When Karma Comes Calling - The Robin Enockson Murder Confession Tapes

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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This episode presents the complete police interview of Edward Royal Reitan, recorded following his arrest for the 1990 murder of Robin Enockson in Driscoll, North Dakota. The interrogation is presented in full, allowing listeners to hear Reitan’s own words as investigators question him about the crime, his actions, and his shifting explanations. Related episode: Ten Years from Killing - The Murder of Robin Enockson: https://dakotaspotlight.com/dakota-spotlight-standalone-stories/ Music heard in this episode by Ike Turner: https://michiganindienetwork.bandcamp.com/track/a-ghost-bike Produced by James Wolner. Research assistance by Mari Zoerb Hansen. 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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0:34.1	Two?
0:35.5	More than that.
0:36.4	Three?
0:45.1	Five. Four. Seven. Ten. Keep going. Eleven. More. Twelve. Twelve full seasons. Yep. Ready to be into my podcast app now. Yep. All of them. Or at DakotaSpotlight.com.
0:52.6	Please be advised. This episode includes descriptions of homicide and domestic conflict that may be disturbing to some listeners.
1:00.0	You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Walner.
1:04.0	And evidently, Loretta and Robin had got the fight out the far.
1:14.6	It was after they closed over there at Eddie, so it had to be after one o'clock.
1:18.6	I went out there and woke him up, we were sleeping in his kids' room.
1:21.6	We started arguing, I started bitch Jennifer slapped around his wife.
1:25.6	And called 911.
1:28.3	She asked what I needed.
1:29.3	That says, I'm a bad man.
1:31.3	She told her.
1:33.3	He says, I want to record a homicide. Hi, guys.
1:47.5	Three weeks ago, I released an episode titled Ten Years from Killing about the 1990
1:52.7	murder of Robin Enochson in Driscoll, North Dakota.
1:56.5	But since that release, I've gotten access to the full recorded audio of police interviews
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