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Call Me Shelly (3): Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe

Call Me Shelly (2): In Shelly’s Shadows

Call Me Shelly (1): Fly on the Wall

400 Feet From Home - Leah Sottile on Hush Season 2

The Bagpiper and His Brother (6) Update: Who Was Harold Pieper?

Hidden in Plain Sight - Josh Dean of Chameleon Weekly

The Bagpiper and His Brother (5) Finale: The Fall of the Bagpiper

The Bagpiper and His Brother (4): The Delivery

The Bagpiper and His Brother (3): The Wiretap

The Bagpiper and His Brother (2): Between Prison and Parole

The Bagpiper and His Brother (1): Strange Beginnings at Braemar

The Bagpiper and His Brother: Season 13 Trailer

More Than a Missing Hiker - Talking Valley of Shadows with Hayley Fox and Betsy Shepherd

From Vacation to Investigation - Inside Someone Knows Something with David Ridgen

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (7): 15 Years Later

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (6): Travis on Trial

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (5): The Evidence Against Travis Stay

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (4): A Portrait of Joel

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (3): Travis Stay, the Man in Yellow

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (2): The Clown, the Cowboy, and the Hunter

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (1): Halloween at The Broken Drum (2026 Case Update)

Inside the Talina Zar Investigation

Filed and Forgotten - The Untested Podcast on Rape Kit Backlogs

Across the River from Yankton - The Death of Tammy Haas

When Harry Met Rachel - A Long-Term Romance Scam Built on Lies and Manipulation

The Kid from the Cafeteria - A Story of Stolen Identity

When Karma Comes Calling - The Robin Enockson Murder Confession Tapes

From North Dakota to Roughing It: Peter Hicks Returns

Ten Years From Killing - The Murder of Robin Enockson

They Found Her in Water - A Case Reexamined with Trisha Taurinskas

A Christmas Message

Meanwhile in Mankato (6): Reckoning in Rapidan — The Truth That Endured

Meanwhile in Mankato (5): The Acquittal That Exposed Minnesota’s Blind Spot

Meanwhile in Mankato (4): The Parole Experiment That Failed at Sauk Centre

Thanksgiving Treat (2): You Killed Chris - A Friend’s Fight for Justice

Thanksgiving Treat (1): You Killed Chris - A Friend’s Fight for Justice

Meanwhile in Mankato (3): The Trial That Collided with Miranda

Meanwhile in Mankato (2): Inside the Murder Investigation

Meanwhile in Mankato (1): Lies, Silence & Murder in Minnesota

A Halloween Throwback – Unresolved: The Murder of Joel Lovelien

Meanwhile in Mankato: A Preview of Dakota Spotlight Season 12

The House on Sweet and Seventh (6): Escape to the Movies – A North Dakota True Crime Story

The House on Sweet and Seventh (5): A Sick Salute – A North Dakota True Crime Story

The House on Sweet and Seventh (4): One of These Days – A North Dakota True Crime Story

The House on Sweet and Seventh (3): Patience Pays Off – A North Dakota True Crime Story

The House on Sweet and Seventh (2): Never Ever Narc – A North Dakota True Crime Story

The House on Sweet and Seventh (1): A Little Red Car – A North Dakota True Crime Story

Barbara Cotton Cold Case Update: New Witness Insights on Williston's Unsolved Disappearance

Introducing - Truer Crime

The Real Catch Me If You Can: Javier Leiva on Debunking Frank Abagnale

The Disappearance of Sharon Bald Eagle: A South Dakota Cold Case

Who Killed Joseph Anderson? The Unsolved Jamestown Murder

Breaking: Brian Erickstad Sentencing Update 2025

Vanished in Alexander - The Mystery of Talmadge Patton

Evil is a Dumbass Drifter

Cold Case: The Murder of Russell Turcotte in North Dakota

Dead Cold Drop (5) - by James Wolner

Dead Cold Drop (4) - by James Wolner

Introducing - Nobody Should Believe Me: Season 6

The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Schmidt

Dead Cold Drop (3) - by James Wolner

Introducing - The Burden: Get the Money and Run

Dead Cold Drop (2) - by James Wolner

North Dakota’s Coldest Case: The Unsolved Murder of Larry Jo Phebus

Dead Cold Drop (1) - by James Wolner

Introducing - You Probably Think This Story’s About You

The Ethics of True Crime: A Conversation with Eric Carter-Landin

Introducing - Slaycation

Krissi's Search: The Murder of Wilma June Nissen

Introducing - Ice Cold Case

Park Like a Fargonian - by James Wolner

Introducing Friday Night Fiction - by James Wolner

Vanished in Vermillion: Interview with Lou Raguse

The Murder of Joli Truelson - New developments, interview with Trisha Taurinskas

Poetic Justice Rebroadcast - Interview with Deon Wiggett, creator of the podcast My Only Story

