope.

Watch now to hear Laura's incredible journey and be reminded that one person truly can change the world.

With the heart of a big brother and the calling of a shepherd, Pastor Chris shares reflections on mentorship, faith, and the heartbreak of watching a life full of promise be taken too soon. This is more than a story—it’s a call to action. Pastor Chris takes listeners into the heart of his ministry, revealing the personal pain that now fuels his mission to save more kids, build stronger communities, and never let Jabez’s legacy fade.

From church halls to street corners, this emotional reflection blends faith, grief, and fierce love into a conversation that will challenge you, inspire you, and stay with you long after it ends.

Tune in for a moving tribute, a pastor’s truth, and a message of hope that might just change the way you see our youth.of being a youth pastor—and the deep bond he shared with one of his most unforgettable kids, Jabez Spann. Jabez wasn’t just another young person in his ministry; he was like a son, a little brother, and a light in the room. Pastor Chris speaks with raw emotion about Jabez’s energy, laughter, and potential, and how losing him shook the very core of his faith and purpose.

With the heart of a big brother and the calling of a shepherd, Pastor Chris shares reflections on mentorship, faith, and the heartbreak of watching a life full of promise be taken too soon. This is more than a story—it’s a call to action. Pastor Chris takes listeners into the heart of his ministry, revealing the personal pain that now fuels his mission to save more kids, build stronger communities, and never let Jabez’s legacy fade.

From church halls to street corners, this emotional reflection blends faith, grief, and fierce love into a conversation that will challenge you, inspire you, and stay with you long after it ends.

Tune in for a moving tribute, a pastor’s truth, and a message of hope that might just change the way you see our youth.

“There were two men in the car with her and I asked her who was she talking to, and she was like, ‘Uh, mom I got to go,’ and I was like, ‘What you mean you got to go? And she hung up the phone. I called right back, and her phone went to voicemail.”

Tabitha Queen's family discovered her three children home alone. Mary's 11-year-old granddaughter, Alice, told her mother was arguing with a man Tabitha allowed to use her car a few days prior. Alice told them a man took her mother and her mother never returned.

The mother of Rickem Samuel is making an urgent plea to the public to come forward with information that could shed light on what happened to her son.

“That smile was so beautiful that he had, so bright. Rickem, he had a bright future, and he had his plans laid out as to what he wanted to accomplish," said Ericka Davis.