Susan Poupart

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In the early morning hours of May 20th, 1990, 29-year-old mother of two, Susan Poupart, went to a party, was seen getting into a car with some men in Lac du Flambeau, and was never seen alive again. This case has defied resolution for 35 years. It has also cast a profound, enduring shadow over a family and entire community in Northern Wisconsin. Anyone with information is asked to call the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office at 715-479-4441. You can also submit a tip anonymously via the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office website, app, or by texting the word VILAS to 847411. There is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. For more information about the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ For even more content or if you just want to support our show, you can join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/voicesforjustice⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VFJPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahTurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 triggering topics, including violence, abuse, and murder.
0:11.3	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
0:15.1	All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
0:18.4	Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety
0:21.8	purposes. Listener discretion is advised. My name is Sarah Turney, and this is Voices for Justice.
0:34.4	Today, I'm discussing the case of Susan Puphart.
0:38.4	This case has defied resolution for nearly 35 years.
0:43.3	It's also cast this profound, enduring shadow over a family and entire community in northern Wisconsin.
0:51.7	In the early morning hours of May 20, 1990, 29-year-old mother of two, Susan Pupart went to a party,
1:00.3	was last seen getting into a car with some men, and was never seen alive again.
1:06.8	This is the case of Susan Pupart.
1:12.4	It's May 19, 1990 on the Lackdou Flambeau Reservation in northern Wisconsin,
1:18.8	and 29-year-old Susan Pupart, or Susie as most knew her,
1:22.9	is getting ready to go to a party.
1:24.9	But her grandmother has a bad feeling about it. The feeling is so strong that
1:30.8	she begs her to not go out that night. This is something that, according to Susie's sister,
1:37.0	ate away at their grandmother until she passed away many years later. This concern, this desire
1:43.2	to protect her is understandable because Susie had a rough few
1:46.7	years up to this point. According to reporting by PBS Wisconsin, by this time Susie had her own
1:53.6	home on the reservation where she lived with her two children, Alex, who was three, and Jared
1:58.6	who was nine. She worked as a server at a local casino, but she had more
2:03.5	creative aspirations. Susie was a budding artist and sculptor. A few years prior, she was studying at
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