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In 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.

Episode 1: Long, Dark Alley

In 2018, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman named Jermain Charlo stepped out of a bar in downtown Missoula, Montana, and disappeared. Journalist Connie Walker travels to Montana to retrace what might have happened to Jermain. This is Episode 1 of Stolen: The Search for Jermain.

Introducing Stolen: The Search for Jermain

In 2018, a young Indigenous mother left a bar in downtown Missoula, Montana, and was never seen again. After two years and thousands of hours of investigative work, the case remains open, and police believe they are close to solving the mystery of what happened to Jermain Charlo.

What tribe is Jermain from?

And Jermain’s case is also unique in that she’s a tribal member, she’s a member of the Confeder ated Salish and Kootenai tribes. And she was reported missing to tribal police by her mother. But she also was last seen in Missoula, so her family also reported her missing to the Missoula’s city police.

Who is the host of stolen?

Walker is now the host of Stolen: The Search for Jermain from Gimlet Media, and has been making podcasts about these women for years. A Cree from Saskatchewan, Canada, Walker grew up on a reserve, like many of her subjects, giving her intimate insight into the women whose stories she tells. Related Stories.

Where did Jermain Charlo leave?

In 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.

Who hosts the podcast "Stolen"?

Stolen introduces a new show from CBC Podcasts. Hosted by David Ridgen, cases are investigated and leads are chased, all through a series of strategic phone calls. The first case in...

Where was Jermain Charlo last seen?

The search for Jermain Charlo—a 23-year-old Indigenous woman who was last seen in Missoula, Montana —has been ongoing since 2018. That summer, Charlo headed downtown for a drink at a bar. When she left just after midnight, she walked down an alleyway and was never seen again.

What is Jermain Walker's family doing?

Jermain’s family has been doing everything they can in fighting for justice for Jermaine; I really wanted to center on them in their journey.”. As an Indigenous woman herself, Walker says she feels a personal duty to continue reporting on these types of cases, although they haven’t always been encouraged.

How many episodes are there in Charlo?

The eight-episode show is lead by award-winning journalist Connie Walker, who is Indigenous (Cree) from Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. In many ways, there’s no better person to investigate Charlo’s story than Walker: For over two decades, her work has centered on Indigenous people, focusing most recently on violence ...

Who is the woman who investigated the case of Indigenous women?

At Canada’s CBC News Network, where Walker worked for the majority of her career before joining Gimlet, she lead the Missing & Murdered podcast and investigated the cases of Indigenous women such as Alberta Williams and Cleo Nicotine Semaganis.