In The Dark

Investigative journalism series examining unsolved cases and institutional AI summary

The New Yorker Visit website › True Crime · EN · 29 episodes · latest 2026-10-13

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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 in 2024, it released “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away. Season 3, released in 2024, asked why no one was punished for the killings of twenty-five civilians in Haditha, Iraq. In the Dark won the Pulitzer Prize for audio for Season 3. The podcast is a three-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. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access. In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app. If you have comments or story tips, please send them to inthedark@newyorker.com.

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The Journey Update: The D.A. Brings Charges

2026-10-13 · 31 min · Season 7, episode 6

Three weeks after we released “The Journey,” Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang were arrested, and local prosecutors charged them in a child-abuse case. The F.B.I. is now looking into the couple, and new details have emerged…
The Journey, Episode 5: The Children E

2026-10-13 · 55 min · Season 7, episode 5

Will the children be returned to the couple’s mansion? As the judge reaches a decision, Ava examines a confidential court file and makes a startling discovery. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The…
Season 2 Update: Curtis Flowers Has Died

2026-10-09 · 9 min · Season 2, episode 22

We received tragic news this week from Winona, Mississippi. Curtis Flowers was found dead in his home at age fifty-six. Photo by Ben Depp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts

2026-10-06 · 56 min · Season 7, episode 4

One of the surrogates secretly takes home the baby she carried. And, in an unprecedented circumstance, it seems like she might have the chance to keep her. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The…
The Journey, Episode 3: The Industry

2026-09-29 · 59 min · Season 7, episode 3

It takes a village to create such a large family. Ava uncovers how the stunning lack of regulation in the surrogacy industry enabled the couple’s plans. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The Journey.”…
The Journey, Episode 2: Intended Parents E

2026-09-22 · 58 min · Season 7, episode 2

Ava investigates what is going on inside the Arcadia mansion. What is the couple actually up to? And why do they want so many kids? New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The Journey.” In Apple Podcasts,…
The Journey, Episode 1: Gifts

2026-09-15 · 59 min · Season 7, episode 1

A woman in Texas agrees to carry a child for a wealthy couple in California. She thinks she’s helping a family in need. Then she becomes a whistle-blower. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The…
Trailer: The Journey

2026-09-08 · 3 min

Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part series from In the Dark, hosted by the New Yorker staff writer Ava Kofman, investigates. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access…
Blood Relatives, Episode 2

2025-10-28 · 1 hr 0 min · Season 6, episode 2

Heidi visits an unlikely group of detectives: the victims’ extended family. Their sleuthing upended the police’s original theory of the case. New Yorker subscribers get full, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives” and…
Blood Relatives, Episode 1

2025-10-28 · 50 min · Season 6, episode 1

On August 7, 1985, five family members were shot dead in their English country manor, Whitehouse Farm. It looked like an open-and-shut case. But the New Yorker staff writer Heidi Blake finds that almost nothing about…

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Oldest episode in feed: 08/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length: 34 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order

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