Moonlight Feels Right: A Valentine’s Conversation with Bruce Blackman

Homicide at House of Bottles (Postscript): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles (6): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles (5): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles (4): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles: Mid-Season Update and Spotlight PLUS Preview

Homicide at House of Bottles (3): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles (2): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Homicide at House of Bottles (1): The Bismarck Murder of Robbie Rahrich

Season 11 Official Trailer - Homicide at House of Bottles

Season 11 Teaser & Revisiting The Bowraville Murders

Wilder Intentions: Revisiting A Murder in Minot

Introducing - Disturbed

A Disturbing Confession

Throwback: Unresolved, the Murder of Joel Lovelien

Broad Knowledge, Potentially Deceptive: My Interview with AI - Part 2

Tough Questions, Sudden Silence: My Interview with AI - Part 1

Inside You Killed Chris with Mari Zoerb Hansen

Revisiting a Mysterious Death: The Man From Un (Part 2)

Revisiting a Mysterious Death: The Man From Un (Part 1)

Throwback: Season 5 - A Better Search for Barbara

Introducing - Ohio Mysteries

Introducing - Supernatural Circumstances

Throwback: Season 3 - The House on Sweet and Seventh

Message from James

Throwback: Commercialized Killings - Interview with Paul McNally - Alibi

Celebrating a Milestone

You Killed Chris (6): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

Mid-Season Update

You Killed Chris (5): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

You Killed Chris (4): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

You Killed Chris (3): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

Mid-Season Update

You Killed Chris (2): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

You Killed Chris (1): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

You Killed Chris (Trailer): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW-Madison

Nowhere To Be Found: Interview with "The Disappearance of Belinda Van Lith" creator and host Trisha Taurinskas

Throwback: 105 Bruises - Interview with Jamie Pultz - Beenham Valley Road

Zeeland Rebroadcast (8): Sebastian Speaks Out – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland Rebroadcast (7): Crossing the Street – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

A Body in the Ditch: Interview with "Short Walk" host Lee Strubinger of SDPB

Zeeland Rebroadcast (6): Flip a Coin – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland Rebroadcast (5): Caramel Rolls – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland Rebroadcast (4): Pink Slip – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland Rebroadcast - Never Be Predictable

Zeeland Rebroadcast (3): Z is for Zick – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Valentine's Special - Bruce Blackman - Moonlight still feels right

Zeeland Rebroadcast (2): No Banker Tomorrow – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland Rebroadcast: Bonus Episode - Peter Hicks (Sleepy Driver)

Zeeland Rebroadcast (1): A Deed Without a Name – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Taking the Leap: A new chapter for Dakota Spotlight, and James

The Mandan Murders (9): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (8): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (7): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (6): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (5): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (4): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (3): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (2): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

The Mandan Murders (1): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

Announcing - The Mandan Murders Starting October 4

Summer Extra: Don Allard and the 1977 Epping Eagles - rebroadcast

Summer 2023 - Loyal Lundstrom

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (7): 15 Years Later

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (6): Travis on Trial

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (5): The Evidence Against Travis Stay

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (4): A Portrait of Joel

Refugio Rodriguez part 3: Story by Trisha Taurinskas at The Vault

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (3): Travis Stay, the Man in Yellow

Gigs & Updates: 3/13/2023

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (2): The Clown, the Cowboy, and the Hunter

Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (1): Halloween at The Broken Drum

Season 8 update & Refugio Rodriguez part 2

Evidence Ignored - introducing the Refugio Rodriguez story by Trisha Taurinskas at The Vault

Call Me Shelly (9): Follow the Red Dirt Road – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (8): Frightened, Followed, Harassed – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

The Lady Vanishes: Interview with Alison Sandy

Call Me Shelly (7): A Missing Mother’s Son – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (6): Interview with Tony – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (6): Vacation Update – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (5): Don’t Give Up – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (4): Stones Unturned – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (3): Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (2): In Shelly’s Shadows – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

