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.

36hr 5min

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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 38sec3.57 MB

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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 5sec26.97 MB

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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 41sec35.22 MB

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 50sec33.45 MB

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 35sec37.04 MB

S1 E3: The One Who Got Away

September 13, 201644min 55sec43.13 MB

S1 E4: The Circus

September 20, 201636min 37sec35.17 MB

S1 E5: Person of Interest

September 27, 201647min 37sec45.72 MB

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 52sec35.4 MB

S1 E7: This Quiet Place

October 11, 201640min 30sec38.88 MB

S1 E8: What's Going on Down There?

October 18, 201646min 12sec44.45 MB

S1 E9: The Truth

October 25, 201642min 1sec40.43 MB

Season Two: The Trailer

April 16, 20182min 19sec2.31 MB

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January 23, 20243min 18sec3.24 MB

S2 E19: Freedom

September 4, 202016min 53sec16.22 MB

S2 E20: Curtis Flowers

October 14, 20201hr 1min58.79 MB

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January 30, 202438min 51sec37.3 MB

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February 6, 202443min 46sec42.02 MB

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February 13, 202432min 12sec30.91 MB

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February 20, 202445min 33sec43.73 MB

An Announcement

March 9, 202311min 1sec10.58 MB

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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 46sec28.58 MB

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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 59sec31.67 MB

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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 40sec19.85 MB

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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 15sec28.09 MB

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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 15sec29.05 MB

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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 24sec38.79 MB

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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 15sec3.21 MB

S2 E1: July 16, 1996

May 1, 201842min 22sec40.68 MB

S2 E2: The Route

May 1, 201852min 39sec50.55 MB

S2 E3: The Gun

May 8, 201846min 50sec44.96 MB

S2 E4: The Confessions

May 15, 201852min 33sec50.46 MB

S2 E5: Privilege

May 22, 201847min 53sec45.98 MB

S2 E6: Punishment

May 29, 201843min 48sec42.05 MB

S2 E7: The Trials of Curtis Flowers

June 5, 20181hr 1min58.7 MB

S2 E8: The D.A.

June 12, 20181hr 1min58.85 MB

S2 E9: Why Curtis?

June 19, 201856min 32sec54.28 MB

S2 E10: Discovery

June 26, 20181hr 4min61.51 MB

S2 E11: The End

July 3, 201836min 15sec34.8 MB

S2 E12: Before the Court

March 19, 201940min 10sec38.56 MB

S2 E13: Oral Arguments

March 26, 201947min 6sec45.22 MB

S2 E14: The Decision

June 21, 201915min 1sec14.43 MB

S2 E15: Revelations

July 2, 201955min 49sec53.59 MB

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 22sec45.48 MB

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 41sec40.02 MB

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 47sec17.17 MB

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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 4min61.28 MB

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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 18sec8.05 MB

S2 Update: Back to Winona

September 18, 201832min 10sec30.89 MB

July 16, 20242min 48sec2.68 MB

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July 30, 202442min 29sec40.79 MB

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July 30, 202435min 32sec34.12 MB

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August 6, 202440min 46sec39.14 MB

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August 13, 202452min 46sec50.66 MB

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August 20, 202458min 44sec56.39 MB

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August 27, 202456min 17sec54.04 MB

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September 3, 20241hr58.52 MB

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July 23, 20241min 56sec4.66 MB

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 4: Hostage

February 20, 202445min 33sec

Secret recordings reveal what happened to Latifa after armed men stormed the yacht she was hoping would bring her to freedom.

"The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. To read Heidi Blake’s reporting on the princesses of Dubai, visit newyorker.com/princesses.