Stolen

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True Crime #230

Season 3: Trouble in SweetwaterViolence. Retaliation. Disappearances. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles of remote terrain with just over 200 tribal police officers. This season on Stolen, Connie Walker’s investigation into the cases of two missing women leads her on a search for justice in a place where people say you can get away with murder.Reporting for Stolen: Trouble in Sweetwater was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Fund for Indigenous Journalists reporting on issues related to Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) with a concentration on women, girls, Two-Spirit, and transgender people.Season 2: Surviving St. Michael's Last May, investigative journalist Connie Walker came upon a story about her late father she'd never heard before. One night back in the late 1970s while he was working as an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he pulled over a suspected drunk driver. He walked up to the vehicle and came face-to-face with a ghost from his past—a residential school priest. What happened on the road that night set in motion an investigation that would send Connie deep into her own past, trying to uncover the secrets of her family and the legacy of trauma passed down through the generations.In Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's, Connie unearths how her family's story fits into one of Canada's darkest chapters: the residential school system.Season 1: The Search for JermainIn 2018, a young Indigenous mother named Jermain Charlo left a bar in Missoula, Montana, and was never seen again. After two years and thousands of hours of investigative work, police believe they are close to solving the mystery of what happened to her. We go inside the investigation, tracking down leads and joining search parties through the dense mountains of the Flathead Reservation. As we unravel this mystery, Stolen: The Search for Jermain examines what it means to be an Indigenous woman in America.Stolen is hosted by Connie Walker.

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  • TL237
    Excellent
    Just finished Season 2. Wow. Excellent reporting and writing.
  • Glois
    Massive disappointment over season 3
    I had hoped that, with the success of Season 2, that Season 3 would be really great. But nope, Seasons 1 and 3 are essentially typical “true crime” podcasts with an attempt to educate listeners about Native culture. Neither story warranted entire seasons and there was no closure for any of the cases. I felt like both seasons were a waste of my time. Connie Walker also does several things that I find questionable/ethically troubling, including not verifying different people’s accounts of the same incident, using people’s full names when talking about them and basically slandering them, and over-dramatizing everything. She also tends to repeat what she was just told in a really irritating way—again, a massive waste of time. There are so many better podcasts out there.
  • Kriss14d
    Please listen to this podcast!!!!!!!
    Thank you sooooo very much for doing this podcast and sharing your family’s story. So many people don’t know about this and just to hear the few stories I heard broke me into a million pieces. Your family is strong!! Thank you again for sharing this with the world!!!!
  • Houston Holiday
    Connie calls white folks “settlers”
    Connie starts of stating that North America was stolen from natives. I overlooked that statement to see if podcast was otherwise good. I didn’t listen very long. It was boring. But I stopped listening when she refers to a white law enforcement officer as a settler. I can’t trust her to relay the truth about the facts of the podcast when she falsely describes white people as settlers.
  • Hansarang Chinju
    A Voice for Those Whose Voice Was Silenced
    Connie Walker puts a human face on a human story. She is a voice for many who have had theirs taken. Her passion for the truth and to share that truth is well worth the listen. She tells it like it is with genuine compassion for those who have suffered. She has brought me to tears several times. I hope Stolen is picked up by another production company. She has created 3 seasons with 3 stories and 3 hard truths. There are thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls whose story needs to be told. These are souls who have touched a collective millions of lives and deserve to have a voice.
  • DeeDork
    Love Connie’s passion behind the cause
    We need these podcasts and I love how Connie tells these stories with so much care and passion. I cannot say enough about how much appreciate her doing this and the work she puts into spreading awareness.
  • BAEH008
    GREAT SHOW
    Thank you Connie for bring light to these issues.
  • piggybee123
    Wonderfully done!!
    Gripping stories that are corroborated with thorough investigations. I was immediately hooked and listened one episode after another and feel like my eyes were opened for stories that I knew so little about. Thank you!
  • Trumandogmu
    Too wide ranging
    Most of us listen to a podcast for free, week by week. This story is so wide ranging and rambling, it was very difficult to become invested in it or to even follow it. I believe there was too much filler included, and perhaps shortening to four or five episodes would have been more effective. I have listened to other of Connie’s podcast and I know she is talented, but in my opinion, she is a bit rambling. She certainly brings light to subjects that need to be investigated.
  • 9Brandi11
    Heartfelt
    Connie. The way you have brought light to Kristina Carrillos case is unmatched. I am so thankful for you and your team to be able to have Cheesy’s voice heard. She deserves that. I am her sisters best friend and I vividly remember growing up with Cheesy as well. Even into our adult years, Cheesy was like a sister to me! Thank you for sharing her story, it does not end here!
