Derrick Henagan was an outsider in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when he disappeared. We explore his hometown in Lower Michigan to learn more about his growing up, his family and his demons.

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Derrick Henagan was an outsider in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when he disappeared. We explore his hometown in Lower Michigan to learn more about his growing up, his family and his demons.
Check out <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/special/podcasts/where-secrets-go-to-die/2024/04/02/where-secrets-go-to-die-episode-2-derrick-henagans-background/72757272007/">the episode show notes</a> for more on the story and case.
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A downstate man moves to Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, then vanishes. Suspicions spread from the neighbor he was staying with, to the girlfriend he fought with, to the cops who were supposed to find him.  

From the Detroit Free Press, “Where Secrets Go to Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan” is an eight-episode serial podcast. Award-winning journalist John Wisely examines a murder case in a natural paradise and uncovers drugs, sex and other local secrets.

All eight episodes are now available wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Want to dive deeper? Check out freep.com/secrets for photos, videos, documents and more tied to the case. 

Links to specific episode content can also be found in the description of the trailer for this series.

A downstate man moves to Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, then vanishes. Suspicions spread from the neighbor he was staying with, to the girlfriend he fought with, to the cops who were supposed to find him.  
From the Detroit Free Press, “Where Secrets Go to Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan” is an eight-episode serial podcast. Award-winning journalist John Wisely examines a murder case in a natural paradise and uncovers drugs, sex and other local secrets.
All eight episodes are now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Want to dive deeper? Check out <a href="http://freep.com/secrets" aria-label="Link freep.com/secrets">freep.com/secrets</a> for photos, videos, documents and more tied to the case. Links to specific episode content can also be found in the description of the trailer for this series.

Where Secrets Go To Die

Episode 2: The Missing Man

Dyanna Maddox appears in court on felony charges that could send her to prison for years. 

In the final episode, reporter John Wisely hears from Dyanna herself. Meghan Moeggenborg ponders her father’s legacy and what she plans to do about it. A person very close to Derrick also emerges and longs for a simple, though specific, outcome to the Henagan case. 

Check out the episode show notes to read documents, watch video and see photos related to the case. For more stories like this, become a Detroit Free Press subscriber. 

Dyanna Maddox appears in court on felony charges that could send her to prison for years. 
In the final episode, reporter John Wisely hears from Dyanna herself. Meghan Moeggenborg ponders her father’s legacy and what she plans to do about it. A person very close to Derrick also emerges and longs for a simple, though specific, outcome to the Henagan case. 
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Episode 8: The Empty Grave

The Henagan investigation takes strange new turns, including the discovery of a hidden ax. In Part B of this episode, we also hear Dyanna Maddox in jailhouse interviews with an aggressive investigator.

Check out the episode show notes to read documents, watch video and see photos related to the case.

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The Henagan investigation takes strange new turns, including the discovery of a hidden ax. In Part B of this episode, we also hear Dyanna Maddox in jailhouse interviews with an aggressive investigator.
Check out the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/special/podcasts/where-secrets-go-to-die/2024/04/30/where-secrets-go-to-die-podcast-episode-7-the-ax-in-the-wall/72757460007/">episode show notes</a> to read documents, watch video and see photos related to the case.
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Episode 7B: The Ax in the Wall

Who else did police eye after Derrick Henagan disappeared? In Part A of this episode, we learn about a suspect who pled guilty to attempted perjury and we meet a man who says police hounded him.

Check out the episode show notes to read documents, watch video and see photos related to the case.

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Who else did police eye after Derrick Henagan disappeared? In Part A of this episode, we learn about a suspect who pled guilty to attempted perjury and we meet a man who says police hounded him.
Check out the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/special/podcasts/where-secrets-go-to-die/2024/04/30/where-secrets-go-to-die-podcast-episode-7-the-ax-in-the-wall/72757460007/">episode show notes </a>to read documents, watch video and see photos related to the case.
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