After the Uprising: The Death of Danyé Dion Jones Podcast
In 2018, Danyé Jones was found hanging from a tree in St. Louis. It was ruled a suicide. But was it?
After the Uprising is an unforgettable new investigative podcast series from Double Asterisk, NowThis and iHeartRadio that explores the mysterious death Danyé Dion Jones. New episodes are available weekly beginning June 15, 2021. Listen and subscribe to After the Uprising on the iHeartRadio app or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Mysterious Death Of Ferguson Activist Danyé Jones Explored In Podcast Series From NowThis, iHeartMedia & Double Asterisk
The mysterious death of Danyé Jones, a prominent activist in Ferguson, MO, is the subject of podcast series After The Uprising. The 11-part investigative series comes from mobile news brand NowThis, podcasting start-up Double Asterisk and iHeartMedia will tell the story of the 24-year-old activist Danyé Jones, who was found dead in 2018. Police declared Jones’ death a suicide…
Listen to Season One
S1E1: A Mother Knows Her Son
Danyé's mother Melissa finds her son dead and requests help from the media. Our hosts make contact with her, and the investigation begins.
S1E2: Lost Voices
Melissa's backstory at the origins of Black Lives Matter is explored. A shocking revelation about the lead detective in Danyé's case is unearthed.
S1E3: A Minor Component
As the St Louis County medical examiner determines Danyé's death to be suicide, our hosts look deeper into the evidence.
S1E4: Missing Time
A time-of-death innovator deepens the mystery around Danyé's last night. New evidence of racism by the lead detective causes a risky visit to his home by our hosts.
S1E5: Chasing Dasha
A rocky relationship begins between the podcast and St Louis County PD. A twisty turny pursuit of Danyé's ex-girlfriend ends in surprise.
S1E6: She Said, She Said
The 5-year anniversary of the Ferguson movement sees Melissa reunited with other activists. The hosts finally connect with Danye's ex, who may lead them into unlocking his phone.
S1E7: Navy Knots
Melissa seeks the bed sheet used in her son's death, intent on finding the origins of additional DNA. The death of George Floyd changes everything -- or maybe nothing at all?
S1E8: The Streets Was Gonna Handle It
The opening of Danyé's cell phone leads deeply into the man himself.
S1E9: Not Paranoid, Stressed
New discoveries lead our hosts more deeply back into the suicide theory.
S1E10: Hypothesis & Conjecture
In the penultimate episode, "theory" sessions attempt to tease out how Danyé's final hours may have gone done.
S1E11: A Fair Shake
Everything wraps up with Melissa and the podcasts allying with Missouri state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal to try to get new evidence to first black prosecutor Wesley Bell, and Danyé's case reopened.