  • Mrs. PayHorStyLikSon
    Ahe’hee
    Connie. Reporting on my place of birth was unreal. Diné asdzáán nishlí. I am a Navajo Woman and I am thankful for your deep reporting. My parents moved away from the rez for these particular reasons. It is unfortunate how crime, drugs, violence etc. seems to eat away. My view of the Navajo Nation Officers has shifted and I really hope there is continued support for all tribal criminal investigators and officers. I pray for peace everyday, especially on my homeland. Where I hope this can be found. THESE ISSUES ARE REAL AND THE TRUTH WILL PIERCE THE DENIERS OF THESE ISSUES. I stand with my Indigenous brothers and sisters. Ahe’hee
  • 4343.gk
    Trouble in Sweetwater
    A disturbing and sad state of reality in the story of the missing Kristina, I hope there are future updates in this ongoing mystery. What is truth and what is Jinii? I applaud and respect the work in finding the truth in this well produced series!!
  • OaksKP
    Great and informative
    I look forward to new episodes every week!!
  • Listsner
    Season 3 episodes?
    Hi, I only see the Trailer for season 3 and episode 4 - are the others available for season 3? Thx!
  • MegInMT
    Connie Rox
    Great story teller and extremely important stories to be told. Thank you Connie!!!
  • kharris294
    Love
    Connie is a natural storyteller and reporter. she has a gift. Excited to listen to everything she does.
  • 2016<3Fonzi
    Excited
    Excited to hear another story by Connie.
  • Krissy from FL
    Another A+ podcast from Connie
    I am SO excited to be hearing another pod from Connie. She is BY FAR the best investigator and story teller.
  • Fifty Shades of boredom
    Honor and courage for Indigenous people everywhere
    I’m glad these stories are being told. The plight of indigenous people everywhere at the hands of Colonial rule ,is a Insidious hold That destroys cultures and individualism all over the world .
  • Diamonds and Rust
    Great reporting
    Horrible and disgusting and so incredibly sad. I feel like everyone should know about the indigenous peoples of America and Canada and the horrific atrocities committed against them.
  • Noompa1981
    The host with the most
    Connie Walker is a brilliant investigative reporter. Her concern and compassion for indigenous communities is unmatched. Great podcast!
  • Han.O
    Excellent! Loved it! Trend setting
    This podcast sets the bar! Amazing! Brilliant! Touching! Empathetic. Genius. Also heartbreaking. So very very heartbreaking. I felt ALL the feels. Beautiful music as well. Highly Recommend
  • Jolanta De La Rosa
    Incredible
    Thank you to all survivors, thank you to Connie for telling their story. I never heard of residential schools and now realize that they were in Canada and the USA. This podcast is worth every minute, every seconds and needs to be known of what these children, parents and their families went through.
  • ektuttle
    Intriguing & Passionate
    Connie’s story telling is captivating. Her dedication to expose the abuse her family and all Indigenous communities experienced at Residential Schools. I hope all families find justice in the process of speaking up and exposing the system that denied family’s of unity and culture. I appreciate the journey she led us listeners on with Jermaine’s disappearance. I am here for all updates, and looking for to Season 3❤️
  • eycastsz
    Touching
    Heartbreaking and genuine. Such strong, loving resilient human’s. Thank you for telling this story
  • Annie Pine
    Excellent podcast
    Heartbreaking story of abuses against indigenous children and how this abuse affected generations. Sensitively and courageously told, but painful to hear.However, it is a history we all must hear.
  • Lil Ol Me?
    Great reporting, important topic, but not enough content
    I really enjoyed this podcast and the honest, genuine care that went into the reporting and relationship building with those involved. I enjoyed listening all the way through season 1. However, I found myself constantly frustrated by the lack of forward, momentum, story development, and ultimately content to be reported on. At times, I felt the podcast’s main goal was to use Jermain’s case to educate on the experience of indigenous peoples, other times it seems like it was trying to be a riveting true crime show. It felt like it was everything and nothing at the same time. I think I would have preferred it more if it tried to be more consistent with what it was trying to be. Once I was finished with all the episodes , I didn’t feel like I knew much more than I did after episode 3/4, like it didn’t have the content to make 8 or so episodes, but did so anyway. This was especially apparent with the fact that the investigator literally says the same exact thing each and every time he is interviewed, making me wonder why it was included so much? I think the whole idea that this was a short amount of content dragged out over a whole season is encapsulated in the recurring “puzzle piece” comparison that the officer uses over and over. Loved the podcast but wondered why I spent so much time going on circles about the same handful of facts. Wishing nothing but the best to the family as they navigate this incredibly hard situation and thank you to all of those who put energy into getting Jermain’s story out.
