Step beyond the audio and explore the stories in greater depth. Here you’ll find exclusive newspaper clippings, photographs, documents, and other artifacts related to some of Dakota Spotlight’s most intriguing case snapshots. These bonus materials provide added context and fascinating details that didn’t make it into the podcast, letting you see the cases from a new perspective.
- Sharon Bald Eagle (“The Disappearance of Sharon Bald Eagle: A South Dakota Cold Case”, published August 19, 2025)
- Joseph Anderson (“Who Killed Joseph Anderson? The Unsolved Jamestown Murder”, published August 5, 2025)
- Mary K Ross (“Evil is a Dumbass Drifter”, published July 8, 2025)
- Russell Turcotte (“Cold Case: Russell Turcotte”, published June 24, 2025)
Sharon Bald Eagle
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Clippings from newspapers.com
Advocating to end violence and support MMIWR.
Sep 24, 1984
Father gets a call from alleged captor.
Sep 27, 1984
Long arrested by FBI in NM.
Oct 2, 1984
Long taken to Natrona County Jail.
Oct 21, 1984
Details about Sharon and her disappearance.
Oct 22, 1984
Police frustrated with search and Long’s silence.
Jan 24, 1985
Long pleads guilty to reduced charges.
Jun 30, 2019
New law focuses on missing, murdered indigenous women.
Mar 1, 2020
Remains found in Sweetwater County, WY were not Sharon’s.
Joseph Anderson
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Clippings from newspapers.com
Sep 17, 1991
Vehicle was parked at the Gladstone Select Hotel.
Sep 18, 1991
Joseph Anderson’s death being treated as a homicide.
Sep 25, 1991
Brother says Joseph was a troubled man.
Nov 27, 1991
Family hires private investigator.
Jan 23, 1992
Authorities not sharing details of investigation.
Jan 24, 1992
Family PI believes murder tied to business dealings.
Apr 26, 1992
Family offers award, Stutsman County has no suspects.
Jul 20, 1992
Family PI says case to be solved in a coming months.
Sep 15, 1992
One year later, cause of death still unknown.
Apr 13, 1993
Fingerprints and animal tranquilizers.
Jun 8, 1993
Will filed by estranged wife has forged signatures.
Jul 22, 1993
Second will filed, splitting estate between widow and son.
Oct 4, 1994
Wife would later plead guilty to filing a fraudulent tax return.
Mary K Ross
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Clippings from newspapers.com
Jul 10, 1995
Mary K Ross slain in her apartment.
Jul 11, 1995
Mary K’s obituary.
Jul 11, 1995
Police begin investigating – page 1.
Jul 11, 1995
Police begin investigating – page 2
Aug 2, 1995
Arrests are made – page 1.
Aug 2, 1995
Arrests are made – page 2.
Aug 3, 1995
How and why the crime occurred.
Mar 30, 1996
Convictions and sentences – page 1.
Mar 30, 1996
Convictions and sentences – page 2.
Jul 9, 1996
One year later, good summary – page 1.
Jul 9, 1996
One year later, good summary – page 2.
Russell Turcotte
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Clippings from newspapers.com
Oct 19, 2002
Texas EquuSearch leads the search for Russell Turcotte.
Oct 19, 2022
Day 2 of the search.
Nov 21, 2002
Russell Turcotte’s obituary.
Dec 4, 2003
Turcotte family wants attention on Russell’s case.
Nov 7, 2006
FBI investigates link between Russell’s death and Edward Duncan III.
Nov 7, 2006
Another article about link to Duncan.
Mar 17, 2021
Reflecting on Russell’s case almost 20 years later.
