Uncovering The Truth in Minnesota
By Sarah Knieff and Izabel Johnson
Uncovering The Truth in Minnesota Sep 08, 2020
Season Three Wrap Up
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.
Minnesota Cold Cases: Cindy Joy Elias Part Two
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.
Minnesota Cold Cases: Cindy Joy Elias
Minnesota Cold Cases: Checking In
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.
Minnesota Cold Cases: Rachel Anthony Part Two
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.
Minnesota Cold Cases: Rachel Anthony
This week we begin our look into our second cold case of this season: The murder of Rachel Anthony.
Minnesota Cold Cases: Suzanne Sayles Part Two
Minnesota Cold Cases: Suzanne Sayles
We begin Season Three by looking into the unsolved murder and assault of Suzanne Sayles from 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Season Two Wrap Up
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Six
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.
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Five
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.
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Four
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.
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Three
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.
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part Two
Sex Trafficking in Duluth: Part One
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.