The Final Hours with Sarah Turney

4.8 (27K) · TRUE CRIME · UPDATED WEEKLY

Sarah Turney investigates missing persons cases — the victims left behind by a justice system that often stops looking. Told by someone who has lived it.

5D AGO

The Search for Kristin Smart: What the Guilty Verdict Changed

Two years after Paul Flores was convicted of Kristin Smart's 1996 murder, Sarah examines what the verdict changed for missing persons advocacy — and what it didn't. Kristin's body has still never been found. What does closure look like without that?

12D AGO

Missing and Native: Why Indigenous Women Disappear Without Media Coverage

Indigenous women are murdered or go missing at rates significantly higher than the national average, but receive a fraction of the media coverage. Sarah examines the specific structural failures that lead to this disparity and interviews advocates working to change it.

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Sarah Talks About Alissa: The Case That Started Everything

For the first time in an extended format, Sarah tells the full story of her mother's disappearance and her own role in eventually bringing her stepfather to justice. Raw, deeply personal, and essential for understanding why this show exists.

26D AGO

The Disappearance of Gabby Petito: What the Coverage Got Right and Wrong

The Gabby Petito case became one of the most covered missing persons cases in history. Sarah examines what the media coverage got right, what it got wrong, and what it reveals about which missing people the public chooses to care about — and why.

33D AGO

Cold Case: The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse

Jennifer Kesse went missing in Orlando in 2006. Security footage captured a potential suspect whose face was never identified. Her family has never stopped searching. Sarah reviews the case with Jennifer's father Drew and examines why it has never been solved.

40D AGO

How to Find Someone Who Doesn't Want to Be Found

A special episode on the investigative tools and techniques used by family advocates, private investigators, and amateur sleuths to locate missing people. Sarah interviews a licensed PI who has found over 200 missing persons about what actually works.

47D AGO

The Tara Grinstead Case: A Solved Cold Case That Changed Georgia

Teacher Tara Grinstead went missing in 2005. Her case was solved in 2017 after a chance conversation led to a breakthrough. Sarah traces the 12-year investigation and talks to the detective who never gave up on the case.

54D AGO

Listener Stories: Cases You Sent Us That Need More Eyes

Sarah reviews five missing persons cases submitted by listeners — cases that received little media coverage, where families are desperate for new leads. Each case gets a full overview and Sarah shares what she thinks investigators should be looking at.

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Sarah TurneyHost & Investigator

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27K Ratings

The most important true crime podcast

Sarah Turney's personal experience with a missing family member gives this show a depth and authenticity that no other true crime podcast has. She doesn't sensationalize — she advocates. And she actually helps families. This show does real good in the world.

TrueCrimeAdvocate · Mar 7, 2026

Sarah is a hero

What Sarah Turney has built from her own trauma is extraordinary. She turned the worst thing that ever happened to her into a tool for helping other families. The episode about Indigenous missing women is mandatory listening for everyone.

JusticeSeeker · Feb 22, 2026

Different from every other true crime show

True crime can feel exploitative. The Final Hours never does. Sarah's empathy for victims and their families is genuine and her commitment to actually helping — not just covering — makes this the most meaningful show in the genre.

CrimeJusticeNow · Feb 7, 2026

About

Sarah Turney knows what it means to be left behind. Her mother Alissa Turney went missing in 2001 when Sarah was eleven years old. Years later, Sarah's investigation of the case helped lead to her stepfather's arrest and conviction. She now uses what she learned — about how to investigate, how to keep pressure on law enforcement, and how to tell a story that makes people care — to help other families of missing persons. The Final Hours covers cold cases of missing people, prioritizing cases where law enforcement has moved on but families haven't. Sarah brings the perspective of someone who lived through what these families are living through, and her empathy and determination come through in every episode.