Where Secrets Go To Die Detroit Free Press

Derrick Henagan disappeared in 2008 and his case has gone cold. We bring you along on a body hunt in the woods of Upper Michigan. A cadaver dog leads the search, which includes a longtime forensic lab technician who’s also a wilderness guide.

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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.

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Derrick Henagan’s relationship with his girlfriend Dyanna Maddox was stormy enough to bring the cops to the house repeatedly. We hear tales of blood, bleach, gunshots and the first state trooper on the scene.

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Michigan State Police Trooper David Moeggenborg’s name has been connected to the Derrick Henagan disappearance for all the wrong reasons.

In this episode his daughter, Meghan Moeggenborg, describes a terrifying walk in the woods with her father, what she saw there and the threat she said he made if she spoke about it. 

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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.  

The first three episodes are out now wherever you listen to podcasts. Can't wait to binge all eight episodes? All episodes are in one playlist for Detroit Free Press subscribers.

You can also listen on our episode pages while checking out photos, videos and documents tied to the case:


Episode 1: The Body Hunter
Episode 2: The Missing Man
Episode 3: Bleach and Blood
Episode 4: Sins of the Father 
Episode 5: The Bounty Hunter (Subscriber only)
Episode 6: Drugs, Sex and Secrets (Subscriber only)
Episode 7: The Ax in the Wall (Subscriber only)
Episode 8: The Empty Grave (Subscriber only)