A Heavy Weight

Episode 2 begins on Halloween night, 2016, as the search for Jeremy Jourdain unfolds in the hours after his disappearance.

24 Mar 21min

17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain disappeared on Halloween night 2016, vanishing into thin air in Bemidji, Minnesota. Season Two of A Heavy Weight explores Jeremy's disappearance.

17 Mar 25min

Uncover the chilling details of Sheri Herr’s case, where a young woman was brutally attacked in her own home in rural Indiana. This episode examines the gaps in the investigation, and the disturbing questions about how such a crime could go unsolved for so long in a tight-knit community.Stay tuned at the end of today’s episode for a sneak peak into our upcoming case.

10 Mar 17min

In this episode of A Heavy Weight, we delve into the case of Allison Lussier, a 47-year-old Indigenous woman whose tragic death sparked outrage in her community. Despite multiple calls for help in the face of domestic violence, Allison's cries went unheard—illustrating the deep systemic failures Indigenous women face when seeking justice and support.

3 Mar 21min

In November 1981, 15-year-old Marie Patrick disappeared after a hitchhiking trip with her friend.

24 Feb 20min

In 1972, 25-year-old single mother Vickie Lynn Harrell walked out of her Bloomington, Indiana apartment and never returned.

17 Feb 25min

In 1998, Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne of Waverly, Virginia, were sentenced to life for a murder they were acquitted of, exposing systemic flaws like withheld evidence and a judge’s power to override a jury’s verdict. In this episode, we examine the controversial mechanism of acquitted conduct sentencing and the tireless advocacy work aimed at righting this profound injustice.

10 Feb 25min

Join us for our first update episode since the original series aired. You'll hear an update from Joseph's family and we'll share material we didn't include in the original series. Keep following along as we work towards a call campaign on Tuesday, November 15th.

10 Nov 202224min