Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Justice for LaLa Clark Wilkesbarre, PA- Part 4
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Justice for LaLa Clark Wilkesbarre, PA- Part 4
Send us Fan Mail
Fifteen‑year‑old La’Niyah “LaLa” Clark’s story continues to unfold in heartbreaking and deeply disturbing ways. In this episode, we break down the newest developments in the case that has shaken Wilkes‑Barre and ignited a statewide call for justice.
After months of unanswered questions, prosecutors have now filed major upgraded charges against LaLa’s biological aunt, Bobbiejo Etzel—including homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse. These charges reflect what investigators now say happened in the weeks after LaLa disappeared on January 17, 2026: she wasn’t a runaway. She was hidden, controlled, and ultimately killed.
Court documents reveal a chilling timeline: LaLa was kept in a hotel despite an active protection‑from‑abuse order, moved to a home where she was restrained and deprived of basic needs, and later suffocated. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Etzel transporting a container before LaLa’s body was abandoned behind a garage on Thayer Street, where she was found on February 21.
On May 8, 2026, Etzel waived her preliminary hearing, pushing the case toward trial as she remains jailed without bail.
Family members and advocates say these new charges finally validate what they’ve insisted from the beginning—that LaLa was a victim of manipulation and violence, not a child who chose to run away. Their fight now centers on accountability, reform, and ensuring that what happened to LaLa never happens again.
This episode examines the updated charges, the newly revealed timeline, the failures that may have cost LaLa her life, and the growing movement demanding justice in her name.
Support the show
View all episodes
By Tiffany KlineSend us Fan Mail
Fifteen‑year‑old La’Niyah “LaLa” Clark’s story continues to unfold in heartbreaking and deeply disturbing ways. In this episode, we break down the newest developments in the case that has shaken Wilkes‑Barre and ignited a statewide call for justice.
After months of unanswered questions, prosecutors have now filed major upgraded charges against LaLa’s biological aunt, Bobbiejo Etzel—including homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse. These charges reflect what investigators now say happened in the weeks after LaLa disappeared on January 17, 2026: she wasn’t a runaway. She was hidden, controlled, and ultimately killed.
Court documents reveal a chilling timeline: LaLa was kept in a hotel despite an active protection‑from‑abuse order, moved to a home where she was restrained and deprived of basic needs, and later suffocated. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Etzel transporting a container before LaLa’s body was abandoned behind a garage on Thayer Street, where she was found on February 21.
On May 8, 2026, Etzel waived her preliminary hearing, pushing the case toward trial as she remains jailed without bail.
Family members and advocates say these new charges finally validate what they’ve insisted from the beginning—that LaLa was a victim of manipulation and violence, not a child who chose to run away. Their fight now centers on accountability, reform, and ensuring that what happened to LaLa never happens again.
This episode examines the updated charges, the newly revealed timeline, the failures that may have cost LaLa her life, and the growing movement demanding justice in her name.
Support the show