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In The Dark

The New Yorker

In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and Condé Nast. “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away, came out in January. In the Dark is a two-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

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In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and Condé Nast. “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away, came out in January. In the Dark is a two-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

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30hr 16min
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After he disappeared nearly 27 years ago, Jacob Wetterling's remains have been found. Why did it take so long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 29, 20163min 38sec
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In Season 1 of our podcast, we reported that the Jacob Wetterling case was a botched investigation. Just yesterday, law enforcement acknowledged it too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 20, 201828min 5sec
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The sentencing of Danny Heinrich on Nov. 21, 2016, brought to a close the 27-year investigation into the abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling. But it didn't end the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 2, 201636min 41sec
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The abduction of Jacob Wetterling, which made parents more vigilant and led to the first national requirement that states track sex offenders via registries, took place before moonrise on a warm October night in 1989. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 7, 201634min 50sec
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When Jacob Wetterling was taken, authorities launched what would turn into one of the largest searches for any missing person in the history of the United States. But that first night, law enforcement didn't cover all the basics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 7, 201638min 35sec
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S1 E3: The One Who Got Away
September 13, 201644min 55sec
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S1 E4: The Circus
September 20, 201636min 37sec
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S1 E5: Person of Interest
September 27, 201647min 37sec
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In the 1970s and early '80s, missing children weren't considered a policing priority. You couldn't even enter missing child information into the FBI's national crime database. But that changed quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
October 4, 201636min 52sec
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S1 E7: This Quiet Place
October 11, 201640min 30sec
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S1 E8: What's Going on Down There?
October 18, 201646min 12sec
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S1 E9: The Truth
October 25, 201642min 1sec
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Season Two: The Trailer
April 16, 20182min 19sec
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January 23, 20243min 18sec
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S2 E19: Freedom
September 4, 202016min 53sec
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S2 E20: Curtis Flowers
October 14, 20201hr 1min
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January 30, 202438min 51sec
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February 6, 202443min 46sec
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February 13, 202432min 12sec
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February 20, 202445min 33sec
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An Announcement
March 9, 202311min 1sec
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College football is practically a religion in Mississippi. And for the players, it's life. As Covid-19 upended their world, the teammates at Delta State struggled to find structure and support for an off-season like no other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 11, 202029min 46sec
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As the coronavirus swept into the Mississippi Delta, a judge in the small city of Indianola decided to release every inmate she had in jail. That is, every inmate except one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 28, 202032min 59sec
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In the middle of a pandemic, with so many people suffering alone, it seemed an appropriate time to hear from a Delta blues singer. Enter Watermelon Slim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 202020min 40sec
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The doctors and nurses at Greenwood Leflore Hospital brace for the pandemic, cordoning off their ICU and preparing for an influx of patients. Then the virus strikes one of their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14, 202029min 15sec
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How do you self-isolate when your home is a single room that you share with 107 men? That's what inmates at Mississippi's infamous Parchman prison have been wondering for six weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 6, 202030min 15sec
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A storm hits Greenville just in time for Easter. Two pastors and a mayor clash over how to do church during a pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 30, 202040min 24sec
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A new limited-run series from In the Dark, reporting on Covid-19 in the Mississippi Delta. Episodes every Thursday, beginning April 30. Support journalism with a donation to In the Dark.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 23, 20203min 15sec
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S2 E1: July 16, 1996
May 1, 201842min 22sec
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S2 E2: The Route
May 1, 201852min 39sec
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S2 E3: The Gun
May 8, 201846min 50sec
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S2 E4: The Confessions
May 15, 201852min 33sec
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S2 E5: Privilege
May 22, 201847min 53sec
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S2 E6: Punishment
May 29, 201843min 48sec
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S2 E7: The Trials of Curtis Flowers
June 5, 20181hr 1min
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S2 E8: The D.A.
June 12, 20181hr 1min
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S2 E9: Why Curtis?
June 19, 201856min 32sec
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S2 E10: Discovery
June 26, 20181hr 4min
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S2 E11: The End
July 3, 201836min 15sec
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S2 E12: Before the Court
March 19, 201940min 10sec
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S2 E13: Oral Arguments
March 26, 201947min 6sec
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S2 E14: The Decision
June 21, 201915min 1sec
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S2 E15: Revelations
July 2, 201955min 49sec
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After nearly 23 years locked up, Curtis Flowers has a chance to get out on bail -- if his lawyers can convince the judge to rule in his favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 16, 201947min 22sec
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After almost 23 years, Curtis Flowers is no longer behind bars. For his family, it's a long-awaited reunion. But not everyone in Winona is happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 22, 201941min 41sec
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District Attorney Doug Evans has prosecuted Curtis Flowers for 23 years and six trials. Now he says he's done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
January 6, 202017min 47sec
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We answer your questions and report on a fire in Winona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
November 27, 20181hr 4min
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Curtis Flowers' appeal. Now the justices will examine if District Attorney Doug Evans had a history of racial discrimination in jury selection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
November 2, 20188min 18sec
Thumbnail for "S2 Update: Back to Winona".
S2 Update: Back to Winona
September 18, 201832min 10sec
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July 16, 20242min 48sec

Trailer

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July 16, 20242min 48sec

A crime committed. A crime forgotten. A crime unpunished.

Season 3 of In the Dark, coming July 30th. Listen early and ad-free at newyorker.com/dark.