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Long Lost: An Investigative History Series

Long Lost: An Investigative History Series

By Twin Cities PBS

A special investigative history series hosted by author Jack El-Hai, from Twin Cities PBS. The Klein brothers, Kenny, David, and Danny, ages 8, 6 and 4, left for Farview Park in Minneapolis’ Northside on Nov. 10th, 1951 and were never seen again. Police closed the case after 5 days, but the Klein family and their community never stopped looking. Long Lost will explore the incident, the family’s dogged pursuit of the truth, and the work of investigators who recently discovered important new clues and identified suspects.
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Episode 3: The Suspects

Long Lost: An Investigative History SeriesDec 05, 2019

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Episode 6: What Remains

Episode 6: What Remains

In the final episode of Long Lost, host Jack El-Hai takes stock of where things stand with the case of the missing Klein brothers, what can be done and what we owe to the family who is still searching for answers.

Dec 26, 201930:23
Episode 5: Hope

Episode 5: Hope

How can we begin to understand the loss the Klein family has experienced? It's impossible, but also an important step in how we can try to empathize with and support families in this unthinkable situation. Betty and Kenneth are no longer able to share their experience, so Jack El-Hai sat down with Patty Wetterling to discuss how her family navigated the tragedy of her son Jacob's abduction, and what's changed since they learned of his fate after 27 years of searching.

Dec 19, 201926:48
Episode 4: What's Hidden

Episode 4: What's Hidden

A tragedy of this scale has long reaching effects that reverberate through the years and touch family members in different ways. Memories fade, or change, and new questions emerge as the Kleins reckon with the lack of answers they have and who is ultimately responsible.

Dec 12, 201930:48
Episode 3: The Suspects
Dec 05, 201929:11
Episode 2: Searching Endlessly
Nov 28, 201933:45
Episode 1: Look Everywhere
Nov 21, 201928:45
Coming Soon - Series Preview

Coming Soon - Series Preview

Get a sneak preview of Episode 1 of Long Lost: An Investigative History Series, premiering Nov. 21st.

Long Lost will explore the 1951 case of the disappearance of the Klein brothers, Kenny, David, and Danny, ages 8, 6 and 4, the family’s dogged pursuit of the truth, and the work of investigators who recently discovered important new clues and identified suspects. Hosted by author Jack El-Hai (The Lost Brothers, The Lobotomist, The Psychiatrist and the Nazi), this story not only dives into one of Minnesota's oldest active missing persons cases, but also looks at the toll of tragedies of this scale on those left behind and the community at large. 


Nov 05, 201907:50
Introducing Long Lost

Introducing Long Lost

Introducing a new special investigative history series exploring the disappearance of the three Klein brothers from Minneapolis' north side in 1951.
Nov 09, 201801:38