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In The Dark

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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,” In the Dark’s first collaboration with a New Yorker staff writer, is a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away. Season 3 of In the Dark is currently in production. 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 investigative journalism. The program has also received an Edward R. Murrow Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

#50

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 4: Hostage

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. ... Read more

20 Feb 2024

45 MINS

45:33

20 Feb 2024

#49

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 3: A Nice Lunch

Latifa has made it to international waters, but she’s not out of danger. Her father has powerful forces at his command. "The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers to The New Yorker have early, ad-free access to all episodes. Visit [newyorker.com/dark] (http://newyorker.com/dark) to subscribe. ... Read more

13 Feb 2024

32 MINS

32:12

13 Feb 2024

#48

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 2: Escape

Princess Latifa is desperate to help her sister Shamsa, who’s been captured, drugged, and imprisoned on her father’s orders. She makes a plan to flee Dubai. "The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers to The New Yorker have early, ad-free access to all episodes. Visit [newyorker.com/dark] (http://newyorker.com/dark) to subscribe. ... Read more

06 Feb 2024

43 MINS

43:46

06 Feb 2024

#47

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 1: Sisters

As sex workers flee Sheikh Mohammed’s U.K. estate bruised and weeping, no one is held to account. British authorities look the other way after one of the sheikh’s own daughters tries to escape. "The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers to The New Yorker have early, ad-free access to all episodes. Visit [newyorker.com/dark] (http://newyorker.com/dark) to subscribe. ... Read more

30 Jan 2024

38 MINS

38:51

30 Jan 2024

#46

Want all episodes of The Runaway Princesses today?

New episodes of “The Runaway Princesses” will drop each week in the In the Dark feed. But if you want to listen right away, you can get the whole series now. Just visit [newyorker.com/dark] (http://newyorker.com/dark) to subscribe for $1/week.If you’re already a New Yorker subscriber, download the app for [iOS] (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-yorker/id1081530898) or [Android] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.condenast.thenewyorker.android&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1) to listen. ... Read more

25 Jan 2024

01 MINS

01:13

25 Jan 2024

#45

Trailer: The Runaway Princesses

The wives and daughters of Dubai’s ruler live in unbelievable luxury. So why do the women in Sheikh Mohammed’s family keep trying to run away? The New Yorker staff writer Heidi Blake joins In the Dark’s Madeleine Baran to tell the story of the royal women who risked everything to flee the brutality of one of the world’s most powerful men. In four episodes, drawing on thousands of pages of secret correspondence and never-before-heard audio recordings, “The Runaway Princesses” takes listeners behind palace walls, revealing a story of astonishing courage and cruelty. "The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. Subscribers to The New Yorker have early, ad-free access to all episodes. Visit [newyorker.com/dark] (http://newyorker.com/dark) to subscribe. ... Read more

23 Jan 2024

03 MINS

03:18

23 Jan 2024

#44

An Announcement

Big news! In the Dark has a new home and a new team of partners. The podcast now comes to you from The New Yorker—the legendary home of extraordinary journalism. ____ In the Dark is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that tells deeply reported stories. Season 1 investigates lapses by law enforcement after the kidnapping of eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling. Season 2 examines the case of Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man tried six times for the same crime. In the Dark journalists have already started reporting on Season 3. We can’t tell you what it’s about yet, but it’s the most ambitious story we’ve pursued, and we’re thrilled to have the resources of The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment to help us tell it. For more on the new partnership, check out the team’s interview with David Remnick on [The New Yorker Radio Hour] (https://link.chtbl.com/xJyruAKS) . And follow other podcasts from The New Yorker, including [The Political Scene] (https://link.chtbl.com/p7tKbZe1) , [The Writer’s Voice] (https://link.chtbl.com/gL8k9Ib9) , [the Fiction podcast] (https://link.chtbl.com/EbBN2ahb) , and [the Poetry podcast] (https://link.chtbl.com/Y55Pcj7v) . ... Read more

09 Mar 2023

11 MINS

11:01

09 Mar 2023

#43

S2 E20: Curtis Flowers

During three years investigating the Curtis Flowers case, we’d talked to nearly everyone involved: lawyers, witnesses, jurors, family members, investigators, politicians, and many, many people around town. But there was one person we hadn’t yet interviewed — Curtis Flowers. That is, until one day in early October, a few weeks after he’d been cleared of all charges. For the final episode of Season 2, we at long last talk to the man at the center of it all. --- [Read: Will Doug Evans face accountability?] (https://www.apmreports.org/story/2020/10/14/will-doug-evans-face-accountability) --- [See photos of Curtis Flowers on Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/inthedarkapm/) . ... Read more

14 Oct 2020

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:14

14 Oct 2020

#42

S2 E19: Freedom

After 24 years, the case against Curtis Flowers is finally over. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asks the judge to dismiss the charges against Flowers for lack of evidence. Flowers is released from house arrest and free – truly free – at last. --- [Read the story] (https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2020/09/04/charges-against-curtis-flowers-are-dropped) . ... Read more

