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Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

Vanishing Act (1): Surprised By Secrets – The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8903 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The 1993 vanishing of Kristin Joy Diede and Robert Michael “Bob” Anderson begins with Episode 1, Surprised By Secrets. The two set out on a North Dakota road trip and were never seen again. Authorities believe Kristin and Bob were murdered, yet decades later, no one has been held accountable. Host James Wolner teams up with journalist Jeremy Fugleberg to reexamine this cold case, uncovering hidden details and raising new questions about what really happened. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have information for law enforcement, call the Logan County, ND Sheriff’s Office: (701) 754-2495. 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

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0:06.4

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0:11.6

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0:17.1

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0:25.1

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0:32.6

You're listening to Dakota Spotlight, a production of forum communications.

0:36.3

My name is James Walner, and this is episode one of season six, Vanishing Act,

0:41.8

the untold story of Kristen Dedey and Bob Anderson.

0:49.4

You're at number one-eight taxi via Alpha.

0:59.0

Yeah. I'm in one-eight taxi via alpha. Dark and cold, and it was just a really, really isolated place.

1:04.7

I mean, it's just very rural.

1:08.4

In 1995, a TV news reporter named Dan McDonald and his cameraman boarded a small propeller

1:15.4

airplane and were flown from Minneapolis, Minnesota to south-central North Dakota, where

1:21.2

the pilot landed on a lonely airstrip outside a tiny town named Wischick.

1:31.2

Nothing more than a strip.

1:35.5

Well, there was a building, but a very small little building where you signed in on a log when you took off or when you landed.

1:37.4

Nobody working it actively.

1:39.2

There was no air control, air traffic or anything like that.

1:44.6

The news team had come to the area to ask questions about a man and a woman who had vanished

1:49.9

while visiting the town two years earlier.

1:55.0

It was a very memorable trip because it was scary. I'll be honest with you.

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