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Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

The Mandan Murders (6): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Who were Bill and Lois Cobb, two of the four people murdered at RJR Maintenance in Mandan, North Dakota? Episode 6 honors their lives through the voices of friends and loved ones who recall their childhoods, personalities, and passions. Bill and Lois’ daughters also share the challenges of coping with the murders and offer advice for others navigating similar grief. This episode shifts the focus from investigation to remembrance, centering the victims whose lives were cut short. 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. You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Walner. This is episode six of the

0:47.2

Mandan murders. A mass murderer remains on the run. Four people were found dead inside a property management company.

0:56.4

And then we got a call that they wanted us to go down to the police station.

1:01.0

The victims have been identified as Robert Faulkler, age 52, Adam Fierre, age 42, Lois Cobb, age 45,

1:10.4

and William Cobb, age 50.

1:13.9

When I heard that, I just, I dropped, and I was in my kitchen, I dropped to my knees.

1:20.1

You know, my first thoughts for like, how am I going to do this?

1:24.5

Overwhelmed and disbelief, like I didn't know how to even move.

1:28.3

Then from there we got to figure, okay, where's it go from here?

1:32.3

Being able to have somebody arrested and charged within like a matter of three days, that was huge.

1:38.3

Chad Isaac is being ordered to serve four consecutive life sentences in prison, one for each of the people he

1:46.6

killed.

1:48.3

A man convicted of killing four people in Mandan three years ago is dead from self-inflicted injuries.

2:00.2

In recent episodes, we've been focusing a lot on the crime, the investigation, apprehension,

2:06.2

and arrest of Chad Isaac, and all the evidence against him. This week, we're going to do something

2:11.5

else. We're going to get to know Bill and Lois Cobb a little better. We'll meet some of their

2:16.3

family and loved ones and learn more about who Bill and Lois were. a little better. We'll meet some of their family and loved ones and learn more about

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