The Red Justice Project

25/07/2022

Today we released the SEASON TWO FINALE of The Red Justice Podcast where we discuss the mysterious death of Helen Marie Gibbs, a young Lumbee mother gone too soon. Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts.

12/07/2022

We ALL have a relative like Matthew Oxendine. Who’s been in trouble with the law a few times and struggles with addiction and mental health issues. We want you to picture the person you love when you listen to this episode. On January 9, 2021, Matthew called 911 and hung up. 911 called back and Matthew alluded to harming himself. But instead of an EMT, counselor, or a police officer trained to deescalate people struggling with their mental health (which the county has), someone else was sent out: A SWAT team with AR-15s in a tactical vehicle that they used to ram Matt’s vehicle before shooting at him more than 40 times. His cousin watched as this happened while his brother listened on the phone. Why was a SWAT team sent to a suicidal man? Why have no charges been filed? How can the family ever heal?

Listen now:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000569503664

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0T5kO91QFfCX33iEa7xx0e?si=n3UmA1EST9W3Zxh9GxTF3w

Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzA1NTgzLnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xMDkzODY0MQ?sa=X&ved=0CAQQ8qgGahcKEwiwiOHq4_P4AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

27/06/2022

Donald Wayne Davis was a good looking Lumbee man living in Hamlet, NC who had just signed four modeling contracts (including with Coca Cola and Tommy Hilfiger) and was scheduled to head back to Atlanta to begin working. One Tuesday, he was stopped by police for not having on a seatbelt. Minutes later, he was dead. The medical examiner said he died of natural causes but his body was bruised and his bones were broken. How does a routine traffic stop end in a 20 year old man’s death?

This is one of the most unbelievable cases we’ve ever covered and it is graphic, so we encourage you to listen with caution and to take care of your spirit.

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000567790287

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FU33hsqmzlgjeHICKGzjZ?si=RArg37_8TSeQLzEBT5swKA

Listen on Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzA1NTgzLnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xMDg1OTk2NA

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

26/06/2022

Have you heard our latest episode on the 60s Scoop in Canada? We’ve got a brand new episode coming out tomorrow.

06/06/2022

Sharletha Maynor has been missing since 2007. Her boyfriend claimed that she left a few weeks before they were scheduled to get married, but her family says she never mentioned being engaged. Who knows what happened to Sharletha and where is she now?

Listen now:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000565321990

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NDgYt24Fvlr5OCwoiGF7q?si=YF7hT6n5QDWkUbOeqxABrA

Our website: https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here/episode/7a853b0d/sharletha-maynor

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

23/05/2022

Tabitha Ann Goins is a beautiful mother of four little girls. One Saturday night, she made plans with them to roast marshmallows outside by the fire. But as the seconds and minutes and hours ticked by, they sat waiting but Tabitha never showed up. That was almost three years ago in November 2019 and Tabitha hasn’t shown up since. The man she was living with at the time claims they ran into the woods fleeing the ALE and they got separated. What really happened to Tabitha and where is she now?

Listen now:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000563218121

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sl3IzB0xmyrlipnwFvNnw?si=YXu2gdZtSIqclernLY1fTw

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

17/05/2022

In 1921, the Osage were the richest people in the United States because oil was found on their land in Oklahoma. Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman, was married to a white man named Ernest. And one by one, Mollie’s family members start dying. By gunshot, by bombs, and by mysterious illnesses. And then Mollie gets sick. Listen now to this episode which details the murders of dozens of Osage people because of pure greed, becoming the first murder case the FBI ever investigated.

Listen now:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000561514817

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GYHql4Zoo6L241GHkXxIo?si=bXnz5qM9S7OTd1M9GpzEEQ

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

09/05/2022

In the late 1800s oil was discovered beneath the land of the Osage Reservation. This discovery would forever impact the lives of the Osage people and the settlers around them. This is a two part episode. Part one is live now. Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts.

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

05/05/2022

Today is MMIW Awareness day and today we honor the women and girls whose stories we’ve shared on this podcast:

Brittany Locklear, Hania Aguilar, Debra BlackCrow, Sara Graham, Cindy Gladue, Delphine Nikal, Jessica Patrick, Marcey Blanks, Casey Young, Lauren Holmes, Joyce Locklear, Teresa Hunt, Angela McConnell, Lisa Hohman, Evelina Dial, Jessica Lowery, Lisa Hardin, Michelle Driggers, Rhonda Jones, Megan Oxendine, Cynthia Jacobs, Katina Locklear, Rita Maynor, Susie Oxendine, the children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Faith Hedgepeth, Pocahontas, and Kim Smith.

Today we remember these women and girls and the people who love them. Our podcast not only decries the violence these women and girls have endured, but the ways that the media and data erases them. We tell the stories the media ignores of the women and girls who should forever be remembered.

02/05/2022

The next episode of season 2 is here. Kim Smith was a young Lumbee girl and a mother of two when her life was tragically cut short. Learn more about her story on today’s episode.

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please reach out. The number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.

