Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially triggering topics, including violence, abuse, and murder.

This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety

purposes. Listener discretion is advised. My name is Sarah Turney and this is Voices for Justice.

Today, I'm discussing the case of John Cornelius McGee.

This case is really close to my heart.

At the center is a father who was brutally murdered

and a daughter who has been searching for answers by any means possible,

collecting records, conducting interviews,

and creating her own podcast to raise awareness,

and hopefully get justice for her father.

This is the case of John Cornelius McGee.

John Cornelius McGee, or J.C., as he was more affectionately known, was born on May 4, 1957 in Wheeling,

West Virginia, where he spent much of his life.

Like a lot of kids in this area at this time, he dropped out of school after the eighth grade.

After that, he got a job at an aluminum plant, but he was injured and can no longer perform that work.

J.C. did suffer from substance use disorder, and at times dealt drugs

himself, but eventually began working very hard towards recovery. He attended Narcotics Anonymous,

and really became a role model for the newer members. He owned a few properties around

Wheeling, and would often let people stay for free during their recovery.

He would even make sure that the homes were furnished for them.

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