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Stolen has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential, so you can listen to the most recent season ad-free for the month of October 2025.




Season 3: Trouble in Sweetwater


Violence. Retaliation. Disappearances. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles of remote terrain with just over 200 tribal police officers. This season on Stolen, Connie Walker’s investigation into the cases of two missing women leads her on a search for justice in a place where people say you can get away with murder.


Reporting for Stolen: Trouble in Sweetwater was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Fund for Indigenous Journalists reporting on issues related to Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) with a concentration on women, girls, Two-Spirit, and transgender people.




Season 2: Surviving St. Michael's


Last May, investigative journalist Connie Walker came upon a story about her late father she'd never heard before. One night back in the late 1970s while he was working as an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he pulled over a suspected drunk driver. He walked up to the vehicle and came face-to-face with a ghost from his past—a residential school priest. What happened on the road that night set in motion an investigation that would send Connie deep into her own past, trying to uncover the secrets of her family and the legacy of trauma passed down through the generations.


In Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's, Connie unearths how her family's story fits into one of Canada's darkest chapters: the residential school system.






Season 1: The Search for Jermain


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. We go inside the investigation, tracking down leads and joining search parties through the dense mountains of the Flathead Reservation. As we unravel this mystery, Stolen: The Search for Jermain examines what it means to be an Indigenous woman in America.


Stolen is hosted by Connie Walker.

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Hear more from Connie Walker in this week’s episode of Origin Stories. About Origin Stories Have you ever wondered how your favorite movie, book, podcast, TV series, or documentary came to be? Each week, veteran journalist Matthew Shaer sits down with a writer or director to unpack the creation of a work close to their hearts (and ours). The conversations cover everything — the frustrations and the joys, the setbacks and the breakthroughs. Intimate and eye-opening, Origin Stories is the ultimate podcast for anyone curious about the creative process. In this episode Connie Walker, the award-winning Cree journalist and host of Stolen, shares the backstory of Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's — her deeply personal investigation into Canada’s Indian residential school system. Reported while she was at Gimlet, then the biggest podcast company in the world, the series earned her both a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody Award in the same year — the first podcaster to do so. To Connie, all great audio documentaries begin with a central question: “It doesn't have to be the question you end up asking the whole way through,” she explains. “But initially, you have to start with that.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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. On this season of Stolen, we go inside the investigation, tracking down leads and joining search parties for Jermain through the dense mountains of the Flathead Reservation. As we unravel this mystery, the show examines what it means to be an Indigenous person in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Long, Dark Alley

Long, Dark Alley

2021-03-0147:141

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Taken

Taken

2021-03-0835:31

When someone disappears in America, there is a playbook investigators follow. Where was she last seen? Who was she with? But those questions get more complicated when the person who has disappeared is Indigenous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

2021-03-1533:341

To find out what happened to Jermain, first we have to question everything we thought we knew. We have to go back to the beginning: the night she disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Boy Next Door

The Boy Next Door

2021-03-2241:12

Jermain's story began long before she disappeared. We go back to the small town of Dixon Agency where she grew up and trace the path that led her to the doorstep of a new neighbor, a teenage boy named Michael. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Partner or Family Member

Partner or Family Member

2021-03-2949:262

After we uncover a disturbing 2013 police report, we take a close look at Jermain and Michael's relationship. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence and trauma. please take care while listening. Resources can be found at the National Domestic Violence Hotline and RAINN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Last Year

The Last Year

2021-04-0550:331

The year before Jermain disappeared was one of the most challenging of her life, and just as things started to turn around for her—she walked into the Badlander that night in June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One Road to Evaro

One Road to Evaro

2021-04-1240:222

As the story goes, one night in June of 2018, Jermain Charlo vanished without a trace. Except no one disappears without leaving a trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tobacco Ties

Tobacco Ties

2021-04-1946:591

The story of what happened to Jermain Charlo began long before she disappeared. And her legacy goes on long after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An Arrest

An Arrest

2021-08-0935:021

We find out Jermain’s ex-boyfriend has been arrested and is facing an unusual charge in federal court. Does this mean police are closer to solving the mystery of her disappearance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Verdict

A Verdict

2023-05-0625:231

Jermain’s ex-boyfriend Michael DeFrance goes on trial for federal firearms charges. The charges are not related to Jermain’s disappearance, but connected to an assault on Jermain in 2013. After the judge announces a verdict, someone reaches out to us to talk about Michael and the day Jermain went missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Sentence

A Sentence

2023-09-2614:12

More than five years after Jermain Charlo went missing, her ex-boyfriend Michael DeFrance is sentenced after being convicted of federal firearms offenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Last May, investigative journalist Connie Walker came upon a story about her late father she'd never heard before. One night back in the late 1970s while he was working as an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he pulled over a suspected drunk driver. He walked up to the vehicle and came face-to-face with a ghost from his past—a residential school priest. What happened on the road that night set in motion an investigation that would send Connie deep into her own past, trying to uncover the secrets of her family and the legacy of trauma passed down through the generations. In Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s, Connie unearths how her family's story fits into one of Canada's darkest chapters: the residential school system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One night back in the late 1970s, an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pulled over a suspected drunk driver. When he walked up to the vehicle, he came face-to-face with a ghost from his past: a residential school priest. That officer was journalist Connie Walker’s late father. What happened that night on the side of the road compelled her to return home to Saskatchewan nearly 40 years later to try to investigate a secret in her own family. What she uncovers is a much bigger story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tikinê

Tikinê

2022-05-1743:454

There are things in every family that no one ever talks about. In Connie’s family, the truth of what really happened to the Cameron kids in residential school has largely remained unspoken. But when Connie breaks that silence and begins asking questions, her Aunties and Uncles start telling their stories—and naming names. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don't Play With This

Don't Play With This

2022-05-2446:50

After hearing allegations from members of her family against two priests, Connie sets out to investigate these men and their work at St. Michael’s. What she discovers is alarming. But when Connie shares her findings with a survivor who knew her father, he issues a stark warning that leaves her reeling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Not a Place to Be

Not a Place to Be

2022-05-3147:043

After operating as a residential school for more than 100 years, St. Michael’s burned to the ground in 2001. Dozens of survivors, including Howard, went to the school grounds to watch the building burn. What really happened inside those walls? The students of St. Michael’s share their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's Not Over

It's Not Over

2022-06-0733:551

After the trauma of residential school, Connie’s dad and thousands of other survivors had to find a way forward. Canada eventually offered a path for compensation, but justice was rare. Now, decades later, is it too late for accountability? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Father Gauthier

Father Gauthier

2022-06-1433:051

Connie goes to Edmonton to try to talk to Father Gauthier, the priest who two of her uncles said abused them at residential school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Great Show. thanks for bringing awareness to the indigenous people of this country

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