Breaking: Brian Erickstad Sentencing Update 2025

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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In this update episode, we break down the North Dakota Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Brian Erickstad case. The court ruled that Erickstad’s sentence was improperly amended in 2022 without notice, and has sent the case back to the lower court for correction. While not a reversal of his conviction, the ruling could impact when he becomes eligible for parole. 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/dakota-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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1:04.4	This is a type of breaking news, you might say, related to the podcast, and specifically season three, The House on Suite and Seventh. There has been an important update on
1:10.5	Brian Erickstad's sentencing.
1:13.6	I'm going to try to explain it to you quickly, the way I understand it anyway, while I'm drinking
1:18.1	my morning coffee. If you've been following Dakota spotlight over the years, then you know
1:24.6	the name Brian Erickstead. He was convicted in 1998 of two counts of murder
1:29.9	in one of North Dakota's most chilling criminal cases. Today, more than 25 years later, the North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in his favor.
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