Stolen (podcast)
The Search for Jermain
### The Search for Jermain

The podcast is hosted by journalist [Connie Walker](/wiki/Connie_Walker_%28journalist%29 "Connie Walker (journalist)"), who previously hosted [Missing and Murdered](/wiki/Missing_and_Murdered_%28podcast%29 "Missing and Murdered (podcast)"). In 2019, Connie Walker left [CBC](/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation") to work at [Gimlet Media](/wiki/Gimlet_Media "Gimlet Media"). *The Search for Jermain* is an eight episode season. There is a bonus episode containing updates related to the case in addition to the standard eight episodes. The podcast debuted on March 1, 2021\. While Walker's previous reporting focused on missing persons cases in Canada *The Search for Jermain* focused on a case in the United States. The podcast investigates the missing persons case of Jermain Charlo, a 23\-year\-old woman who has been missing since 2018\. This missing persons case received very little media attention. Walker heard about the case from Lauren Small Rodriguez who works with human trafficking survivors in [Missoula](/wiki/Missoula%2C_Montana "Missoula, Montana"). In the first episode of the season, Walker interviews Vicki Velarde, Charlo's grandmother. In the second episode, Walker discusses the sex trafficking of indigenous women. Walker explores the history of the area and discusses how settlers forced Charlo's ancestors out of the [Bitterroot Valley](/wiki/Bitterroot_Valley "Bitterroot Valley") and into the [Flathead Indian Reservation](/wiki/Flathead_Indian_Reservation "Flathead Indian Reservation").


What are some possible reasons why media outlets gave Jermain Charlo's case little attention?