Meanwhile in Mankato (3): The Trial That Collided with Miranda
Episode 3 follows Brian Lee Hendrickson’s case through late 1965 and 1966, as court procedures, psychiatric evaluations, and a Minnesota trial unfold under the state’s Youth Conservation Commission. A...
20 Nov 202549min
Meanwhile in Mankato (2): Inside the Murder Investigation
In the aftermath of Ray Dahms’s killing, Blue Earth County investigators launch a Minnesota murder investigation that soon points to a local teenager, Brian Lee Hendrickson. When they finally bring hi...
13 Nov 202543min
Meanwhile in Mankato (1): Lies, Silence & Murder in Minnesota
In 1965, seventeen-year-old Brian Hendrickson committed a small-town murder when he walked into a gas station outside Mankato, Minnesota, and shot clerk Ray Dahms twice at close range. Sentenced to fo...
6 Nov 202548min
A Halloween Throwback – Unresolved: The Murder of Joel Lovelien
On October 27, 2007, Joel Lovelien stepped outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota, during a night filled with costumes, celebration, and heavy drinking. Moments later, he was found i...
30 Okt 202543min
Meanwhile in Mankato: A Preview of Dakota Spotlight Season 12
Announcing Season 12 Meanwhile in Mankato: Lies, Silence & Murder in Minnesota arrives this November. Episode 1 premieres for all listeners on Thursday, November 6. Spotlight PLUS subscribers can h...
21 Okt 20258min
The House on Sweet and Seventh (6): Escape to the Movies – A North Dakota True Crime Story
Episode 6, Escape to the Movies, brings forward Misty Jones — remembered as the girl with the little red car — in a 2020 interview. Misty recalls her early path into a party lifestyle, her personal st...
25 Sep 202541min
The House on Sweet and Seventh (5): A Sick Salute – A North Dakota True Crime Story
The arrest of Brian Erickstad and Robert Lawrence confirmed their role in Barbara and Gordon Erickstad’s murders, but the aftermath shocked the community. Episode 5, A Sick Salute, reveals how the Eas...
25 Sep 202550min
The House on Sweet and Seventh (4): One of These Days – A North Dakota True Crime Story
The night before Barbara and Gordon Erickstad’s murders revealed troubling signs in Bismarck, North Dakota. Episode 4, One of These Days, traces September 16, 1998, through interviews and police files...
25 Sep 202533min
