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 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.
Episodes
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Nov 4, 2025 • 51min
Blood Relatives, Episode 3
One day, Heidi gets a call from Wakefield Prison, where Jeremy Bamber remains locked up, forty years after the murders. He’s one of the nation’s most reviled villains. But he insists he’s innocent. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives.” 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. In the Dark has merch! Buy specially designed hats, T-shirts, and totes for yourself or a loved one at store.newyorker.com.
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Oct 28, 2025 • 54min
Blood Relatives, Episode 2
David Bowflower, a member of the Bamber family, shares gripping insights into the White House Farm case. He reveals the family's initial disbelief about Sheila's guilt and their growing suspicions of Jeremy. David discusses critical inconsistencies, like the missing rifle silencer. Family members investigated the scene, uncovering vital evidence that swayed police direction. His insights on Julie Mugford's pivotal testimony and the forensic breakthroughs that followed paint a compelling picture of how familial determination reshaped the case.
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Oct 28, 2025 • 45min
Blood Relatives, Episode 1
Heidi Blake, an investigative reporter for The New Yorker, dives deep into the chilling 1985 Whitehouse Farm murders, where five family members were found dead. She reveals the contrasting public facade maintained by the Bamber family and the hidden domestic struggles that preceded the tragedy. Blake explores the complex mental health issues of June Bamber and her daughter Sheila, and highlights how initial assumptions about the case quickly unraveled. The podcast takes listeners through the sensational media frenzy and the shifting suspicions that ultimately led to Jeremy Bamber's conviction.
Oct 21, 2025 • 3min
Trailer: Blood Relatives
Five family members, murdered. A sixth in prison for life. It’s one of Britain’s most infamous crimes. But did the justice system get it wrong? “Blood Relatives,” a six-part series from In the Dark, is coming on October 28th. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives.” 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. In the Dark has merch! Buy specially designed hats, T-shirts, and totes for yourself or a loved one at store.newyorker.com.
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Oct 8, 2025 • 44min
Season 2 Update: Five Years Later
After nearly twenty-three years behind bars, Curtis Flowers was freed, in part due to In the Dark’s reporting. Now he’s back in Winona, Mississippi, where his saga began. What brought him home, and how is he doing? We visited him to find out. New Yorker subscribers get new In the Dark episodes early and ad-free. Subscribe today at newyorker.com/dark. In the Dark has merch! Buy hats, T-shirts, and totes at store.newyorker.com.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 41min
Season 3, Episode 3: Sounds Like Murder
We travel around the U.S. to find the Marines who were on the ground in Haditha on the day of the killings. To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark.
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Jul 30, 2024 • 36min
Season 3, Episode 2: I Have Questions
A trip to a Marine Corps archive reveals a clue about something that the U.S. military is keeping secret. To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark.
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Jul 30, 2024 • 42min
Season 3, Episode 1: The Green Grass
A man in Haditha, Iraq, has a request for the In the Dark team: Can you investigate how my family was killed? To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark.
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Jul 16, 2024 • 3min
Trailer: Season 3
A crime committed. A crime forgotten. A crime unpunished.Season 3 of In the Dark, coming July 30th. Listen early and ad-free at newyorker.com/dark.
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Feb 6, 2024 • 44min
The Runaway Princesses, Episode 2: Escape
Princess Latifa plans a daring escape to help her imprisoned sister in Dubai, forming unlikely friendships, preparing for a risky getaway, and ultimately executing a dramatic escape to freedom on a US-flagged yacht despite facing obstacles and danger.
