400 Feet From Home - Leah Sottile on Hush Season 2
About this episode
Leah Sottile discusses investigative journalism and the challenges of reporting on unresolved cases, particularly the death of Sarah Zuber.
Leah Sottile joins Dakota Spotlight for a conversation about investigative journalism, the ethics of true crime storytelling, and the challenges of reporting on unresolved cases in overlooked rural communities. Leah discusses the making of Hush Season 2, the line between mystery and journalism, and the emotional weight of reporting on the 2019 death of Sarah Zuber in rural Oregon. Following the interview, hear the first episode of Hush Season 2. In March 2019, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead just 400 feet from her family’s home in the wooded hills above Rainier, Oregon. Six years later, her family still has no clear answers. What begins as a tragic and confusing death soon spirals into a story filled with unanswered questions, community rumors, disputed forensic conclusions, and a family’s relentless search for the truth. Listen to Hush: https://www.opb.org/show/hush/ More from Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas at The Western Edge on Substack: https://substack.com/@thewesternedge1 Explore the full Dakota Spotlight catalog: https://DakotaSpotlight.com Listen early and ad-free with Spotlight PLUS: https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus Support the show on Patreon…
People in this episode
Host: James Wolner
Guest: Leah Sottile
Topics covered
- investigative journalism
- true crime storytelling
- unresolved cases
- rural communities
- reporting ethics
- community rumors
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hush, The Western Edge
Places: Oregon, Rainier
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