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==Series overview==
Season 1 of ''In the Dark'' explored the case of [[Jacob Wetterling]], an 11-year-old boy from [[St. Joseph, Minnesota|St. Joseph]], [[Minnesota]] who was kidnapped and murdered on the night of October 22, 1989. Wetterling's case went unsolved for 27 years until his remains were discovered in a pasture near [[Paynesville, Minnesota]] on September 1, 2016. The location was revealed by Danny Heinrich, a long-time [[person of interest]] in the abduction of another boy, Jared Scheierl, in the nearby town of [[Cold Spring, Minnesota|Cold Spring]]. On September 6, 2016, Heinrich admitted to kidnapping and murdering Wetterling as well as the abduction and sexual assault of Scheierl.<ref name="Williams">Williams, Brandt, [https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/06/danny-heinrich-wetterling-case-court-appearance "Heinrich confesses to taking, killing Jacob Wetterling,"] from [[Minnesota Public Radio]], 9/6/2016.</ref> Heinrich would be sentenced on November 21, 2016 to a 20-year prison term for a federal child pornography charge.<ref>[https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/11/21/jacob-wetterling-killer-heinrich-sentenced-child-porn "'Truly sorry for my evil acts': Jacob Wetterling's killer gets 20 years,"] from Minnesota Public Radio, 11/21/2016</ref>
Production on ''In the Dark'' had been underway for 9 months and was in its final stages (it was scheduled to premiere on September 13, 2016) by the time Wetterling's remains were discovered and Heinrich confessed to the crime. The developments, which host/lead reporter Madeline Baran and the APM Reports team were not expecting ahead of time,<ref name=EsquireInterview>[http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a50417/in-the-dark-madeleine-baran-interview/ "In the Dark Host Madeleine Baran Explains How the Year's Best True-Crime Podcast Was Made,"] from ''Esquire'', 11/7/2016</ref> prompted them to re-edit and re-record the first two episodes (at least the first of which was already finished) and move up their release to September 7, one day after Heinrich's court appearance.<ref name=VultureInterview>[http://www.vulture.com/2016/09/in-the-dark-jacob-wetterling-disappearance-podcast.html "Missing a Murderer: ''In the Dark'' Is Not Your Typical True-Crime Podcast,"] from Vulture.com, 9/15/2016</ref>
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*[https://www.apmreports.org/in-the-dark Official website]
*[https://open.spotify.com/show/1aFyRYDJ1pHEaPMnZAGaOr ''In The Dark'' on Spotify]
*[https://spotiwire.com/how-to-turn-on-spotify-light-mode/ Spotify Light Mode]
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