Entire 'Where Secrets Go To Die' podcast now available for free

Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press
Updated ·2 min read
Rayce Henagan holds a family portrait Saturday, March 18, 2023, in his Kalamazoo home. Henagan was nearly 6 years old when his father, Derrick, disappeared from the Upper Peninsula. Police believe he was murdered even without being able to locate a body. Rayce looks to find answers in the more than decade-old case.
Rayce Henagan holds a family portrait Saturday, March 18, 2023, in his Kalamazoo home. Henagan was nearly 6 years old when his father, Derrick, disappeared from the Upper Peninsula. Police believe he was murdered even without being able to locate a body. Rayce looks to find answers in the more than decade-old case.

The entire "Where Secrets Go To Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan" podcast is now free for all listeners at freep.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Free Press on Tuesday released its eighth and final episode for free listening. Free Press subscribers got early access to the entire eight-episode podcast and special content, but the news agency has been slowly making episodes free to nonsubscribers.

The podcast follows investigative journalist John Wisely as he investigates the 2008 missing person case of Derrick Henagan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The journey started when a young woman called the Free Press concerned her father — a Michigan State Police trooper — could be involved in some criminal misdeeds in the U.P. Wisely found himself traveling hundreds of miles, reading thousands of pages of documents and investigating not only a disappearance but disturbing reports on a small town's police culture.

Wisely takes listeners along for the ride, searching the woods with a cadaver dog, knocking on suspects' doors, pulling jailhouse videos, and comparing different copies of the same police report with "aha!" takeaways. He finds surprising moves by the Michigan State Police along with sex, drugs and other local secrets.

Episode 8: The Empty Grave

Dyanna Maddox appears in court on felony charges that could send her to prison for years.

In this final episode, reporter John Wisely hears from Dyanna herself. Meghan Moeggenborg ponders her father’s legacy and what she plans to do about it. A person very close to Derrick also emerges and longs for a simple, though specific, outcome to the Henagan case.

To read about some of our findings or see video and photos in the case, check out our podcast web page. Subscribers can also use the landing page to access special content, including key documents in our investigation.

Free Press reporter John Wisely, the host of "Where Secrets Go To Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan," will host a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2024.
Free Press reporter John Wisely, the host of "Where Secrets Go To Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan," will host a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2024.

Join our Reddit AMA on Thursday!

Now that all of "Where Secrets Go To Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan" is available wherever you get your podcasts, here's your chance to talk to host John Wisely about the podcast, the case and more.

Join us at 1 p.m. Thursday on the r/TrueCrimePodcasts subreddit for a special Reddit "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) with Wisely. You can start submitting your questions now!

Contact us: 248-702-4092 or through encrypted email at wiselyj@proton.me

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