The mission of this podcast is to bring awareness to the many cases of missing and murdered indigenous people in North America, and the way we are erased in American media.

25/04/2022

Season 2 is live now. Join us this season as dive deeper into the issue of and how true crime is woven into the fabric of this country in regards to indigenous people.

21/04/2022

Have you listened to the season 2 trailer yet? We’re back in just 4 short days!

13/04/2022

The Red Justice Project is back! Our Season 2 trailer is live on all streaming platforms. In our second season we will cover more cases of missing and murdered indigenous peoples across Turtle Island and dive deeper into the painful history of indigenous peoples in the Americas. Episode 1 of Season 2 will premiere on Monday, April 25th wherever you get your podcasts.

22/03/2022

We’re gearing up for season 2 👀 what stories would y’all like to hear?

17/02/2022

Wonderful article about our work and the impact of violence on our communities.

Story by Sasha Schroeder Photos by Kathryn Osygus Graphic by Keyshawn Garrett Marcey Blanks’ mother is still waiting for the trial of the man charged with her daughter’s murder. In the early hours of Nov. 16, 2016, Blanks’ attacker r***d her, stabbed her 89 times and set her home in Robeson Co...

19/11/2021

Tomorrow!

The Red Justice Project podcast was created by co-hosts Brittany Hunt (right) and Chelsea Locklear (left), who are both members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. This podcast aims to amplify the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous people in North Carolina and beyond.

They will be discussing the Red Justice Project and their activism surrounding the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people during our virtual 26th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration on Saturday, November 20th. Learn more: bit.ly/3cp6xQn

15/11/2021

As a reminder we will be discussing our work on the podcast tomorrow. There will be a Q and A at the end in case anyone has questions about the podcast!

11/11/2021

Join us next week and stay tuned for an announcement about the launch of season 2!

26/10/2021

16/09/2021

An arrest has been made in Faith Hedgepeth’s murder!! We covered Faith’s story in episode 29 of our podcast for our season finale. We are beyond words and so overwhelmed with a sense of peace and justice that an arrest has finally been made. Please keep Faith’s family in your thoughts during this time.

Faith Hedgepeth, 19, was found brutally murdered in her off-campus apartment in 2012. No one has been arrested.

16/06/2021

Young. Brilliant. Beautiful. So many words could describe Faith, a UNC Chapel Hill student and member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe. On September 7, 2012 Faith was found murdered in her apartment. For almost 9 years her family and friends have been left to wonder…when there will be justice for Faith?

This is the season finale of The Red Justice Project. For those that have supported and listened to us during the first season, we thank you. It has been an honor to share these stories with you all, to speak with families, and have a small part in bringing more recognition to each person we covered. We will be back in the fall for season two. Stay tuned!

10/06/2021

Article our podcast was featured in today, which also features the voices of other Native women taking a stand on this issue.

https://borderbelt.org/2021/an-attack-on-our-people-north-carolinas-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/

When Lisa Hardin didn’t return to her southeastern North Carolina home in the summer of 2003, her mother knew something was wrong.  Days later, police found the body of 36-year-old Hardin in t…

07/06/2021

215 children. 215 momma’s babies, daddy’s worlds, grandma’s hearts. 215 Native children. A few weeks ago, a mass grave was found outside of the Kamloops Indian Residential school, which was ran by the Catholic Church in Canada until 1978. Native children were forced to go to these schools. They were starved. R***d. Beaten. Forced to cut their hair, speak English, and not be Indian. This school is just one of many in Canada and the US, and the last one didn’t close until 1996. Tune in now to learn more about these schools and click the link below that we mentioned in the episode:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000524451319

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZjDRisx8jWrbuFFF0b62q?si=iLp2_hhuTcCdsrTP0r5ZxA

Our website: https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here/episode/4c68e178/episode-28-215-kamloops-indian-residential-school

Video mentioned in episode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ7qm6m973U

26/05/2021

Two Lumbee men. Both murdered, both cases with no arrests, no justice. Jimmy was a gay man who was brutally murdered in Fayetteville, NC. There was a very specific description of the last man he was known to be with, and yet no arrest. David was a father, an uncle, a brother, and a friend who was hit by a car and he died in a ditch, and wasn’t found for three whole days. Listen to episode 27 to learn more about these men taken from us too soon.

19/05/2021

Episode 26: Rita Maynor and Susie Oxendine were two elders who were found dead under mysterious circumstance in Pembroke, North Carolina. What happed to them and will we ever know the full story. Find out more by listening to this week’s episode of The Red Justice Project.

https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000521968884

11/05/2021

05/05/2021

Today is National MMIW Awareness Day, and in honor of this day and this larger movement, this week’s story is about Katina Locklear, a Tuscarora mother, grandmother, and sister. Katina was murdered by her own friends over $100 that was misplaced by the owner, but later found.

When a life is worth only $100 dollars to someone, when our bodies are left out in the woods like trash, when our families are left to mourn these murders...What won’t someone do if they’d do this?

