The House on Sweet and Seventh (1): A Little Red Car – A North Dakota True Crime Story

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

September 1998 brought a chilling moment in Bismarck, North Dakota, when 17-year-old Aimee walked into the police station. She suspected her boyfriend, Brian Erickstad, had harmed his parents. A welfare check was meant to set things straight — but it uncovered something far worse. Episode 1, A Little Red Car, introduces Barbara and Gordon Erickstad’s case, a North Dakota true crime story that exposed violence hidden within a circle of teens. Welcome to Nobody Should Believe Me listeners, and for Dakota Spotlight listeners who haven’t yet heard Andrea Dunlop’s show, you can check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tU5rLsNkx7LeI2GhLlQ4X/ 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	True Story Media.
0:09.6	Hey there's James, host of Dakota Spotlight. You may have noticed season three,
0:18.2	The House on Sweet and Seventh, back at the top of your feed.
0:22.5	I've re-released it to mark a little milestone and as a convenience to some brand new friends.
0:28.4	I recently joined Andrea Dunlop on her podcast, Nobody Should Believe Me.
0:33.2	We talked about season three and the bigger questions around true crime and ethical storytelling.
0:38.2	Andrea and I are now part of the same exciting network, true story media. And Andrea has
0:44.6	shared episode one of season three with her listeners. So in the spirit of new beginnings and
0:50.1	new friendships, I want to welcome Andrea's listeners to Dakota Spotlight, and to all of you
0:55.0	loyal listeners here, I encourage you to check out Nobody Should Believe Me, along with the other
1:00.4	stellar shows on the True Story Media Network. For ad-free listening and early access,
1:05.8	visit dakotaspotlight.com and look for Spotlight Plus. All right, let's get started.
1:19.2	This is Dakota Spotlight Season 3, The House on Sweet and 7th.
1:25.1	I'm James Walner.
1:27.4	This podcast contains content that some may find disturbing.
1:32.3	Discretion is advised. Today, many of us sit at home and at the touch of a button we binge movies and
1:39.0	TV shows online and on demand. But many of us can remember another era when we had to leave the home
1:45.5	and take ourselves to the video store to rent or purchase movies on VHS tapes. In fact, if we
1:51.9	were really eager to see a new movie release, we might even line up outside of the video
1:56.5	store before they opened up in the morning. Such was the case on September 1st, 1998,
2:02.6	when the movie Titanic became available for purchase on video
2:05.9	all around the United States.
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