New episodes of the Detroit Free Press podcast “Where Secrets Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan” will be available to subscribers only on Tuesdays at freep.com/secrets.
This is the seventh installment in an eight-part true crime series built on feature-length investigative reporting. This episode is told in his two parts, which were released on the same day.
Episode 7: ax in the wall
The Derrick Henagan case continues to uncover strange evidence, including mysteriously stained bedding, a suspect attempting perjury, and an ax hidden in a wall.
In this episode, Deanna Maddox falls into a downward spiral and falls prey to a drug epidemic, prompting her brother to plead with the Fifth.
Who is who: Local resident Kenny Stebleton has had his house repeatedly searched by police. Nathan Grenfell was the police officer in the Henagan case and recorded two interviews with Deanna. Chad Ketler found the ax. Lt. David Hopper is the former commander of the Michigan State Police Newbury Post and the superior of Michigan State Police Trooper David Morgenborg. Floyd Avery's son Keith was questioned repeatedly by police.
Watch the latest episode here.
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credit: John Wiseley, Darcy Moran, Robin Cheung, Kathleen Galligan, Garrett Tiedemann, Tad Davis, Adrian Roberts, Kathy Kieliszewski, Jim Schaefer, Anjanette Delgado. Nicole Avery Nichols is an editor at the Detroit Free Press.
The theme music is the original song “Abyss” by Camila Cantu and Brian Castillo. External audio for this episode is courtesy of Jodie Newman and Megan Borg.
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