Justice for Destiny McClain: Taco Truck Shooting

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Moms got ya covered-feed

True Crime

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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After a night out with friends in July 2021, 23-year-old Destiny McClain was shot and killed as she waited for food at a taco truck outside a Phoenix nightclub. The senseless murder shattered her family and community, and despite the public nature of the crime, her case remains unsolved. Destiny was a beloved daughter, sister, and friend whose bright future was stolen in an instant. Destiny's family has become tireless advocates for justice, refusing to let her case go cold. They founded the Our Destiny Our Future Foundation to honor her memory and help other families affected by violence. This episode explores Destiny's life, the circumstances of her death, and the ongoing fight to find her killer. Anyone with information is asked to contact Phoenix police at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish. There is a $2,000 reward available. Follow FB and Insta pages for Our Destiny Our Future Foundation Facebook group “Justice for Destiny” New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com #TrueCrime #Podcast #FloridaMoms #JusticeForDestiny #UnsolvedMurder #Phoenix #Arizona Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	After a night out with friends in July of 2021, 23-year-old Destiny McLean was shot as she waited for food at a taco truck outside of a nightclub in Phoenix, Arizona.
0:10.0	Her death left many questions about whether she was targeted or killed in a random act of violence.
0:39.0	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? I am doing great. How are you? I'm doing great as well. We actually already had weather chat before this.
0:52.3	We don't. All you guys need to know is it's going to be really pretty here for a few or for a week. It's going to be nice and cool and I'm excited. And lots of stuff going on with the show. Good things. Exciting things. Again, Mandy's watching more television than ever. Than ever.
0:54.3	We're currently watching the Hulu documentary Scamanda.
0:59.0	It's four episodes, and we are watching it over on our Patreon, but you can also find it on Apple Podcasts subscriptions and now Spotify, which is so exciting.
1:09.8	Yeah, so basically anywhere you want to listen to it, you can.
1:12.9	If you want more interactive stuff, Patreon's great, but if you want to just listen to our bonus episodes, Apple Podcasts and Spotify are available just for you.
1:21.3	I love that.
1:22.0	Me too.
1:23.7	Right from the moment she was born, Destiny-Shanice McLean was someone who really made a statement.
1:29.2	She was born on November 28, 1997, which was the day after Thanksgiving of that year, and it was almost as if she knew that she herself would be a reason to be grateful.
1:40.3	I love that.
1:41.1	Me too.
1:42.3	Destiny was born in Phoenix to Brenda and Corey McLean and was the third of four sisters.
1:48.5	We were actually lucky enough to be able to work with Brenda to create this episode. Destiny was someone who was bold, she was hilarious, and she was really full of life, but one of her very best qualities was that she was deeply
2:01.0	loyal to those she loved, especially her family.
2:04.7	Her mom and her sisters were her entire world.
2:08.0	Even though she really struggled at first when her younger sister Faith was born because
2:11.8	she didn't want to lose her spot as being the baby of the family, they did eventually become
2:16.7	just as close as Destiny was with
2:18.7	her older sisters who were named Brianna in essence. Destiny did everything on her own terms
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