Season 11 Official Trailer - Homicide at House of Bottles

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Dakota Spotlight’s six-part podcast series, Homicide at House of Bottles, delves into the 1999 murder of a promising young man, whose life was tragically cut short in Bismarck, North Dakota. Featuring immersive soundscapes and interviews with detectives, family, friends, and even the convicted killer, this season examines the layers of a crime that shook a community—and the enduring questions of justice, rehabilitation, and forgiveness. More than a true crime story, Homicide at House of Bottles is about the lives forever changed by it.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/ Homicide at House of Bottles is a production of Dakota Spotlight and Porchlight Podcast Network. This season was written, produced, and sound-edited by James Wolner, who also serves as the host. Research and interview assistance by Mari Zorbe Hansen. Special thanks to Bob Haas, Lloyd Halvorson, and the Bismarck Police Department for their contributions to this season. Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight X/Twitter: @dakotaspotlight TikTok: @dakotaspotlight Bluesky: @dakotaspotlight.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@dakotaspotlightpodcast4800 Proudly Produced by Porchlight Podcast Network Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes [email protected] All content in this podcast, including audio, interviews, and soundscapes, is the property of Porchlight Podcast Network. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or rebroadcast of this material without the express written consent of Porchlight Podcast Network is strictly prohibited. For permissions or inquiries, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You have to understand in Bismarck, murderers are not commonplace.
0:05.0	We knew we had a robbery.
0:12.0	Oh, okay, what's going on?
0:16.0	You didn't have somebody.
0:24.6	We knew we had a robbery. We knew we had a murder. It was obvious that he was deceased.
0:27.6	We were fearful that it was where somebody pulled off the interstate, did the robbery murder, got back on the interstate, never to be seen again.
0:34.6	Is this a robbery where kind of a stranger type of approach?
0:39.3	Perhaps a domestic dispute, a drug deal gone bad, a money dispute.
0:43.3	Or is this somebody that he knew and felt comfortable with?
0:48.3	Hey folks, it's James officially announcing season 11 of Dakota Spotlight Homicide at House of Bottles,
0:55.4	coming your way on December 26th.
0:58.1	This time we are back in Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota,
1:01.6	stepping behind the scenes of Bismarck PD's 1999 investigation of a horrific murder that forever
1:08.0	altered lives and sent detectives across state lines in pursuit
1:11.6	to the cryptic killer.
1:13.6	I know that we did not find it and it wasn't for a lack of trying.
1:17.6	If you got the forethought to think about you need to pick up that shell casing, maybe this
1:22.6	isn't the first time that you've done something like this.
1:25.6	Through present-day interviews with the victim's family and friends and the detectives who
1:29.1	worked the case, enhanced by archival audio, you'll ride along as Bismarck PD tracks down leads,
1:35.3	determined to bring the killer to justice, and provide peace for the victim's loved ones.
1:40.4	And I prayed all the time that they would find as killer.
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