Detroit Free Press subscribers can subscribe to the latest edition of “Where Secrets Go to Die: The Dislapseance of Derrick Henagan,” an eight-part true-crime series podcast built on long-form investigative journalism, at freep.com/secrets You can now listen to the episode. All released episodes are available for early viewing to subscribers on our playlist page.
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Episode 6, titled “Drugs, Sex, and Secrets,” takes listeners into the dark basements of the Upper Peninsula and the connections among the soldiers involved. Local residents are helping investigate the police culture in this remote place, including the drug, sex work and police misconduct allegations swirling around them in connection with the Derrick Henagan case. There is.
Reporter and host John Wisely also reveals the surprising decisions made by the Michigan State Police in connection with Officer David Morgenborg.
“Secret” tells the story of Henagan, a downstate man who moved to Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula in the winter of 2007-2008 and then disappeared. Follow Wisely, a veteran Free Press journalist, as he investigates Henagan's case after receiving a news tip about a triple murder. Wisely's reporting reveals serious concerns about the police, especially Meggenborg.
If you have something to share with Wisely about the Derrick Henagan case, you can contact him via encrypted email at wiselyj@proton.me.
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“Secrets” was also produced by Darcy Moran, Garrett Tiedemann, Tad Davis, Robin Chung, Adrian Roberts, Kathy Kieliszewski, Jim Schaefer, and Anjanette Delgado.
The theme music is the original song “Abyss” by Camila Cantu and Brian Castillo.
The Free Press has won the Michigan Press Association's “Podcast of the Year” award for the fourth year in a row. Listen to all shows at freep.com/podcasts.
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Darcie Moran is a podcast executive producer, supporting editor and reporter for the Detroit Free Press. twitter: @darciegmoran
