Dakota Spotlight Podcast

In Episode 7 we meet Tony Hulm, former bartender at the burnt Creek Club. Tony was Shelly's on-again/off-again boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. Tony Hulm speaks about Shelly, about the alleged harassment she was experiencing and considers if Shelly Julson may have just chosen a new life elsewhere.  In 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours.  Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? Archival audio provided by The state historical society of North Dakota Intro and outro music by Wowza in Kalamazoo Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Adverti

We are taking a vacation break this week, but will be back next week with an interview with Tony Hulm, aka Burnt Creek Tony. This update episode includes a taste of that interview and the full recording of this season's theme song 'Magelena' by Wowza in Kalamazoo. Check them out at wowzainkalamazoo.bandcamp.com/ On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours.  Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? Archival audio provided by The state historical society of North Dakota Intro and outro music by Wowza in Kalamazoo Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn m

In Episode 5 we meet Shelly's parents Wes and Linda Julson. Also, interview with retired Bismarck police officer Rob Carvell. Carvell shares his memories of responding to the call for service on Aug 2, 1994 when Richard and Kevin Woodworth reported Shelly missing. Carvell also re-opened Shelly's case in 2016. We also hear from a friend of Shelly's and that 'forty-year-old guy' that Shelly had planned to go camping with. On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours.  Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? Archival audio provided by The state historical society of North Dakota Intro and outro music by Wowza in Kalamazoo Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and

In Episode 4: Retired Bismarck detective Bill Connor shares his thoughts and memories of working Shelly's case from 2005 to 2010. He talks about the We Fest sighting, the car being found at the Comfort Inn, Rick Snell, Tony Hulm and Kevin Woodworth. On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours. Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? Archival audio provided by The State Historical Society of North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com

On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours. Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? In Episode 3: Was Shelly one of 2 women partying with railroad workers and kicked out of the pool at the Comfort Inn? Why has a Burnt Creek patron also gone missing? And What was Shelly really doing on that Sunday night before she disappeared? And finally, a rabbit hole swallows up everything.  Archival audio provided by The State Historical Society of North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episo

On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours. Shelly never returned. What happened to Shelly Julson? In Episode 2 we follow along as officer Cliff Emmert of the Bismarck PD snoops into Shelly’s world. He visits bars, casinos, bingo halls and bowling alleys to paint a picture of Shelly’s life. Shelly was feeling harassed and possibly followed. She was reportedly having trouble with two different men, Tony and Kevin. And who were the two men she spoke with on Sunday night? Finally, BPD gets a tip that one of their own, a Bismarck Police Officer, was one of several people harassing Shelly at The Burnt Creek Bar. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS a

On August 2, 1994 26-year-old Michele Julson dropped off her young son at his paternal grandparents home so she could run some errands in Bismarck, North Dakota. She wanted to pick up her paycheck and possibly play some bingo. She was expected back in just hours. Shelly never returned.   What happened to Shelly is the central question of Season 7, Call Me Shelly – The Mysterious Disappearance of Michele Julson. Granted exclusive, unprecedented access by police to Shelly’s cold-case file, this season brings a play-by-play review of the initial investigation and examines the strange events surrounding Shelly's life and her disappearance. Present-day interviews with: Law enforcement, Shelly’s parents and Shelly’s friends.  Who was harassing Shelly and vandalizing her car? Why are 104 pages of Shelly's police file missing? Who are the two mystery men Shelly met just days before she went missing. And the most important question of all: What happened to Shelly Julson? Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight

Season 5, Episode 21 In this update episode of Season Five: Jeri Martinez-Kueffler of Williston North Dakota shares her gripping tale. In 1981 she believes she spotted Barb Cotton in broad daylight. But when she turned to the local authorities, she was in for a big surprise.  Music by https://wowzainkalamazoo.bandcamp.com/ Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 6, Episode 11 In the last scheduled episode of this season, Dakota Spotlight pulls back the curtain on the decades of pain, loss and questions suffered — often in silence — by those who knew and loved Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson, two Minnesotans gone missing in North Dakota in August 1993. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Season 6, Episode 10 - So far, we’ve focused on the facts. This episode, we'll focus on theories – our theories about what happened to Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson, who disappeared in North Dakota in 1993. James and Jeremy have four working theories of what might have happened to them. In this episode, they'll present their theories to a retired North Dakota homicide detective, Bob Haas. He’ll be hearing about this case in-depth – and our theories — for the first time. Haas will weigh in on what he thinks is most likely to have happened, and why nobody has been arrested and charged in the disappearance of Kristin and Bob. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlig

Season 6, Episode 9 - Full interview with Clyde Diede. Listen in as we go deep on our lone but remarkable conversation with a significant person in this season: Clyde Diede, a chiropractor in Winner, South Dakota. Clyde encountered his then-wife, Kristin, at the Diede family farm near Wishek, North Dakota, the same weekend Kristin and her boyfriend Bob Anderson vanished, in mid-August, 1993. In the following years, law enforcement was very interested in Clyde. They even threw him in jail at one point to compel him to give them a hair sample. In this episode: We play you our entire conversation with Clyde and our other attempts to talk to him. Also, co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg take you behind the scenes, revealing their deliberations over how to use what Clyde told us in the call, a crucial component of this season of Dakota Spotlight. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota

