Murder of Zion Foster

This three-chapter true crime series examines the disappearance and murder of seventeen-year-old Zion Foster in Michigan, tracing how an early runaway assumption delayed urgency and shaped the outcome of the case. Told in a forensic, grit-driven style, the story follows the investigation from Zion’s sudden silence to the discovery of her remains and the controversial plea deal that closed the case. It focuses on pressure, power imbalance, institutional limits, and the cost of decisions made too late.