I thought we had a thread on this, but I can't find anything.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/19-years-t...ry?id=72528835
Nearly two decades after 17-year-old Alissa Turney disappeared, Phoenix police have arrested the man believed to be responsible for her death.
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https://truecrimedaily.com/2020/08/2...alissa-turney/
Phoenix cold case: Stepdad arrested in 2001 disappearance of Alissa Turney
PHOENIX (KNXV) -- Officials have made an arrest in the cold case of Alissa Turney, a 17-year-old girl who went missing in 2001.
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced second-degree murder charges against Alissa's stepfather, Michael Roy Turney, according to a press conference Thursday.
Alissa went missing at the end of the school year in 2001 and was first reported as a runaway by Michael Turney, who called in a runaway report, telling authorities Alissa had left a note saying she was going to California.
In 2008, officials began a criminal investigation into Alissa's disappearance, and officials conducted 200 interviews with coworkers, friends, and family. Authorities conducting a search warrant on Michael Turney's residence discovered a bombing plot. Turney admitted that he illegally possessed 26 pipe bombs. Turney took a plea deal and served 10 years in prison in the bombing plot, unrelated to Alissa's disappearance.
Turney was arrested Thursday afternoon by police in Mesa in connection to her presumed death. Police did not release further details in the case. Alissa's missing person case remains open until "recovery is made," according to officials.
Originally Posted by Jolly Roger
There was a video her sister posted of Alissa saying "dad's a pervert" and then the dad throws a shoe at her and tells her sister to turn off the camera. It was very weird.
Happy Birthday! I hid a dead body in your backyard to celebrate. Good luck finding it under the cement. You can only use a stick to look for it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/u...tml?0p19G=0232
She Sought Justice on TikTok. Now Her Father Is Charged With Homicide.
Alissa Turney disappeared in 2001, when she was 17. Her younger sister, Sarah Turney, has been investigating the case on social media.
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/...-half-of-2023/
Arizona v. Michael Turney: For prosecutors, this trial was more than two decades in the making. Defendant Michael Turney was arrested back in 2020 for allegedly killing his stepdaughter Alissa Turney and causing her 2001 disappearance. “I’m shaking and I’m crying,” Alissa’s sister Sarah Turney wrote after the arrest. “We did it you guys. He’s been arrested.” The charge is second-degree murder. Trial is scheduled to begin March 13, 2023.
Good.
We missing the update.
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/col...er-a-rcna94830
All charges dismissed against Michael Turney in connection with 17-year-old stepdaughter Alissa Turney’s 2001 disappearance in Phoenix, Arizona
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...ges-rcna127059Defense attorney Olivia Hicks argued that the state did not present any physical evidence that Alissa Turney is dead and their client caused her death. In response to the defense’s motion, Deputy County Attorney Vince Imbordino told the judge that Alissa Turney had been a 17-year-old girl with family and friends, prized possessions and she would have been in contact if she had been alive.
Judge Sam Myers ruled in favor of the defense and the jurors were relieved of their duty. All charges in the case against Michael Turney have been dismissed and he was released from custody on Tuesday, July 18.
After the dismissal, one of the defense attorneys conveyed a statement from Turney to the media. “He is happy that the judge saw it his way. He’s excited that he’ll be able to get out of custody,” Jamie Jackson said. “He is obviously still very concerned about the case and Alissa and trying to find who actually killed her.”
An Arizona man was cleared in his stepdaughter’s disappearance. His son is convinced he’s guilty.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1408507...ey-disappearedSarah Turney remains convinced that her father, Michael Turney, killed her sister Alissa Turney in 2001.
Michael, however, has repeatedly denied killing Alissa and was acquitted of murder in July 2023.
But Sarah, who firmly believed in her father's innocence when Andersen first interviewed her in 2008 ("I was in complete denial," she said in the Oxygen doc), doesn't buy it.
Sarah’s podcast, Voices for Justice, and her viral TikTok videos, which have been viewed by tens of millions of people, helped renew interest in the cold case.
Michael, who has maintained his innocence in Alissa’s presumed death for years, has also turned to the internet since his acquittal.
He launched his own YouTube channel and has plans to start a podcast and write a book. Michael also filed a lawsuit against Phoenix police and county prosecutors in January 2024, alleging wrongful imprisonment and a violation of his rights, according to the Phoenix New Times.
“I would really like to clear my name before I die,” Michael said in a YouTube video from September 2024, in which he also alleges that the Phoenix Police framed him out of revenge for exposing corruption. “The truth will always come out, it just takes time.”
https://people.com/what-happened-to-...turney-8725736
There's no question in my mind on this case. I can't believe they cleared him.
Agree entirely.
I remember this case, and I hate that she never was seen alive again. I also believe step dad to be guilty as fuck, but without any clues...it's all just conjecture until someone who knows something talks to authorities.
I hate these cases. Her sister and her older siblings, along with the rest of the family, deserve to know what happened to her.
Don't like what I have to say? I respect that. Go fuck yourself.
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