The House on Sweet and Seventh (3): Patience Pays Off – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In September 1998, Barbara and Gordon Erickstad’s murders shattered the quiet community of Bismarck, North Dakota. Episode 3, Patience Pays Off, follows how police questioning of a key witness gradually revealed the truth about what happened. That same weekend, much of the Bismarck Police force traveled south of Mandan in search of two homicide victims, as a terrified woman rushed into the station at 4 a.m. with even more information. Dakota Spotlight continues its documentary style true crime investigation into the Erickstad family murder, a case that forever changed Bismarck’s sense of safety. 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.
0:06.4	I've just launched a brand new podcast called The Sleep Retreat.
0:11.6	The Sleep Retreat is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep.
0:17.1	With soothing soundscapes and calming original stories by yours truly, it's the perfect escape for a busy mind.
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 7th.
0:38.2	A production of 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.
0:51.3	Misty Jones, age 16, arrived at the police department with her mother at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 1998.
1:00.0	In the police interview video, Misty Dawn's white slacks, brown sandals, a blue-and-white striped shirt. Her brunette hair is straight and long. Walking into the station that
1:13.8	day, Misty Jones has no idea that Ryan Werner finally caved in and told police that she had driven
1:19.9	Robert and Brian to the Erickstead home when the killings took place. She has no idea that her
1:26.6	friend Candy revealed that Misty had helped dump the bodies.
1:31.0	In Misty's world, a world where you never, ever gnarc or tell on a friend,
1:35.3	she would have been devastated to have known these things.
1:40.4	Detective Steve Lundee knew all of the above.
1:46.0	He also knew that the clock was ticking. They only had about four hours of daylight left before the bodies of Barbara and Gordon Erickstead would be exposed to yet another night beneath the stars.
1:55.0	But he also knew that rushing an interview is the best recipe for failure.
2:06.4	This is former Bismarck police detective, Lloyd Halverson, again.
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