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A collection of mysteries about unexpected people, places and things that have all gone missing.

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  • S4 · E6
    Dec 23, 2025 · 33 min

    Postmortem, Update: The Sentences

    In this update episode of Postmortem, reporter Ally Jarmanning updates us on the criminal cases against Harvard Medical School's former morgue manager Cedric Lodge, his wife Denise, and Jeremy Pauley, whose arrest first exposed the nationwide network of human remains trading.

  • S4 · E1
    May 1, 2024 · 25 min

    Postmortem Ep. 1: The crime

    In the basement of the nation's most prestigious medical institution, something has gone terribly wrong.

  • Apr 16, 2024 · 2 min

    TRAILER: Last Seen S4 'Postmortem': The Stolen Bodies of Harvard

    Hundreds of people donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School, hoping to advance science and train the next generation of doctors. Meanwhile, prosecutors say the school's morgue manager treated it like a storefront, letting potential customers browse body parts and bringing home skin and brains to be shipped to people across the country.

  • S3 · E7
    Dec 27, 2022 · 28 min

    A family's peace | Part III

    Benine's homicide is still unsolved, and Boston police haven't offered updates to the Timothee family in years. Feeling left behind, Andre searches for answers outside the U.S. justice system. The entire family is figuring out how to on living in Benine's absence, and with or without closure. This is the final episode of A Family's Peace.

  • S3 · E6
    Dec 20, 2022 · 29 min

    A family's peace | Part II

    In part two of A Family's Peace, we learn just how hard it has been for Benine's family to get any  details surrounding her death, and why. Despite the hurdles, Shannon tracks down new insights to share with Benine's family members. She also dives into a theory that has haunted Boston's Haitian community for years about who really killed Benine.

  • S3 · E5
    Dec 13, 2022 · 23 min

    A family's peace | Part I

    Benine Timothee, a Haitian immigrant, had lived in Boston for three months when she was shot and killed in 2016. No arrests have been made. In this three-part series, investigative reporter Shannon Dooling joins Benine's family and others on their quest for truth, information and closure around what really happened to their mother, wife and friend that sad day.

  • S3 · E4
    Dec 6, 2022 · 30 min

    The Guilty Plate

    If you go out to eat right now, you’re likely to run into restaurants that are struggling because they’re missing a crucial ingredient: staff. This week, Vermont Public and Brave Little State producer Josh Crane sets out to solve the mystery of the COVID-era restaurant industry exodus, by telling the story of one Vermont diner, The Guilty Plate.  

  • S3 · E3
    Nov 29, 2022 · 32 min

    Chinese pie

    Mashed potatoes, corn, and ground beef. These aren't the ingredients for shepherd's pie, but for Chinese pie, a traditional and very famous French Canadian dish. In this episode of Last Seen, WBUR's Amanda Beland attempts to solve a culinary mystery and reveal where pâté chinois comes from and how it got that name.

  • S3 · E2
    Nov 22, 2022 · 28 min

    Confectioner's Row

    For years, WBUR senior arts and culture reporter Andrea Shea drove by an old, mysterious factory in Cambridge, Mass. To her surprise, it turned to be the last vestige of a 20th century candy hub called Confectioner's Row. This week on Last Seen, we unwrap the lost history of this manufacturing center, which is the birthplace of America's candy industry.

  • S3 · E1
    Nov 14, 2022 · 30 min

    Berried treasure

    WBUR senior arts reporter Amelia Mason is on the hunt to solve a mystery that has been haunting her for years: why are black raspberries so hard to find? The answer takes us through grocery stores, farms, foraging expeditions, and Amelia's own childhood backyard.

  • Nov 9, 2022 · 1 min

    Trailer: 'Last Seen,' Season 3

    The third season of Last Seen, coming November 2022, is a collection of personal and political mysteries from public radio storytellers that you won't want to miss.

  • S2 · E10
    Mar 29, 2022 · 55 min

    Episode 10: Searching for a Miracle

    On his way to Hollywood, a young Black man named Winston Willis stopped in Cleveland in 1959 to shoot a little pool and walked away $35,000 richer. He used his winnings to open over two dozen businesses. Nowadays, there's no trace of his "Miracle on 105th Street." And most people in Cleveland have never heard of Winston Willis.

  • S2 · E9
    Mar 22, 2022 · 40 min

    Episode 9: Bad Actor

    People will tell you Richard Bento is a good actor — on and off the stage. But lately, he's been at the center of some real life dramas swirling behind the scenes, involving accusations of fraud, embezzlement, and other kinds of scams. After disappearing from one local theater, he's been known to surface and pull his stunts all over again.

  • S2 · E8
    Mar 15, 2022 · 29 min

    Episode 8: The Emotional Lives of Everyday Objects

    Many prized possessions and artifacts imbued with sentimental value go missing, unintentionally. But, what about when we choose to renounce the items that mean the most to us? As arts and culture journalist Allyson McCabe discovers, getting rid of your baggage isn't quite as simple as getting rid of the bags.

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