Welcome to Voices of the Voiceless, a series that highlights the unsolved murders and missing persons cases across Western New York.
Join WKBW's Senior Reporter Maki Becker and Producer Rhiannon Browning as they dive into long unsolved investigations, speaking to families, cold case detectives and real people impacted by these tragedies. Through telling these stories, they hope to help bring justice to the victims and solve the mysteries that have haunted the region for far too long.
Voices of the Voiceless: The Unsolved Double Murder of Jerry Nickerson Jr. and Mark Trautman
A cut phone line, unidentified blood at the scene and one roommate who shouldn't have been home the night they were killed. Investigators believe these critical pieces of evidence could finally shatter a decades-long silence and solve the baffling mystery. 7 News' Maki Becker and Rhiannon Browning discuss the double homicide, with pleas for help from the victims' daughters and details on the investigation so far from police.
29 Jul 2026
Voices of the Voiceless: The murder of Fredonia native Mackenzie Michalski
In July 2026, an Irish native was sentenced to 14 years in a Hungarian Prison for the brutal killing of 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski. She was tragically murdered in 2024 while she was vacationing in Budapest. In this episode, Rhiannon talks about the events leading up to Mackenzie's murder. You'll also hear from her best friends and an investigative journalist in Ireland doing a deep dive into the man we only knew as L.T.M., until he and his publication released his identity. We do want to...
6 Jul 2026
Voices of the Voiceless: The case of convicted murderer Charles Jones
Maki and Rhiannon discuss the case of convicted murderer Charles Jones, which is back in the headlines. Seven years ago, Jones killed his ex-girlfriend and mother, and three years ago, he pleaded guilty to the homicides. Now, the sentence for Jones has been vacated, and he gets another day in court due to a domestic violence law. Will he get a new trial? Will this murderer get a lesser sentence and walk free sooner than his original 40 years? Those are just a couple of questions they're worki...
15 Jun 2026
Voices of the Voiceless: The unsolved murder of Ellery Jane Doe
On December 6th, 1983, a woman's body was found off Route 17 in the Town of Ellery in Chautauqua County. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted and shot multiple times, including in the face. She was never identified and her killer remains unknown. In this episode, Maki and Rhiannon discuss new leads and speak to the hosts of "Catching Evil," as well as two local women who say they encountered the prolific serial killer, Christopher Wilder, otherwise known as the "Snapshot Killer...
22 May 2026
Voices of the Voiceless: The Case of Kathy Wilson
33-year-old Kathy Wilson disappeared on May 18th, 1989, and her remains were found more than a year later. In this episode, Maki and Rhiannon discuss new developments in the cold case investigation, hearing directly from the detectives, Wilson's widower, and a man whose father was tried for her murder but was found to be innocent.
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