Fly on the Wall - Call Me Shelly: The Mysterious disappearance of Michele Julson

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours. Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly is the central question of Season 7, Call Me Shelly – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson. Granted exclusive, unprecedented access by police to Shelly’s cold-case file, this season brings a play-by-play review of the initial investigation and examines the strange events surrounding Shelly's life and her disappearance. Present-day interviews with: Law enforcement, Shelly’s parents and Shelly’s friends. Who was harassing Shelly and vandalizing her car? Why are 104 pages of Shelly's police file missing? Who are the two mystery men Shelly met just days before she went missing. And the most important question of all: What happened to Shelly Julson? Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more. Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more. Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight 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.
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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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