Call Me Shelly (1): Fly on the Wall – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson

A Better Search for Barbara (21): But, I Saw Barb Cotton! – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

Vanishing Act (11): Open Letter to a Killer – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (10): Four Theories and a Detective – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (9): Calling Clyde – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (8): A Jacket and a Jail Cell – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (7): How Two People Vanish – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (6): Follow the Van – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (5): Secrets of Storytelling – Interview with James Wolner – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (4): Looking Over Her Shoulder – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (3): Kristin Is Not Her Name – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (2): Last Days – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Vanishing Act (1): Surprised By Secrets – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

A Better Search for Barbara (20): Lost Suicide Note – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

The Man From Un Part 2 - Sajid Hussain and Karima Baloch

The Man From Un Part 1 - Sajid Hussain and Karima Baloch

A Better Search for Barbara (19): Red Sullivan Speaks Out – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (18): The Inquest – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (17): The FindBarbCotton Movement – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

NEWS! Season 2 - David Feist to be released from federal prison

Poetic Justice - chasing a serial pedophile with a microphone - interview with Deon Wiggett, My Only Story

Commercialized Killings: Interview with Paul McNally of the podcast Alibi

Bowraville murders - interview with Dan Box

Ethics in True Crime podcasts: Interview with Eric Carter-Landin of True Consequences

105 Bruises - interview with Jamie Pultz - Beenham Valley Road

No conviction: The Brandy Myers story

Everybody counts or nobody counts: Looking for Marion Barter

Summer Update 2021

A Better Search for Barbara (16): Open Records – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (15): Kidnappings and Cults, Falcons and Dogs – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (14): Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio, Isaac Turner and Thousands of Documents – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (13): Juarez to Williston – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (12): Love Doesn’t Die – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (11): Facebook Group Update – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (10): For the Love of Our Daughters – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (9): The Evil That Lurks – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (8): The Brother in Black – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (7): Coming Up for Air – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (6): Interview with Williston Police – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (5): Please Tell Mom I Love Her – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (4): A Rapist, a Creep, a Private Investigator and Me – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (3): 40 Years of Nothing – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (2): Tributaries of the Truth – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

A Better Search for Barbara (1): Five Blocks from Home – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

Bruce Blackman - Moonlight still feels right

Julia Kent - Exploring our emotional landscapes

Chasing Billy (5): Interview with Detective Baumann – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

Chasing Billy (4): Motels, Mafias and Stolen Guns – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

Thanksgiving message

Chasing Billy (3): The Pursuit for Justice Continues – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

Chasing Billy (2): Time Traveling Back to 1978 – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

Chasing Billy (1): A Pursuit for Justice – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

A Murder in Minot

The House on Sweet and Seventh (6): Escape to the Movies – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

The House on Sweet and Seventh (5): A Sick Salute – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

The House on Sweet and Seventh (4): One of These Days – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

The House on Sweet and Seventh (3): Patience Pays Off – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

The House on Sweet and Seventh (2): Never Ever Narc – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

The House on Sweet and Seventh (1): A Little Red Car – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

Coming Soon

Zeeland (9): Sebastian Speaks Out – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (8): Update – Love Letters & Murder Ballads – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (7): Crossing the Street – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (6): Flip a Coin – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (5): Caramel Rolls – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (4): Pink Slip – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (3): Z is for Zick – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (2): No Banker Tomorrow – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (1): A Deed Without a Name – The Wade and Ellen Zick Murder in North Dakota

Bonus – The little town that could

Zeeland (Trailer 2) – Investigating the Zick Family Murder in North Dakota

Zeeland (Trailer 1) – The Untold Story of Wade and Ellen Zick

Victor Newberry (10): A Bar Named Heaven – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (9): B.L.O.O.D. – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (8): Blue Christmas – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (7): Left For Dead – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (6): Just Not Right – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (5): Boys and Girls – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (4): Better Left Alone – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (3): You’re a Dead Man – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (2): Forensic Garbage – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (1): Everybody Knows – The Mysterious Death of a Glen Ullin Bartender

Victor Newberry (Trailer 2): A North Dakota Small Town Mystery

Victor Newberry (Trailer 1): The 2014 Glen Ullin Bartender Death