Update: Blake Chappell

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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17-year-old Blake Chappell went missing in October 2011 after attending his homecoming dance. His body was found in a nearby creek two months later. The autopsy confirmed Blake died from a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a homicide. Officials believe he was only in the water for about a week, leaving his whereabouts unknown for weeks. On September 12, 2025, Scotty Elliot Smith was arrested for Blake's murder. If you have any information about the disappearance or death of Blake Chappell, please contact the Newnan Police at (770) 254-2355 or Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted anonymously. Listen to our original coverage of Blake's case here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blake-chappell/id1469338483?i=1000547248892 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rmhjARrzcndIsi2dPa1rr?si=33pP24IVQO6D66htSi7_og 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 Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice 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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0:31.8	Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and
0:36.4	potentially triggering topics,
0:38.0	including violence, abuse, and murder.
0:41.3	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
0:45.2	All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
0:48.5	Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes.
0:53.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:56.1	My name is Sarah Turney, and this is Voices for Justice. Today, I'm talking about an update in a case
1:07.8	that I covered back in 2022. It was episode 53 of this podcast.
1:13.6	And that is the case of Blake Chappelle out of noon in Georgia. If you guys don't remember,
1:19.1	Blake was only 17 when he went missing in October 2011 after attending his homecoming dance.
1:25.1	His remains were found in a nearby creek two months later,
1:28.5	and the autopsy did confirm that he died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death
1:33.3	was ruled a homicide. And today, September 12, 2025, there is breaking news that an arrest
1:39.4	has been made in his case. It appears that 38-year-old Scotty Elliott Smith has confessed to murdering Blake.
1:47.1	He has been taken into custody and charged with multiple felonies, including felony murder,
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