The House on Sweet and Seventh (4): One of These Days – The Erickstad Family Murder in Bismarck

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The murders of Barbara and Gordon Erickstad in 1998 exposed a tangled web of loyalty, secrecy, and violence in Bismarck, North Dakota. Episode 4, One of These Days, follows detectives Bob Haas and Steve Lundin as they press forward — one piecing evidence together with the medical examiner, the other facing a frustrating interview with Misty’s boyfriend, Rick Storhaug. The timeline of September 16th, 1998, emerges hour by hour, showing the antics of the East Sweet crew in the last 12 hours before the crime. Police records and new interviews reveal the darker side of Robert Lawrence. Dakota Spotlight continues this investigative journalism series into one of Bismarck’s most disturbing true crime stories. 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.
0:43.4	This podcast contains content that some may find disturbing.
0:47.8	Discretion is advised.
0:50.3	On Saturday morning at 8.45 a.m., Detective Bob Haas had a tough assignment.
0:55.7	He was headed to attend the autopsies of Gordon and Barbara Erickstead.
1:00.5	They're not pleasant things to be at, but they have a purpose and they fulfill a need that we have.
1:07.9	We had some concerns about the broken knife and stuff.
1:11.7	And the knife that was broken, the blade snapped in half.
1:16.6	But if we look at the end that had the point on it,
1:21.5	we noticed that there was a notch missing out of that knife.
1:25.7	And we didn't know what happened to that.
1:28.2	Well, during the autopsy of Mr. Erickstead,
1:31.6	the notch was located in the back of his skull.
1:34.6	Dr. I think it was Dr. Mazzle at the time was a coroner.
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