Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

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Revisiting a Mysterious Death: The Man From Un (Part 2) Sep 12, 2024

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Part 2 of 2: The story of Sajid Hussain’s mysterious death in Sweden takes on broader significance when examined alongside the case of Karima Baloch, a fellow activist who also fled Pakistan and was later found dead under suspicious circumstances. Their deaths raise concerns of politically motivated killings, highlight the dangers faced by Baloch activists in exile, and cast doubt on the official investigation into Hussain’s drowning. This conclusion underscores the broader risks faced by journalists and activists who challenge powerful forces far from home.

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Originally published December 2021.

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Revisiting a Mysterious Death: The Man From Un (Part 1) Sep 05, 2024

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Part 1 of 2: Sajid Hussain, a Pakistani journalist forced into exile for reporting on human rights abuses in Balochistan, vanished in Sweden in 2020. Weeks later, his body was found in the Fyris River near Uppsala. Swedish police concluded there was no foul play, but suspicions persist that his death may have been tied to his investigative reporting and possible involvement of Pakistani intelligence. This episode examines Hussain’s story, the dangers faced by exiled journalists, and the unanswered questions that surround his mysterious death.

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Originally published December 2021.

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Throwback: Season 5 - A Better Search for Barbara Aug 29, 2024

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Season 5, Episode 1 - Five Blocks From Home

15 year old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished from the streets of Williston, North Dakota on April 11, 1981 five blocks from her home. What happened to Barbara Cotton? In episode 1, while others called Barbara a 'runaway', a frustrated yet unyielding Sandee Evanson refuses to stop looking for her childhood friend.

A Better Search for Barbara is a deep, investigative dive into one of North Dakota's longest running cold cases.

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The website dedicated to the search for Barbara Cotton: https://findbarbcotton.com

Other online resources about missing Barbara Cotton:

The Vanished podcast: https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2022/9/12/episode-361-barbara-cotton-part-1-a-lost-girl

Gabby Valente YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKuiE2dF2NY

Evaporate, The Missing: https://www.evaporatethemissing.com/post/the-roar-of-the-pumpjack

A Voice 4 the Lost Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AVoice4theLost

The Unfound podcast: https://theunfoundpodcast.com/2023/05/08/barbara-louise-cotton-cold-and-fuzzy/

ArcticFox True Crime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9jLRRlzsO8

Southern Gal True Crime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdGkUiOTey0

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Introducing - Ohio Mysteries Aug 22, 2024

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Ohio Mysteries: The Great Locomotive Chase Pt 1

In 1862, 23 Ohio soldiers, led by a Kentucky union spy, stole deep into the south with the intent of stealing a train and using it to destroy telegraph lines, railroad tracks and bridges and cripple the south. They ultimately got caught and nearly half of them hanged, but the survivors were given the very first Medals of Honor by a grateful US Congress. In this first episode, we meet the intrepid Ohioans and follow them on their dangerous four-day trek as they part with their regiment in Tennessee and slink into Georgia for their secret mission.

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Introducing - Supernatural Circumstances Aug 08, 2024

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In this riveting, must-listen interview, award-winning paranormal researcher Morgan Knudsen and true crime writer Mike Browne sit down with journalist and author Matt Baglio (THE RITE, ARGO, HOSTAGE TO THE DEVIL) to delve into Matt's firsthand experiences investigating ritual exorcism.

Join us as Matt discusses his remarkable eyewitness testimony and first-hand accounts from Father Gary Thomas, the Exorcist who inspired the Anthony Hopkins film "THE RITE."

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Throwback: Season 3 - The House on Sweet and Seventh Jul 25, 2024

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Season 3, Episode 1. On a quiet Friday morning in September of 1998 a 17 year old girl named Aimee walked into the Police Department in Bismarck, North Dakota. The young woman said she wasn’t exactly sure, but she had a hunch that her 18 year old boyfriend Brian might have hurt his mother and father. Not a problem, said Bismarck Police, a simple welfare check would set this story straight. ‘The story’ wasn’t set straight though. But what exactly had happened? And where were the boy’s parents? Perhaps this girl Aimee and her many friends would help the police find answers. Certainly anyone would want to help find answers, wouldn’t they?

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Message from James Jul 18, 2024

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A short message from the host of Dakota Spotlight.

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Throwback: Commercialized Killings - Interview with Paul McNally - Alibi Jul 11, 2024

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In South Africa, a school teacher was assassinated in front of her class by hit-men. Who would take out a contract on a school teacher? That's what Paul McNally wanted to find out with Season 2 of his gripping podcast Alibi. Dakota Spotlight spoke with Paul from his home in South Africa. Originally broadcast Summer 2021.

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Celebrating a Milestone Jul 04, 2024

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Dakota Spotlight has reached the 10 season milestone, and we look back to where it all began with Victor Newberry.

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You Killed Chris (6): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison Jun 27, 2024

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Episode 6, the finale of You Killed Chris: A Friend’s Fight for Justice, brings together reflections on Linda’s unwavering determination to solve the 1968 murder of Christine Rothschild. Others weigh in on her theories and persistence, while a chilling phone conversation captures a college student directly confronting Niels Jorgensen, accusing him of being Christine’s killer and a serial murderer. This powerful conclusion highlights both the unresolved questions that linger and the enduring impact of Linda’s fight for truth.

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Two Good Books about Christine Rothschild:

Murder on the 56th Day: Linda Schulko. Get the Kindle version of Linda’s great book. Linda donates all proceeds to charity. Get Linda’s book on Amazon⁠ https://amzn.to/4cX0DEe⁠

Cold: The Unsolved Murders of Seven Young Women: Kevin Damask. Get Kevin’s book on Amazon⁠ https://amzn.to/43YFy8l ⁠

A very special thanks goes out this season to Mari Zoerb Hansen, a 4th generation UW alum, for all the amazing research, fact checking and just stellar assistance with this season. Mari’s dedication and hard work on this story is in the memory of her late father, David Zoerb, who was finishing his senior year at UW when Christine was murdered. Thank you Mari.

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