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Frightened, followed, harassed - Call Me Shelly: the mysterious disappearance of Michele Julson

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9813 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Episode 9: Vandalism, hang-up phone calls, strange occurrences, just before she vanished from the face of the earth Michele ‘Shelly’ Julson was feeling harassed. She told friends one person harassing her at work was a Bismarck, ND police officer named Donald Schaffer. In this episode we look into Donald Schaffer and learn about his violent past and criminal record. We also discuss some questions and comments from listeners.  In 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 Julson? Intro and outro music by Wowza in Kalamazoo 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.

0:03.8

I've got some exciting news to share with you.

0:06.4

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0:11.6

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0:17.1

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0:25.1

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0:32.8

You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Wollner.

0:36.1

This is an update episode of season seven. Call me

0:39.4

Shelley, the mysterious disappearance of Michelle Juleson. If you've not listened to the previous

0:44.5

episodes of this season, you'll probably want to do that first.

1:03.3

How would you get abducted from 140 American to 300 block East Broadway without somebody seeing it on a Tuesday afternoon?

1:07.2

I think something happened to her. I think somebody took her. You need to call the police and you need to get yourself a protection order.

1:15.6

Told her any time after 2 o'clock she could stop by and pick him up and she never did show.

1:20.6

Bartender at the Burke Creek.

1:23.6

The Burk Creek Club.

1:25.6

And I was specifically looking for Burnt Creek Club. Burnt Creek Club.

1:32.3

And I was specifically looking for that car, Shelley's car.

1:34.3

Was one of the group allegedly harassing Shelly at the bar.

1:38.3

But there was two railroad workers,

1:42.3

and I thought they talked to one.

1:46.0

The evidence sheets should have still, and there should have been copies of it all attached to the report.

1:53.0

Because I don't think they did any kind of a job at all on trying to find Shelly.

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