About the 'Where Secrets Go to Die' podcast team
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About Us:
The Detroit Free Press has been on guard telling Michigan’s most important stories since 1831.
“Where Secrets Go to Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan” is the news organization’s first narrative, serial podcast.
Told in eight episodes, it chronicles the story of a man who vanished from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 2008. It examines not only suspects in the case, but also the police who are supposed to solve it.
Host John Wisely has been a reporter in Michigan for more than 30 years. Reporting for this story took him to the Upper Peninsula, West Michigan and Kentucky. It included more than three dozen Freedom of Information Act requests and the review of more than 1,000 pages of documents related to the case and the people in it.
The team:
John Wisely investigated, wrote and hosted the podcast.
Anjanette Delgado served as executive director, and Darcie Moran served as executive producer.
Kathy Kieliszewski was story editor and Jim Schaefer was the managing editor. Nicole Avery Nichols is editor of the Detroit Free Press.
Robin Chan served as an associate audio producer, Tad Davis served as a development producer and contributing producer, and Adrienne Roberts also was a contributing audio producer.
Gina Kaufman, Elisha Anderson, Darcie Moran and Jim Schaefer were the fact checkers.
Herschel Fink conducted the legal review.
Sound design and mix by Garrett Tiedemann.
Photos and video by Kathleen Galligan, Ryan Garza, Kelly Jordan, David Rodriguez Muñoz, and Cody Scanlan.
Detroit-based artists Camilla Cantu and Brian Castillo composed and produced the podcast’s original theme song, “Abyss.”
Brian McNamara designed the podcast logo and website presence. Pat Byrne, Brian Todd and Kayla Cockrel provided digital design and development.
Amy Huschka, Brian Manzullo, Elissa Robinson and Tanya Wildt handled audience strategy. Leah Olajide handled newsletter strategy.
Special thanks to Amber Hunt, Cary Junior II and former editor of the Free Press Peter Bhatia.
Very special thanks to former Free Press photojournalist Kathleen Galligan, whose initial reporting was instrumental to this story.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: About 'Where Secrets Go to Die': The team behind true-cast podcast
