Zeeland (Trailer 1) – The Untold Story of Wade and Ellen Zick

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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On July 11, 1976, Wade and Ellen Zick were murdered in their Zeeland, North Dakota home, leaving a community shaken. In Zeeland, Season 2 of Dakota Spotlight, investigative journalist James Wolner revisits this true crime story through interviews with family, law enforcement, neighbors, and even the perpetrators themselves. This trailer previews the season’s exploration of an unsolved murder that devastated a small town and left questions about how such violence could erupt in rural North Dakota. 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	To the New York Island, from the river forest to the Gulfstream waters,
0:07.0	This land was made for you and me
0:11.0	As I was walking, there was a river to the highway
0:16.0	I saw a lot of July,
0:28.2	the 200th birthday of the United States.
0:33.4	On this July 4th, Americans are gathered once again
0:36.7	in cities and towns across this land of ours to observe our nation's birthday.
0:45.3	Zeeland's main street was deserted this afternoon.
0:48.3	Townspeople were attending the funeral of Wade and Ellen Zick.
0:53.3	Yeah, in a small town like that.
0:56.2	You know, it's like I said, it's a big city crime that happened.
1:00.4	Where everybody, you know, like friends, everybody knows their name, you know,
1:05.1	and everybody's got a nickname.
1:07.7	On Sunday morning, friends were concerned when Mr. Zick did not appear at the Zion Lutheran
1:13.3	Church, where he was the choir organist.
1:16.4	Yeah, we were at church, and, you know, the Zicks weren't there.
1:21.3	So it was kind of a church service that wasn't really there that day.
1:26.5	Everybody was just more concerned about where
1:28.7	the zicks were and they they you know said okay you guys go out and look through homes and
1:37.7	underneath buildings and it was in this low wooded area about two miles northeast of Zeeland,
1:49.3	where a search party late last night found the bodies of 66-year-old Wade Zick,
1:52.9	the manager of the Zeeland branch of the McIntosh County Bank,
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