In the book before this one, "Whatever Happened to Janie?" Mr. Mollison visits the Springs and they talk about Hannah and what happened. He says that they need to find Hannah to prosecute her and he says, "Two years ago, Hannah Javenson was arrested in New York City. Her fingerprints are on file."

"The Voice On The Radio" takes place a year later. Near the end of the book, after Reeve and Janie have broken up, Lizzie comes to talk to Reeve. She tells him that she's found Hannah...her exact words were "The cult file notates her death five years ago." In other words, Hannah died two years before she was arrested!! So, is Hannah dead or not?