Oakley Carlson Re-release

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Before Oakley Carlson turned one, she was taken out of the care of her biological parents Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, and placed with foster parents, Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles. They instantly fell in love with her, and over the next two years or so, they are overjoyed to care for her and watch her grow. They see her first steps, hear her first words, and watch her develop into a happy, confident, well-adjusted toddler. The plan for Oakley from The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, or DCYF, was adoption, presumably with Jamie Jo and Erik. But their dreams of legally becoming a family with Oakley were crushed when they were notified that the plan changed again, and Oakley would be returning to her biological parents at the end of 2019. After she was returned, there were several calls made to social services about Oakley, including a call from Andrew Carlson’s own mother. But Oakley remained in her biological parent’s care. Eventually, around the end of 2021, people noticed that Oakley wasn’t with the rest of her family. Due to some quick thinking by Oakley’s sister’s school principal, she ultimately led authorities to uncover that there had been no verified sightings of Oakley for almost a year. When authorities questioned Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, they shut down and became uncooperative. When they search the family home that had recently been on fire for several hours, they find blood but no Oakley. She remains missing to this day. Anyone with information about Oakley is urged to contact the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office at 360-533-8765 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. Thank you to our sponsors Bub's Naturals and BetterHelp! Go to Bubsnaturals.com and enter code JUSTICE at checkout for 20% off your first order. Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Don't forget to follow me on social media under Voices for Justice Podcast & SarahETurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially
0:06.8	triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder.
0:11.7	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
0:15.2	All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
0:18.6	Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes.
0:23.4	Their discussion is advised.
0:26.6	My name is Sarah Turnie and this is Voices for Justice.
0:31.6	Today, I'm discussing the case of Oakley Carlson.
0:38.0	Before Oakley Carlson turned one, she was taken out of the care of her biological parents
0:42.2	Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, in place with foster parents Jamie Joe and Eric Hyles.
0:48.4	They instantly fell in love with her.
0:50.4	And over the next two years or so, they're overjoyed to care for her and watch her grow.
0:55.6	This ear for steps, ear for words, and watch her develop into a happy, confident, well-adjusted
1:01.7	toddler.
1:03.1	The plan for Oakley from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
1:06.8	or DCYF was adoption, presumably with Jamie Joe and Eric.
1:12.2	But their dreams of legally becoming a family with Oakley were crushed when they were notified
1:16.5	that the plan changed again, and Oakley would be returning to her biological parents at
1:21.1	the end of 2019.
1:23.6	After she was returned, there were several calls made to social services about Oakley, including
1:28.4	a call from Andrew Carlson's own mother.
1:31.5	But Oakley remained in her biological parents' care.
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