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

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Barbara Cotton’s 1981 disappearance remains a haunting North Dakota cold case. Episode 21, But, I Saw Barb Cotton!, features Jeri Martinez-Kueffler, who recounts spotting Barbara in broad daylight the year she vanished. When she reported the sighting to local authorities, their response was far from what she expected. A Better Search for Barbara continues to bring forward overlooked voices, small town testimony, and rural crime investigations tied to one of the Midwest’s most enduring unsolved murders. Music by Wowza in Kalamazoo: https://wowzainkalamazoo.bandcamp.com/ Check out the full catalog and everything Dakota Spotlight: https://dakotaspotlight.com/ Get all episodes early, ad-free, and more. Subscribe to Spotlight PLUS: https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus/ Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter: https://dakotaspotlight.com/newsletter/ Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight X/Twitter: @dakotaspotlight Instagram: @dakotaspotlight TikTok: @dakotaspotlight Bluesky: @dakotaspotlight.bsky.social YouTube: @dakotaspotlightpodcast4800 Proudly produced by Six Horse Media: info@sixhorsemedia.com Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes: info@sixhorsemedia.com All content in this podcast, including audio, interviews, and soundscapes, is the property of Six Horse Media. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or rebroadcast of this material without the express written consent of Six Horse Media is strictly prohibited. For permissions or inquiries, please contact info@sixhorsemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, it's James here, host and producer of this show, Dakota Spotlight.
0:03.8	I've got some exciting news to share with you.
0:06.4	I've just launched a brand new podcast called The Sleep Retreat.
0:11.6	The Sleep Retreat is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep.
0:17.1	With soothing soundscapes and calming original stories by yours truly,
0:22.1	it's the perfect escape for a busy mind.
0:25.1	You can find The Sleep Retreat wherever you listen to podcasts
0:27.9	or head over to the sleepretreatpodcast.com.
0:37.1	And I remember thinking, that's Barbcott and that missing girl.
0:49.0	She was, I don't know, one of the kindest people I knew.
0:55.1	But mostly gentle and kind is what I remember about her.
1:09.7	You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Walner. This is an update episode of
1:14.5	Season 5, A Better Search for Barbara Cotton, who went missing in Williston, North Dakota in 1981.
1:20.9	If you're unfamiliar with the story, there are 20 episodes ready for you to binge, so have a listen
1:26.0	right now. That's season 5 of this podcast.
1:29.0	In this episode, we're going to meet Jerry Martinez of Williston, North Dakota, who has a
1:33.6	fascinating story to tell us. It's a story she's been telling for 41 years. To this day,
1:39.2	Jerry remains confident that she saw Barbara Cotton in broad daylight in Williston, North Dakota, in the
1:45.3	weeks following the disappearance. When you have finished listening to this short episode,
1:50.4	you'll ask yourself some questions. The most obvious one might seem to be, did Jerry see
1:55.1	Barbara Cotton, or was it just a case of mistaken identity? But as you will see, that's not even
2:00.5	the most important question
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