Links below to listen:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000519917724

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/41sHnt6VsNlY1btikJK9el?si=HN2fjFVGSs6cAeN9uqtK0g&dl_branch=1

RJP website: https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here/episode/4b7c7c27/episode-25-katina-locklear

26/04/2021

Ronald Dean Locklear was only 31 years old in 2005 when in an instant his life was tragically taken away. He left behind a large, loving family who stills seeks justice today. If you have any information about the homicide of Ronald Dean Locklear please reach out to the NC SBI.

https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000518699523

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CVmo1XpGVftGXcG7jmjQ6?si=4STuPkeySUevzJNLXXGZaQ

22/04/2021

Great opportunity for Indigenous folk in Robeson and the surrounding counties to get involved in addressing domestic violence in our tribal territory

Here is the link to apply: https://nccadv.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7aH76sBBQfCWQBg

19/04/2021

Part 2 of our series covering the 3 murders and 2 disappearances in East Lumberton:

The day after Rhonda and Kristen’s deaths, Megan was interviewed by the local news. Just six weeks later, her body was found outside an abandoned house 2 blocks away (0.2 mile) from where the first two women were found.

Cynthia Jacobs is rumored to be the last known person to see Megan alive. Cynthia went missing right after Megan was found. She has not been seen since 2017. Another woman went missing from the same area just 3 months later. All 5 cases remain unsolved. There is a total of $55,000 in reward money for anyone who can help provide answers about these deaths and disappearances.

Listen now for details into these cases as well as additional information about Kristin Bennett’s death, including evidence being destroyed at the medical examiners office.

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lK3d1AXVDPmdXL03AjpAm?si=1LNQ8BcGTL6ckSslaIc-aw

Listen on our website: https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here/episode/48e31b3e/episode-23-megan-oxendine-and-cynthia-jacobs

14/04/2021

Update:

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A special agent with the North Carolina Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told ABC15 in an exclusive interview Tuesday that they have promising evidence in the deaths of three women found dead in Lumberton.

https://bit.ly/32etPn1

13/04/2021

Rhonda Jones and Kristin Bennett were both in their 30s. They were both intelligent with big hearts. They were both loved. They are forever tied together by tragedy. On April 18, 2017 these two women were found dead a short distance from each other. Almost 4 years later the mystery of their deaths still remains. If you have any information please reach out to the FBI to bring justice to their families. Please do not speculate in the comments out of respect for their families and the investigation.

Listen here: https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000516741264

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4499oMHbpCSjBdn3LLogL6?si=hGiea-WyS7OKJNKvMjo-gg&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0KqOYr3kHe32OQAjuPbIQ5

06/04/2021

Hey y’all, we just wanted to share this with you. This is a photo of Lisa Hardin. We covered her case last week along with Michelle Driggers. We weren’t able to get a photo of Lisa at the time of the episode, but a listener and family friend sent this in to us. Lisa was so beautiful and so loved.

29/03/2021

In March 2003, Michelle Driggers was found dead in the driveway of a rural cemetery in Hestertown, NC. She was naked and her body had been brutalized. Just months later and less than a mile away, Lisa Hardin was found dead in the woods behind a business, also naked and brutalized. Both women were referred to as “prostitutes” by police and in the media despite other contradictory reports. Both women have still received no justice. And I’m 2017, the bodies of 3 other women were found in the same areas as Lisa and Michelle. Is there a serial killer in Lumberton targeting vulnerable Native women?

To listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821 =Buzzsprout-8229546

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48tJn8sB8Kcm1bXDOxw0PO?si=uHYCGocWQGKaogw7-JmC1A

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-red-justice-project/episode/episode-21-lisa-hardin-and-michelle-driggers-82743842

22/03/2021

Troy Jacobs was just 21 years old when he went missing near Red Springs, NC in 1996. Jessica Lowery was only 25 years old when she went missing in 2005. Two young indigenous people vanished with concrete evidence of their whereabouts, no physical evidence tying anyone to their disappearance, and no justice for their family all these years later.

https://www.redjusticepodcast.com/listen-here

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821?i=1000513953220

15/03/2021

On Valentine’s Day in 2016, 23 year old Evelina Dial had been missing for 2 days, when she was found in the woods in the community she grew up in. She had been stabbed 45 times and burned. Just a few weeks prior, her 3 year old son had died from a gunshot wound. Years later, another murder would strike her family, just as violence had also nearly claimed the life of her grandmother many years before. Why is there so much violence in Robeson County? Why are our women not safe in their own homes?

To listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-red-justice-project/id1529944821 =Buzzsprout-8142947

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-red-justice-project/episode/episode-19-evelina-dial-82397492

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/42FnSlda6xowuMTXnpAsIB?si=XxDlbwTvQAS-hp1a6jr7cQ

11/03/2021

Please check out this important story from spectrum news. It featured several women’s cases who we plan to discuss and some that we have already covered. Our cohost Brittany is also interviewed for this story.

Robeson County is diverse but still has a lot of crime.

10/03/2021

19 years ago today, Kent Jacobs went missing. 19 years of worries, unanswered questions, and heartache for the Jacobs family.

If you have any information about his disappearance please come forward.