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In The Dark

Serial investigative journalism, with host Madeleine Baran and a team of reporters. Season 1 looked at the abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the accountability of sheriffs in solvin... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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S2 E16: A Hearing

S2 E16: A Hearing

After nearly 23 years locked up, Curtis Flowers has a chance to get out on bail -- if his lawyers can convince the judge... Read more

16 Dec 2019

50mins

Ranked #2

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S2 E10: Discovery

S2 E10: Discovery

Prosecutors have always said that Curtis Flowers was the only serious suspect in the Tardy Furniture investigation. But ... Read more

26 Jun 2018

1hr 7mins

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Ranked #3

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S2 E15: Revelations

S2 E15: Revelations

It's been 11 days since the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Curtis Flowers' conviction. But the story didn't end there. In ... Read more

2 Jul 2019

59mins

Ranked #4

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S1 Update: The Wetterling File

S1 Update: The Wetterling File

In Season 1 of our podcast, we reported that the Jacob Wetterling case was a botched investigation. Just yesterday, law ... Read more

20 Sep 2018

31mins

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Ranked #5

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S2 E4: The Confessions

S2 E4: The Confessions

Over the years, three inmates have claimed that Curtis Flowers confessed to them that he killed four people at the Tardy... Read more

15 May 2018

55mins

Ranked #6

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S2 E12: Before the Court

S2 E12: Before the Court

We resume Season Two with the U.S. Supreme Court weighing Curtis Flowers' case. We preview oral arguments and delve into... Read more

19 Mar 2019

43mins

Ranked #7

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S2 E18: The Recusal

S2 E18: The Recusal

District Attorney Doug Evans has prosecuted Curtis Flowers for 23 years and six trials. Now he says he's done.  Learn mo... Read more

6 Jan 2020

19mins

Ranked #8

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S2 E11: The End

S2 E11: The End

For the last episode of the season, we went to meet Jeffery Armstrong, who, a few years after Curtis Flowers first went ... Read more

3 Jul 2018

39mins

Ranked #9

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S2 E9: Why Curtis?

S2 E9: Why Curtis?

After re-examining the case, we'd found no direct evidence linking Curtis Flowers to the murders at Tardy Furniture. But... Read more

19 Jun 2018

59mins

Ranked #10

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S2 E8: The D.A.

S2 E8: The D.A.

After investigating every aspect of the Curtis Flowers case, we were nearly ready to present what we'd found to District... Read more

12 Jun 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #11

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S2 E5: Privilege

S2 E5: Privilege

No witness has been more important to the prosecution's case against Curtis Flowers than Odell Hallmon. He testified in ... Read more

22 May 2018

51mins

Ranked #12

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Coronavirus in the Delta E3: The Hospital

Coronavirus in the Delta E3: The Hospital

The doctors and nurses at Greenwood Leflore Hospital brace for the pandemic, cordoning off their ICU and preparing for a... Read more

14 May 2020

32mins

Ranked #13

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S2 E17: Home

S2 E17: Home

After almost 23 years, Curtis Flowers is no longer behind bars. For his family, it's a long-awaited reunion. But not eve... Read more

22 Dec 2019

44mins

Ranked #14

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Coronavirus in the Delta: The Trailer

Coronavirus in the Delta: The Trailer

A new limited-run series from In the Dark, reporting on Covid-19 in the Mississippi Delta. Episodes every Thursday, begi... Read more

23 Apr 2020

3mins

Ranked #15

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S2 Update: Q&A + A Fire in Winona

S2 Update: Q&A + A Fire in Winona

We answer your questions and report on a fire in Winona.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc... Read more

27 Nov 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #16

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S2 E13: Oral Arguments

S2 E13: Oral Arguments

After nearly nine years of appeals of his sixth trial, Curtis Flowers finally had his case argued before the U.S. Suprem... Read more

26 Mar 2019

50mins

Ranked #17

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S2 Update: SCOTUS Takes the Case

S2 Update: SCOTUS Takes the Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Curtis Flowers' appeal. Now the justices will examine if District Attorney Dou... Read more

2 Nov 2018

9mins

Ranked #18

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S2 E14: The Decision

S2 E14: The Decision

On Friday, June 21, after months of deliberation, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the Curtis Flowers c... Read more

21 Jun 2019

18mins

Ranked #19

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Coronavirus in the Delta E1: Greenville

Coronavirus in the Delta E1: Greenville

A storm hits Greenville just in time for Easter. Two pastors and a mayor clash over how to do church during a pandemic. ... Read more

30 Apr 2020

43mins

Ranked #20

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S2 Update: Back to Winona

S2 Update: Back to Winona

Two months after the season ended, we return to Winona to see what has changed. Turns out, a lot. Curtis Flowers' mother... Read more

18 Sep 2018

35mins

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