  • Not in NYC
    Please don’t pass by…
    I am so ashamed at what this country has done to our only NATIVE people I am grateful for your courage and bravery in bringing this fully to light
  • ND-Tg
    Woke, anti-white trash
    🤡
  • A true Mother.
    Absolutely amazing. So very hard to hear but the story needs attention.
    I cried numerous times listening to this. I finished each episode in one day/ the jermain Charlo series hits hard as it’s right here in my hometown that she went missing. She deserves so much better 🥺 The second season was bone chilling- to put it lightly. Connie is such a light and her strength is inspiring 🧡
  • Not even into vid games!
    Well deserved Pulitzer
    I cannot believe I missed Season 1 when it was released, it was incredible. Season 2 is a different level of painful... beautifully told, such an important story.
  • StaReBlue
    Too slow
    Not downplaying the importance of the topic, but Season 1 just moved soooo slow. Could not listen anymore past Ep 2. Hoping S2 will be better.
  • Georobin
    Gut wrenching.
    I’ve done a lot of learning about the residential schools but this podcast has a different slant. It’s fascinating to hear from multi generations and the effects on them. What went on in these schools is horrific-how could this have gone on for 100 yrs?
  • itswhatsername2u
    Jermain Charlo’s story is riveting!
    This was a great podcast. The only issue I had was the condescending tone in which Connie spoke with the detective working her case. It’s horrible to take out anger on the only person who continues to work the case. Where was all this outrage when Jermain was playing house as a teen?! When she was a victim of DV?! It’s ridiculous.
  • LaRoseBella
    Never again
    Surviving St. Michaels has deeply affected me, as it should. The survivor’s voices will echo through history with this platform. It’s unfathomable to fully realize the vast expanse of undeserved pain experienced by an entire community of people & their culture. It’s horrific to hear but also vital for their voices to be heard, and to spread awareness. There isn’t a way to undo or rectify the wrongs here, but we can never forget. We must learn from this tragedy so it may never happen again to anyone for any reason. Never again!
  • shelnal
    Completely Absorbed and Moved
    This podcast is such a deep testimony to the insidious role of trauma enacted upon the indigenous peoples of North America and its impact on generations to come.
  • steph233756
    Incredible! A must listen.
    Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for audio journalism AND the Peabody award for podcasts!! This show is incredible - the story, the reporting, the music, the host. You won’t regret listening.
  • Sk8rsammycx
    Do NOT skip over this podcast
    This series has two incredible seasons, the second of which has garnered IMMENSE recognition and accolades. Every bit of attention this podcast has received is completely deserved, as this team worked hard to produce one of the most intense, engaging, and incredibly eye opening seasons ever. You will not want to miss out on this show!
  • Gigi DC
    Devastating & necessary
    Only 4 episodes into Michael’s story. My dad was a survivor of the Catholic mission schools in Arizona. He woke up screaming & punching most times, recounted how the nuns abused him. My brother & I lost out on a father who could have loved fully bc my father was abused- just like Michael and the others in this podcast. Absolutely necessary storytelling in a country US/Canada that continues to devalue our lands, people & culture.
  • year22
    One of the best
    I can say with no bias that this is one of the best, most engaging, and well-made podcasts out there.
  • pat_bena
    Racial undertones
    I’m familiar with this case and the podcast information is accurate. However the script writer or narrator like to use racial undertones in the occasional narration. I know in today’s day and age the democrat party screams systemic racism and that seems to be their only message; however it is not something I want to hear everyday, and especially as I listen to a true crime podcast regarding a case I am very familiar with.
  • melyssa-vc
    Excellent podcast
    Thank you for bringing attention to trafficking and abuse of indigenous women.
  • Samantha Antics
    Stunning and thorough
    The MMIW issue is so important and Connie’s reporting brings empathy, understanding and fearlessness to expose it.
  • fiddlefig
    I will listen to anything Connie Walker does
    Connie Walker is one of the best journalists/podcasters working right now. I respect her work so much. Missing and Murdered broke my heart over and over again. Thank you for telling these women’s stories. Devastating that indigenous women suffer at the rate they do, and I commend Connie for everything she must endure to share this with the world.
  • heatison
    Another woke podcast
    Good luck to you if you can get past the “woke” intro...
  • YoureFinallyDoingItYay
    Important work, riveting pod
    You can hear Connie’s passion for the women’s lives she’s trying to get justice for. She’s a great journalist and the show is often chilling
  • Mczf kogv
    Favorite journalist
    I love Connie Walkers investigative work! It’s so refreshing to have her she’d light on the violence against indigenous women in the US and Canada!! Thank you for your work and voicing how important these women are. They are not forgotten and justice will be served!
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