In the Dark

23/01/2024

We’re thrilled to announce “The Runaway Princesses,” a narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker that examines why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep running away. Follow The New Yorker for updates.

A four-episode narrative series, from In the Dark, examines why the daughters of the emirate’s ruler have risked their lives to run away. Subscribers get early, ad-free access.

09/03/2023

Some personal news: we’re joining the team at The New Yorker! Stay subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow The New Yorker for updates on Season 3 and more.

As part of its expansion into long-form audio journalism, the magazine is now home to the award-winning series’ first two seasons and will release its third.

27/05/2022

Doug Evans, the district attorney who unsuccessfully prosecuted Curtis Flowers six times for the murder of four people in Winona, is running for a circuit judge position. The U.S. Supreme

11/03/2022

This week in our podcast feed, we published the first episode of a new show from APM Reports. It's called Sent Away, and it investigates the troubled world of the troubled teen industry.

In that episode: A dark cave. A tragic accident. A new treatment center. The state of Utah tries to hold it accountable. But that turns out to be harder than you'd think.

If you liked what you heard, go subscribe to the whole series. The second episode is available right now. https://features.apmreports.org/sent-away/

The Sent Away podcast tells the story of Utah's multi-million dollar troubled teen industry and the government agencies that failed to stop it.

02/12/2021

UPDATE: Archie Flowers has been located and is safe, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

He had been missing since Wednesday.

18/10/2021

If you're a listener of In the Dark, we want to get to know you a little better. What apps do you use? How did you hear about us? What do you like and dislike about the show?

Our annual podcast audience survey should take you about 10 minutes. https://qualtricsaw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0OIcDz1E7UETNbw?src=f

13/10/2021

We're still accepting applications for an internship that will begin in January 2022. This position can be remote.

Our interns work side-by-side with reporters and producers to pursue stories that bring to light neglect, corruption and abuse of power. Learn more and apply: https://features.apmreports.org/jobs/

We are currently hiring an intern to start in January 2022.

03/09/2021

NEW: Curtis Flowers filed a lawsuit today that alleges District Attorney Doug Evans and three investigators committed misconduct that led to his wrongful imprisonment for more than two decades. https://www.apmreports.org/story/2021/09/03/curtis-flowers-sues-district-attorney-doug-evans

The Mississippi man tried six times for the same crime alleges in a lawsuit that Evans and three investigators committed misconduct that led to his wrongful imprisonment for more than two decades.

10/08/2021

Programming note: This morning on 1A, Madeleine Baran and Curtis Flowers together will join Jenn White for a live conversation about Season 2.

03/05/2021

Five years ago today, we published our first story as APM Reports. (https://www.apmreports.org/collection/mesabi-academy)

We've worked with a lot of great photographers over the years, and now we're using Instagram to showcase their work.

Follow along: instagram.com/apmreports

30/03/2021

Our colleagues at MPR News have a new podcast about George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin. You can hear a tease in our podcast feed today.

Better yet: Subscribe directly and listen to the first episodes of In Front of Our Eyes.

In March 2021, the first of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd will go on trial in Minnesota. Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases—and the world will be watching. MPR News, which has followed this case in detail from the beginning, will bring listeners update...

03/03/2021

Buried deep in yesterday's story, this tidbit:

At the end of the month, Curtis Flowers will marry his fiancée, who began a correspondence with him while he was in prison.

Read the story: https://www.apmreports.org/story/2021/03/02/mississippi-to-pay-curtis-flowers-500000-settlement-for-decades-behind-bars

03/03/2021

The state of Mississippi will pay Curtis Flowers $500,000 for his nearly 23 years of wrongful imprisonment.

The award is the maximum allowed under Mississippi law.

Judge orders state to give Flowers the maximum compensation for his wrongful conviction.

16/02/2021

Curtis Flowers featured in David Leonhardt's morning newsletter today: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/briefing/winter-storm-adam-kinzinger-pelosi-congress.html

02/02/2021

We are currently hiring an intern and a fellowship position.

04/01/2021

Samara and Madeleine were on 60 Minutes last night to talk about the case of Curtis Flowers.

You can watch the full 14-minute segment on CBS' website: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/curtis-flowers-in-the-dark-60-minutes-2021-01-03/

03/01/2021

Tonight on 60 Minutes. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjrP53hVKv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

31/12/2020

This Sunday, 60 Minutes covers the case of Curtis Flowers, and the role of In the Dark in bringing his story to national attention.

60 Minutes reports on how Curtis Flowers, tried six times for the same crime, was freed from death row with help from a podcast. See the story, Sunday.

31/12/2020

30/12/2020

In October, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi joined us in our St. Paul studios while we recorded the final episode of Season 2.

Their story about Curtis Flowers (and our podcast) will air Sunday night.

27/12/2020

Curtis Flowers is among those being honored by NFL players who wear helmet decals “to honor victims of systemic racism, victims of police misconduct and social justice heroes.”

Read more: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/12/24/nfl-honors-curtis-flowers-a-mississippi-man-freed-after-22-years-in-prison

02/12/2020

The In the Dark Zoom Holiday Party is our opportunity to join together, raise a glass to the end of 2020 and celebrate our donors and listeners.

01/12/2020

Our reporting for Season 3 is underway, and you can help fund that work with a donation on .

Every dollar donated today will be doubled. https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ITD-social

19/10/2020

Curtis Flowers has gone free, but so has the prosecutor who relentlessly pursued him.

District Attorney Doug Evans, the man most responsible for Flowers’ ordeal, has faced no adverse consequences for his handling of the case.

Prosecutors across the country rarely face consequences for misconduct.

15/10/2020

In a recent conversation with Madeleine Baran, Curtis Flowers looked back on his life, and its extraordinary twists and turns.

Listen to the final episode now: https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2020/10/14/in-the-dark-s2e20

14/10/2020

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.

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 ...

08/10/2020

On Wednesday, October 14, we'll cap Season 2 with one final episode. It's an interview with Curtis Flowers -- his first since being released. https://features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two/

04/10/2020

The Curtis Flowers interview is in the books.

To be notified as soon as the new episode is ready, sign up for In the Dark email alerts. https://features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/email.html

30/09/2020

For , we want to recognize our friends at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting for their excellent series.

Listen at Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mNMWPh0gW8Pou8dGbJlzs

12/09/2020

The lawsuit that had asked a federal court to prevent Doug Evans’ office from dismissing jurors because of their race was dismissed last Friday (the same day charges were dropped against Curtis Flowers).

The suit had asked a federal court to prevent Evans’ office from dismissing jurors because of their race.