Three-part docuseries on Huisentruit case drops today on Hulu (VIDEO)

MASON CITY — A three-part docuseries that looks at the case of missing KIMT anchorwoman Jodi Huisentruit premieres on the streaming service Hulu today.

“Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit” is one of three new true-crime docuseries debuting from ABC News Studios. Husentruit disappeared just over 30 years ago from her Mason City apartment with authorities believing someone grabbed her shortly before 4:00 AM as she was going from her apartment at the Key Apartments to the parking lot.

Twin Cities-based Maria Awes is the executive producer of the docuseries and has been covering the Huisentruit case for a number of years.  “There’s been just a lot of twists and turns and persons of interest and things over time, and I think it’s time we get this case solved, but it’s tragic just to think about it, and I do think about it a lot.”

Awes says they profile four different persons of interest in the case. Two are familiar with those who have followed the case — friend John Vancise, who recently died, as well as convicted rapist Tony Jackson, who was living in Mason City at the time of the disappearance. Awes says two other leads will be examined that came to light after a 20/20 special aired on ABC in 2022.   “There was a tip that came in from one of Jodi’s best friends. She had some suspicions about whether or not her  ex-husband might have been involved. That happened as a result of our broadcast that she came forward to Mason City police with that information. She had reached out one other time before, and there was some soft search kind of material done on them within the department, but this really I think kind of ratcheted it up when there was a little bit more information that came out this time.”

Awes says Mason City police want to solve this case and it is an active investigation.  “I think the police would always say ‘we don’t know who did it until we know who did it’, right? And it’s all about investigating and lining up all these different pieces of the puzzle to fit that one final piece. They have a lot of pieces, but they don’t have the full picture. I think hopefully this show, this series can be a catalyst for someone with the missing piece to finally come forward.”

If anyone has information they believe could lead to solving the case, they are asked to contact the Mason City Police Department at 641-421-3636.