The state of New Hampshire has made a sudden about-face: Prosecutors have now agreed to DNA test old evidence in Jason Carroll’s case. It’s the biggest development in the case in 35 years – and one step closer to possibly learning who killed Sharon Johnson.

Jason Moon talks with Kathleen Goldhar of CBC’s “Crime Story” podcast about the series.

Join us for Bear Brook Live at WBUR CitySpace in Boston on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.

Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network. He is allegedly sexually harassing or assaulting women — employees and former clients at his facilities. The tips send Lauren on a journey deep into the addiction treatment industry, which, as one source says, “needs a #MeToo movement.”

An extended trailer for The Last Ride. Listen on NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts.

Join Jason Moon and Rabia Chaudry for a live event on May 17th.

A chance encounter leads to a surprising discovery that changes the course of Jason Carroll's case.

How could someone possibly confess to murder if they didn’t do it?

Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.

A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.

One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.

Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.

We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.

Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?

Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?

Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. The only evidence against him? His own taped confession. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth – and who gets to tell it?

Join NHPR's Jason Moon for a conversation about the reporting and production of Death Resulting, the latest season from NHPR's Document podcast.

For Bear Brook listeners, a full episode preview of Jason Moon's latest reporting project, Death Resulting.

In 2018, Josh Cook sold his friend some drugs. They shot up together. His friend overdosed and died. Some people see that as an accident. The government treated it as a homicide. So which is it? Your answer to that - our answer to that - will shape how we address the deadliest overdose crisis in American history.

When Emily Corwin was a reporter at NHPR covering jails and prisons, she wanted to tell a story about what happens next - a story about parole. Four and half million Americans are on parole right now - about twice the number of people in prisons and jails. Emily met a guy named Josh Lavenets just as he was entering parole - and she tagged along with her microphone as Josh tried to get back on his feet. Many months later, Emily published a story about Josh. It didn’t have a happy ending. But...

Bear Brook was a story about how amateur investigators and new forensic techniques are remaking the way we solve murders in America. Now, Jason Moon wants to tell you a different story about the criminal justice system. It starts with a murder, a dishonest cop, and a botched investigation, and leads to decades of secrecy around police misconduct. Introducing Document S1: The List. Subscribe now to binge all the episodes.  Learn more at nhpr.org/document.

Bear Brook host Jason Moon and the NHPR newsroom have been working on a new podcast - and this time it's political. Introducing Stranglehold, an investigation into the power and people behind the New Hampshire Primary, and a political story unlike any you've heard before. Find out what happens when one small state gets its hands around our presidential elections and won't let go. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and learn more about Stranglehold at...

Hey folks! We just wanted to let you know about a new project from NHPR, hosted by Bear Brook Senior Producer Taylor Quimby.  It's called Patient Zero; a medical mystery podcast about epidemiology, science, culture, and Lyme disease. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and learn more about Patient Zero at https://www.patientzeropodcast.com.

A clue is found buried on an internet message board. DNA is wrestled from rootless hair. Two investigators work parallel leads, and authorities call a press conference. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Bear Brook? Donate $20 today.Thanks for your support.  Click here to check out Supervision: Life on Parole, a new four-part podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio.