The Deck Investigates
"The Deck Investigates" returns with Season 2, delving deep into the perplexing case of Ada Haradine, a 40-year-old mother of two who vanished without a trace from her Elkhart, Indiana home on a seemingly ordinary Wednesday afternoon in May 1985.
Over 14 gripping episodes, we meticulously reconstruct the events leading up to Ada's disappearance, exploring the initial efforts to find her and the myriad of suspects and theories that emerged in the wake of her vanishing.
The investigation takes a dramatic turn when Ada's remains are discovered three years later in a wooded area 12 miles from her home, transforming a missing persons case into a homicide investigation. As law enforcement scrambles to make sense of new evidence, the focus shifts to surprising potential suspects, including Ada's neighbor.
Through exclusive interviews with family members, law enforcement, and key witnesses, "The Deck Investigates" grapples with questions about the challenges of pursuing justice decades after a crime.
Join us as we peel back the layers of this baffling cold case, reexamine old leads, and shine a light on overlooked details in the quest to finally answer the question: Who killed Ada Haradine, and why?
Our Editor's Take
Ashley Flowers, the host of The Deck Investigates podcast, has dedicated her life to true crime. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller crime thriller All Good People Here. She created and hosted the popular podcast Crime Junkie, as well as other shows like The Deck. Flowers even founded a nonprofit to support families of victims of unsolved crimes. So it makes sense that she'll spend most of her days reviewing articles about old murders.
But when Flowers saw an article about a murder in a tiny town in Indiana, she didn't expect it to take over her life. Out of curiosity, she reached out to the victim's daughters on Facebook. She had no idea she would spend the next two years living and breathing this case. The Deck Investigates podcast shows the results of Flowers' dedication.
The Deck Investigates follows Flowers's journey to Argus, Indiana. Along with her reporter, Emily, the two visit what seems like an idyllic Midwest town. It's a place where cornfields surround every house, and people pop over to say hello. It's a place that, especially in 1984, felt like the safest spot to raise a family. But the more Flowers asked questions, the more she kept uncovering secrets. The more secrets she revealed, the more unsettling the story became.
Over 15 tense episodes, the story of Darlene Hulse's murder becomes more clear. The podcast host discovers evidence about this decades-old cold case that could have solved it right then and there. But for some reason, authorities overlooked it. On top of that, Flowers learns that the person responsible may have been hiding in plain sight. The answers could be much closer to home than anyone ever wanted to believe.
Season 2
Season 1