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Project 7

by Flathead Beacon

On June 12, 2011, David Burgert — a convicted felon and militia leader who hatched a plan to overthrow state and local government a decade earlier — led police on a chase through the forests of western Montana. In a wooded area in the Lolo National Forest, David drove up a hill, got out of his truck and shot at two sheriff's deputies before disappearing into the wilderness. No one has seen him since. From the newsroom of the Flathead Beacon comes a new podcast about one of Montana's biggest mysteries: Where is David Burgert? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. BONUS: Covering David Burgert

    Michael Jamison was the Flathead Valley bureau chief for the Missoulian newspaper in the late 1990s and early 2000s, giving him an up-close look at David Burgert and Project 7 as the story unfolded. In this episode, you'll hear Michael explain when authorities started to take David seriously, how...

  2. BONUS: What Happened to David Burgert?

    Show hosts Andy Viano and Justin Franz sat down on the ninth anniversary of David Burgert's disappearance to talk about the series they spent more than 18 months putting together. Flathead Beacon Editor-in-Chief Kellyn Brown guides the conversation, which covers Justin and Andy's theories about...

  3. The Hunt

    Nine years ago, David Earl Burgert Jr., a former militia leader and convicted felon, disappeared in the mountains of Montana. No one has seen him since. In the years since that day in June 2011, Burgert's legend has grown and the hunt for answers has continued, but so far, it has only turned up...

  4. The People v. David Burgert

    For more than a year, David Burgert had been stockpiling weapons and making a list of public officials he wanted to assassinate in an apparent attempt to overthrow the government. But it all came crashing down in February 2002, when a close friend of David went to the FBI and told them about his...

  5. Mid-Season Bonus Episode

    Project 7, the six-part mini-series from the Flathead Beacon, will return with Episode 5 on May 13. Until then, here are a pair of segments from bonus episodes of the show that are released each week for members of the Flathead Beacon Editor's Club. Bonus episodes include in-depth conversations...

  6. The Hit List

    Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, anti-government extremists were among federal law enforcement’s top concerns before everything changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Yet regardless of what law enforcement was focusing on after the terror attacks, there was a growing threat in Kalispell as David Burgert...

  7. The Radical Within

    For much of 2001, a conflict was brewing between David Burgert and law enforcement in the Flathead Valley. Early in the year, David got into a physical confrontation with some cops at his home in Kalispell. Later, in November, the local search and rescue team refused his assistance when a young…

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  8. The Two David Burgerts

    After a brief stint in prison for breaking into a trailer and stealing a sandwich, David Burgert arrives in the sleepy town of Kalispell, Montana in 1989 looking to start a new life. But David struggles to leave the ghosts of his past behind and quickly spirals out of control. After hitting...

  9. Where in the World is David Burgert?

    Larry Schwindt was a rookie deputy with the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office on June 12, 2011, when he and his partner got a call about a man illegally camping at a place called Fort Fizzle. Little did Schwindt know the call would change his life forever. A few minutes later, Schwindt was being…

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    On June 12, 2011, David Burgert — a convicted felon and militia leader who hatched a plan to overthrow state and local government a decade earlier — led police on a chase through the forests of western Montana. In a wooded area in the Lolo National Forest, David drove up a hill, got out of his...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

On June 12, 2011, David Burgert — a convicted felon and militia leader who hatched a plan to overthrow state and local government a decade earlier — led police on a chase through the forests of western Montana. In a wooded area in the Lolo National Forest, David drove up a hill, got out of his truck and shot at two sheriff's deputies before disappearing into the wilderness.

No one has seen him since.

From the newsroom of the Flathead Beacon comes a new podcast about one of Montana's biggest mysteries: Where is David Burgert?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Flathead Beacon

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On June 12, 2011, David Burgert — a convicted felon and militia leader who hatched a plan to overthrow state and local government a decade earlier — led police on a chase through the forests of western Montana. In a wooded area in the Lolo National Forest, David drove up a hill, got out of his...

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Project 7 is created and hosted by Flathead Beacon.
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