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The Missing Sister

The Missing Sister

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Back in 2015, a girl named Joy Morgan started watching strange videos on YouTube. Videos of men with loud voices, draped in purple and gold robes, reciting fiery scripture from the Bible.

At first, she was simply curious. She was a teenager after all. But soon she started to believe what they were saying. The way they preached spoke to her. At school, she told a classmate he wouldn’t be going to heaven. Why? Because he wasn’t Black.

Just a few years later, Joy stopped celebrating Christmas. In fact, she hardly saw her family at all. She didn’t speak to her siblings, she stopped hanging out with her school friends and she adopted a whole new identity. All thanks to the men from those YouTube videos – members of a religious organisation named Israel United In Christ, or IUIC.

IUIC quickly became Joy’s world, the congregation became her family. Joy felt as though she’d discovered ‘the truth’ about Jesus. She felt safe, protected and loved. Nothing bad could ever happen to her. No harm could reach her. But IUIC wasn’t just a religious organisation: it’s been called a cult.

And on Boxing Day, 2018, Joy Morgan disappeared forever.

A new six-episode investigative series, told by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and Free Turn, The Missing Sister is a story about truth, lies, a young woman yearning to belong, and a family still waiting for answers.

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  • Introducing: The Missing Sister

    Introducing: The Missing Sister
    Jun 8 2026

    A new six-episode investigative series, told by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and Free Turn, The Missing Sister is a story about truth, lies, a young woman yearning to belong, and a family still waiting for answers.

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    1 min
  • The Disappearance

    The Disappearance
    Jun 15 2026

    Joy becomes deeply involved in the Black Hebrew Israelite group's congregation and begins to cut ties with the people around her. Then, one day, she vanishes.

    Clip credits: ‘Murdered midwifery student Joy Morgan speaking at event’ / Daily Mail World / YouTube ‘The murder of Joy Morgan’ / BBC Newsbeat Documentaries / YouTube “Nation is family Nation is community Nation is men leading by example Nation is women support Nation is children with role models Nation is unity Nation is you!” / IUIC Atlanta / Instagram

    Listener note: This episode contains references to death, murder and suicide that some listeners may find distressing.

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    39 mins
  • The Body

    The Body
    Jun 15 2026

    When ex-members decide to speak out about the religious organisation, new discoveries are made about Joy’s position in IUIC and the man behind her murder.

    Clip credits: ‘Bishop Nathanyel Returns: Sounds Off on 2819 Church, Ghana Mission & U.S. vs Iran Warnings’ / 3 Milli Productions / YouTube ‘GOD HATES INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE’ / IUIC St Louis / Facebook

    Listener note: This episode contains strong language and themes of sexual abuse that some listeners may find distressing.

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    36 mins
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