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

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The 1994 disappearance of Michele “Shelly” Julson in Bismarck, North Dakota, begins in Episode 1, Fly on the Wall. With unprecedented access to her cold case file, host James Wolner examines the early investigation and the troubling events leading up to her vanishing — harassment, vandalism, and mystery men. Featuring new interviews with law enforcement, family, and friends, this episode launches Dakota Spotlight’s search for answers in The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson. Archival audio provided by The State Historical Society of North Dakota https://www.history.nd.gov/ 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, it's the perfect escape for a busy mind.
0:25.1	You can find The Sleep Retreat wherever you listen to podcasts or head over to the sleepretreatpodcast.com.
0:42.4	You're listening to Dakota Spotlight, a production of forum communications.
0:44.6	My name is James Wollner.
0:49.1	Forum Communications is proud to be part of the Trust Project.
0:53.2	To learn more, see thetrust trust project.org. You hear it all the time, an expression. If only I could have been a fly on the wall. You know,
1:22.9	silently and secretly observing something from afar. A spy with wings.
1:28.0	Well, here's your chance, sort of.
1:30.5	Imagine this.
1:31.4	You are a fly on the wall,
1:33.2	the wall of a bar named the Elbow Room in Bismarck, North Dakota.
1:37.5	It's downtown in Bismarck proper, near the railroad tracks.
1:45.0	The year is 1994, and it's almost closing time on Sunday, July 31st.
1:51.4	Actually, it's after midnight, almost 1 a.m. early Monday, August 1st.
1:57.1	All day long, you have buzzed around the bar and all day long, music. You've heard Crazy by
2:03.4	Aerosmith six times and all those other artists over and over again. Janet Jackson, Elton
2:09.6	John, Mariah Carey. Earlier in the evening, the Minnesota Vikings lost their preseason
2:15.1	opener against last season's Super Bowl champs
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