The House on Sweet and Seventh (2): Never Ever Narc – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The murders of Barbara and Gordon Erickstad shocked Bismarck, North Dakota in 1998. Episode 2, Never Ever Narc, follows detective Lloyd Halvorson as he zeroes in on 18-year-old Brian Erickstad and 27-year-old Robert Lawrence. With the suspects on the run, police turned to their circle of teenage friends, hoping someone would talk. The answers could reveal who was involved — and most urgently, where Barbara and Gordon’s bodies were. Dakota Spotlight investigates this heartbreaking North Dakota true crime story of loyalty, silence, and unimaginable violence. 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.
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0:25.1	You can find The Sleep Retreat wherever you listen to podcasts or head over to the sleepretreatpodcast.com.
0:32.7	This is Dakota Spotlight Season 3, The House on Sweet and Seventh, a production of
0:39.0	Forum Communications.
0:41.2	I'm James Wollner.
0:43.3	This podcast contains content that some may find disturbing.
0:47.8	Discretion is advised.
0:50.5	Before we start, a very quick note to avoid confusion.
0:54.5	This podcast is titled The House on Sweet and Seventh, but really, there are two houses in this story.
1:00.8	To be clear, you've not really been introduced to the house on Sweet and Seventh yet.
1:05.8	You will be in this episode, though, episode two.
1:09.1	In episode one, we traveled with Detective Bob Haas to a different
1:12.5	house, the crime scene at 2.45 Laredo Drive. Laredo Drive sits on the south side of Bismarck in a fairly
1:20.4	quiet neighborhood of family homes. This is where the Ericksteads lived. This is where one of the
1:26.0	assailants, the Erickstead's son, Brian, grew up.
1:29.3	This is the main crime scene. The other house, the house in the title of this podcast, sits in
1:36.0	downtown Bismarck on the corner of East Sweet Avenue and South Seventh Street. Now, South
1:42.3	7th Street is a busy one-way thoroughfare. It shoots down from the
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