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Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

The Mandan Murders (7): Murder and Justice in North Dakota

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Episode 7 focuses on Adam Fuehrer and Robert Fakler, two of the four victims murdered at RJR Maintenance in Mandan, North Dakota. Adam’s wife, sister, brother-in-law, and stepmother reflect on his life, while Robert Fakler’s wife and daughter share their memories of him as a husband and father. This episode honors their legacies, showing how the RJR murders left families and a community grappling with loss and seeking ways to remember those taken too soon. 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

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0:03.8

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0:06.4

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0:32.8

You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Walner.

0:36.4

This is episode seven of the Mandan

0:38.8

murders. Last time in episode six, we learned a lot about Bill Cobb and Lois Cobb. It's been such a

0:45.8

pleasure to get to know them better. Once again, many thanks to their daughters, Amy and

0:50.5

Brianne, and to others who took part. In this episode, we'll get to know Adam Fuhr and Robert

0:55.7

Falkler a little better, but before we jump into that, I'd like to tell you about some of the

1:00.8

things that are still yet to come in this series. For one, we will look into the one and only

1:06.3

connection ever really confirmed between Chad Isaac and RJR. It's an important one, of course.

1:13.5

RJR had recently become the managers of the trailer park where Chad lived. But as you will hear,

1:19.9

Chad was a model tenant or customer. He had never made any complaints. RJR had no trouble with him.

1:26.8

He even paid his rent early. However, we do know that

1:30.9

Robert Falkler met Chad Isaac at least one time. We will be looking closer at that.

1:38.0

Also yet to come, lead BCI investigator Joe Arons tells us how he believes the morning of April 1st, 2019 went down,

1:46.3

step by step, what did Chad do, and in what order, and what does that tell us about his

1:52.0

possible motive?

1:54.0

That and much more still yet to come later in this series.

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