Uncovering The Truth in Minnesota

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We are an investigative podcast based out of the state of Minnesota. Unconstrained, unbiased, and driven for the truth, follow us as we use journalism to tell the untold stories of Minnesota. Join your Co-hosts, Sarah Knieff and Izabel Johnson, for weekly episodes released on Tuesdays!

Sarah Knieff and Izabel Johnson


    • Feb 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Season Three Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 14:13


    In the final episode of season three, we provide a case summary, contacts and source list for each of the three cases we covered this season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Cindy Joy Elias Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 18:03


    This week we discuss all that we have learned about the case of Cindy Joy Elias and provide you with a list of our sources. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Cindy Joy Elias

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 19:47


    In this episode we discuss the unsolved case of the murder of Cindy Joy Elias in 1977. Featuring an interview with Lieutenant Nathan Skelton.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Checking In

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 5:46


    This episode is a short one. We briefly share where we are at with our ongoing investigations this season, and the sources we have reached out to regarding Rachel Anthony's case. Tune in next week as we talk to our first source about the case of Cindy Elias. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Rachel Anthony Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 34:19


    We return after our holiday break to continue our discussion on the murder of Rachel Anthony. On this episode we speak with journalist Chelsey Perkins about her experience reporting on Anthony's case. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A Pause

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 0:20


    Hello everyone. We are pausing Season Three episodes until after the holiday season in order to provide the best and most informative content possible. We look forward to speaking with you again on January 5, 2021.

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Rachel Anthony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 14:14


    This week we begin our look into our second cold case of this season: The murder of Rachel Anthony. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Suzanne Sayles Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 22:03


    In this episode we conclude our investigation into the cold case of Suzanne Sayles, pending updates.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Minnesota Cold Cases: Suzanne Sayles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 10:43


    We begin Season Three by looking into the unsolved murder and assault of Suzanne Sayles from 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Season Two Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 22:04


    In this final episode of season two, we discuss what we have learned about sex trafficking in the community of Duluth, as well as the resources we found and the people we spoke to. You can also visit our social media pages for a resource list for how to get help if you are in a dangerous situation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 38:06


    In this week's episode we talk with Mary Cowen, the Residential Program Manager for the Life House organization in Duluth, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sex trafficking in the community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 24:17


    This episode provides a brief background on the impact of COVID-19 on sex trafficking. We will be exploring this further in an interview with Mary Cowen from the Lifehouse organization in Duluth next week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 38:38


    This week's episode features an interview with Emily Larson, the mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, discussing sex trafficking in the city. We also provide a brief follow-up on the issue of maritime law and how it applies to human trafficking. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 41:17


    This week we discuss the current sex trafficking situation in Duluth with Mel Alvar and Tatiana Bergum. Alvar serves as the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator at the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) in Duluth, Minnesota and Bergum is a Safe Harbor Program Coordinator at the North Homes Children and Family Services in Duluth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 33:44


    In this episode, we discuss what exactly human trafficking is and the differences between sex, organ and labor trafficking. We will also take a dive into some other facts around human trafficking in Minnesota and what we know so far.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 35:33


    This is the first episode of season two, where we will attempt to uncover and discuss the sex trafficking activity occurring in the city of Duluth, Minnesota. This episode provides basic facts and statistics on sex trafficking in the state of Minnesota and features an interview with Theresa Fortliti, an executive director of an outreach program in St. Paul, Minnesota and a sex trafficking survivor. We hope this episode will provide you with some insight into the criminal activity surrounding sex trafficking and provide a baseline of information in order to prepare for a deeper dive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Special Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 1:26


    Hey everyone. We just have a short announcement to make regarding changes that are going to be made to the show. Take a listen to see what we are changing. 

    Uncovering the Missing Persons Case of Hang Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 24:01


    Join us as we take a closer look at the disappearance of Hang Lee. Hang is from St. Paul, Minnesota and she disappeared in 1993 at the age of 17. She has never been found. Foul play is suspected, but not confirmed, and nobody has been charged. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Guest Testimony on the Murder of Diane Buntrock

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 22:51


    Join us as we discuss the 1995 murder of Diane Buntrock by her son Michael Buntrock with our first guest. Our guest discloses never before heard witness accounts that only her and her family know because Mrs. Buntrock was buried on her grandparents' sod farm.

    Investigating the Duluth Lynchings of 1920

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 23:08


    This week we take a look at a dark part in Minnesota's history when three innocent Black men, Isaac Mcghie, Elmer Jackson, and Elias Clayton, were lynched in the city of Duluth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Examining the Reker Sister Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 31:08


    Listen to our terrible small talk and then join us as we go down the rabbit hole of the unsolved murders of Mary and Susanne Reker.

    Exploring Minnesota's 2015 Integrity D Rating

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 27:34


    Join us as we take a deep dive into the history of Minnesota's poor integrity rating and ask the question, "Has anything changed?"

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