Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes are the state’s top leaders for public safety and accountability, and on January 9, 2026, the Stone family marks a milestone no family should ever have to count: 728 days since three boys went missing in Arizona—Winston Stone, Timothy Paul Stone Jr., and Marcel Orion Stone.

You’re listening to No Tears For Black Girls. I’m Samantha Paul. This episode is based on public reporting and on court filings and documents shared with me by the Stone family. Where claims are allegations, I will say so. Our focus is simple: accountability, and bringing attention back to the missing.

Three Arizona boys. Missing for 728 days. Two years of unanswered questions, stalled urgency, and a system families say treats missing Black children like paperwork instead of emergencies. This episode examines what happens when the word “runaway” becomes an excuse to delay action, when families are forced into motions to compel for basic records, and when potential evidence and timelines become a fight instead of a priority. We also place this case in broader context, including the June 2024 U.S. Department of Justice civil rights findings related to Phoenix policing that the family points to as relevant when asking the court and the public to take systemic failures seriously.

Host Samantha Paul asks why Arizona’s top leadership has not addressed this case with clear, public urgency—and why “silence from the top” is something the public has every right to question when three children are still missing.

If you have information that could help locate Winston Stone, Timothy Paul Stone Jr., or Marcel Orion Stone, contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov, and contact the

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or visit missingkids.org.

At the bottom line, this is not entertainment. This is accountability. Where are Winston, Timothy Jr., and Marcel?

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