04 Sep 2020

16 MINS

16:53

04 Sep 2020

#41

Coronavirus in the Delta E6: Delta State

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. ... Read more

11 Jun 2020

29 MINS

29:46

11 Jun 2020

#40

Coronavirus in the Delta E5: Geno

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. ... Read more

28 May 2020

32 MINS

32:59

28 May 2020

#39

Coronavirus in the Delta E4: Watermelon Slim

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. ... Read more

21 May 2020

20 MINS

20:40

21 May 2020

#38

Coronavirus in the Delta E3: The Hospital

The [doctors and nurses] (https://www.apmreports.org/story/2020/05/14/coronavirus-in-the-delta-e3-the-hospital) 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. ... Read more

14 May 2020

29 MINS

29:15

14 May 2020

#37

Coronavirus in the Delta E2: Parchman

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. ... Read more

06 May 2020

30 MINS

30:15

06 May 2020

#36

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

40 MINS

40:24

30 Apr 2020

#35

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, beginning April 30. Support journalism with a donation to In the Dark. ... Read more

23 Apr 2020

03 MINS

03:15

23 Apr 2020

#34

S2 E18: The Recusal

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

06 Jan 2020

17 MINS

17:47

06 Jan 2020

#33

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 everyone in Winona is happy. ... Read more

22 Dec 2019

41 MINS

41:41

22 Dec 2019

#32

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 to rule in his favor. ... Read more

16 Dec 2019

47 MINS

47:22

16 Dec 2019

#31

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 recent days, there have been three other significant developments, including new details from a key witness, that may determine Flowers' fate. ... Read more

02 Jul 2019

55 MINS

55:49

02 Jul 2019

#30

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 case. In a 7-2 ruling, the justices threw out the conviction from his sixth trial, in 2010. The decision of what happens next -- whether to release Flowers or begin a seventh trial -- now lies with the same prosecutor who's pursued him from the beginning: Doug Evans. ... Read more

21 Jun 2019

15 MINS

15:01

21 Jun 2019

#29

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. Supreme Court. At issue was whether DA Doug Evans tried to keep African-Americans off the jury in the 2010 trial. Flowers wasn't at the Supreme Court -- he remains on death row in Mississippi -- but the In the Dark team was. This is what we saw. ... Read more

26 Mar 2019

47 MINS

47:06

26 Mar 2019

#28

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 the allegations at the heart of the appeal: that Doug Evans tried to keep African-Americans off the jury in Flowers' sixth trial. ... Read more

19 Mar 2019

40 MINS

40:10

19 Mar 2019

#27

S2 Update: Q&A + A Fire in Winona

We answer your questions and report on a fire in Winona. ... Read more

27 Nov 2018

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:49

27 Nov 2018

#26

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 Doug Evans had a history of racial discrimination in jury selection. ... Read more

02 Nov 2018

08 MINS

08:18

02 Nov 2018

#25

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 enforcement acknowledged it too. ... Read more

20 Sep 2018

28 MINS

28:05

20 Sep 2018

#24

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 has died. The whole town is talking about the case. Flowers' defense lawyers are including our findings in their legal filings to the Supreme Court. Citizens are trying to file bar complaints against the district attorney, Doug Evans. One man has gone into hiding, his personal safety threatened because he spoke to us. In this update episode, we look at what's happened in Winona since our last episode and what happens next with Curtis Flowers' case. ... Read more

18 Sep 2018

32 MINS

32:10

18 Sep 2018

#23

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 to prison, found what might have been a key piece of evidence. What he found -- and where he found it -- offers hints that someone else may have committed the Tardy Furniture murders. Armstrong turned the evidence into the cops. And then, he says, it disappeared. ... Read more

03 Jul 2018

36 MINS

36:15

03 Jul 2018

#22

S2 E10: Discovery

Prosecutors have always said that Curtis Flowers was the only serious suspect in the Tardy Furniture investigation. But we found a document showing that another man, Willie James Hemphill, had also been questioned just days after the murders. Who was he? Why was he questioned? When we finally found Hemphill, living in Indianapolis, he had some very surprising things to say about the case. ... Read more

26 Jun 2018

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:04

26 Jun 2018

#21

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 we had one lingering question: How did Flowers become the main suspect? Why would investigators focus so much on Flowers based on so little evidence? In short, why Curtis? We decided to find out. ... Read more

19 Jun 2018

56 MINS

56:32

19 Jun 2018

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#50

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 4: Hostage

#49

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 3: A Nice Lunch

#48

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 2: Escape

#47

The Runaway Princesses, Episode 1: Sisters

#46

Want all episodes of The Runaway Princesses today?

#45

Trailer: The Runaway Princesses

#44

An Announcement

#43

S2 E20: Curtis Flowers

#42

S2 E19: Freedom

#41

Coronavirus in the Delta E6: Delta State

#40

Coronavirus in the Delta E5: Geno

#39

Coronavirus in the Delta E4: Watermelon Slim

#38

Coronavirus in the Delta E3: The Hospital

#37

Coronavirus in the Delta E2: Parchman

#36

Coronavirus in the Delta E1: Greenville

#35

Coronavirus in the Delta: The Trailer

#34

S2 E18: The Recusal

#33

S2 E17: Home

#32

S2 E16: A Hearing

#31

S2 E15: Revelations

#30

S2 E14: The Decision

#29

S2 E13: Oral Arguments

#28

S2 E12: Before the Court

#27

S2 Update: Q&A + A Fire in Winona

#26

S2 Update: SCOTUS Takes the Case

#25

S1 Update: The Wetterling File

#24

S2 Update: Back to Winona

#23

S2 E11: The End

#22

S2 E10: Discovery

#21

S2 E9: Why Curtis?