Season 6, Episode 8 Former Minnesota TV news reporter Dan MacDonald tells a chilling tale about his 1995 day trip to Wishek, North Dakota where he hoped to ask questions about the disappearance of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson. Also in this episode: We explore the claim that ND BCI made a very curious discovery at the Diede farmstead and Clyde Diede has a run-in with the Logan County Sheriff. Co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg continue their investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin and Bob. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Ad

Season 6, Episode 7. How do two people just disappear? How does that happen and not trigger a massive manhunt, blanket TV coverage, cable news coverage and some sort of Netflix documentary show? In the case of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson, it was about who they were. Or perhaps more so – who they weren’t.  In this episode, co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg continue their investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson from Wishek, North Dakota. They’ll take a close look at all the fault lines, all the big cracks, that seemed to swallow up Kristin and Bob and the news of their disappearance, effectively squelching the hunt for them.  Plus, James sneaks in a surprise note for Jeremy, right at the beginning of the episode. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of

Season 6, Episode 6 - Follow the Van Just a few days after Bob and Kristin were last seen alive in North Dakota in August 1993, a manager at the Burlington Northern railroad yard in Aberdeen, South Dakota picked up the phone and called the police. There was a darn Dodge van just sitting in stall No. 10, he told them. It seemed to be abandoned. There were no license plates on the thing. Today, that same 1979 B200 Dodge van is in Logan County, North Dakota, where it is being held as evidence. The van belonged to Bob – it was how he and Kristin got to North Dakota, and they were in it the last day they were seen. So how did it end up abandoned in a city 100 miles away from Wishek? In this episode, co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg continue their investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson and share detailed information about the week following Bob and Kristin’s last sighting. See a 1979 Dodge van television commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywx0PmnQ

Season 6, Episode 5 - Updates on Vanishing Act and an interview with creator James Wolner Things are moving very quickly in this ongoing and live investigation. This week we are taking an intermission to do some additional work on this story. We will report our findings next week. In this episode co-producer Jeremy Fugleberg interviews the creator and host of Dakota Spotlight James Wolner. Jeremy talks to James about Dakota Spotlight, true-crime, storytelling, a bit about his life and his favorite music and more. Also some updates and clarifications about Season 5 and 6 and some dates to put on your calendar.  Music by SleepyDriver.bandcamp.com James music playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0VCLKw-qRZlrHlD82bhhWxjB3mP4GdtV If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcast

Season 6, Episode 4 - Looking Over Her Shoulder Kristin Diede's fear was hard to miss. Her relationship with her husband, Clyde Diede, had gone sour. She told a friend he had hurt her. After a judge threw the book at Clyde over a domestic assault conviction, Kristin should have felt shielded by a two-year no-contact order. But it was clear to friends she still didn't feel safe. So they were glad her boyfriend Bob Anderson was joining her on a trip to Wishek, North Dakota, both her and Clyde's hometown. It was a trip from which they never returned. Co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg continue their investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson. Content warning: This episode includes mentions of domestic violence. If you’ve been a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, please take care with this episode. If you need help, call the domestic violence hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or text the word START to 88788. If you know what happened to Kristin a

Season 6, Episode 3 *Content warnings for this episode are listed at the end of these show notes* Co-producers James Wolner and Jeremy Fugleberg continue their investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Diede and Robert Michael Anderson. In this episode, you’ll learn much more about who Kristin and Bob were. We will explore their backgrounds. And put their relationship into context, leading into the summer of 1993, just before they traveled from Minnesota to Wishek, North Dakota. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for law enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. This episode includes mentions of domestic violence and abuse, and a single mention of suicide.  If you’ve been a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, please take care with this episode. If you need help, call the domestic violence hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or text the word START to 8878

Season 6, Episode 2, we trace the movements and decisions of Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson in the final few days of their lives, and talk to the last people known to have seen and spoken to them. Why did they go to North Dakota together? What were they trying to do? And what was the conflict they faced the day they disappeared? Host James Wolner and co-producer Jeremy Fugleberg continue their live investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Diede and Robert Michael Anderson. Content warning: This story touches on domestic violence. If you’ve been a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, please take care with this episode. If you need help, call the domestic violence hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or text the word START to 88788. If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office: 701-754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Co. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spot

Season 6, Episode 1, a live investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Joy Diede and Robert Michael Anderson. Kristin and Bob took a road trip to North Dakota and were never seen again. Law enforcement believe they were murdered. But by whom? Host James Wolner teams up with journalist Jeremy Fugleberg to tackle this long-running North Dakota mystery.   If you know what happened to Kristin and Bob or have vital information for Law Enforcement, call the Logan County, ND Sheriff’s office: (701) 754-2495. Dakota Spotlight is a production of Forum Communications Company. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https

Season 5, Episode 20 - One year after they first met, host James Wolner speaks with Sandee Evanson, Barbara's childhood friend. James also travels to California to meet with Stacey Werder's sister. https://wowzainkalamazoo.bandcamp.com/ Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com  where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotligh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices