Season 2 Update: Five Years Later
From In The Dark by The New Yorker
October 8, 2025 · 44 min · Season 2 · Episode 20
About this episode
Curtis Flowers returns to Winona, Mississippi, after being freed from prison, reflecting on his journey and current life.
After nearly twenty-three years behind bars, Curtis Flowers was freed, in part due to In the Dark’s reporting. Now he’s back in Winona, Mississippi, where his saga began. What brought him home, and how is he doing? We visited him to find out. New Yorker subscribers get new In the Dark episodes early and ad-free. Subscribe today at newyorker.com/dark . In the Dark has merch! Buy hats, T-shirts, and totes at store.newyorker.com . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: The New Yorker
Topics covered
- justice
- freedom
- reporting
- personal story
- true crime
- Mississippi
Keywords
- Curtis Flowers
- In the Dark
- true crime
- freedom
- Winona
- reporting
- Mississippi
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: In the Dark, The New Yorker
Places: Winona, Mississippi
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