Dakota Spotlight S6 – Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson

Feature image for the Kristin Diede disappearance, showing Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson, who vanished together in North Dakota in 1993.
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In August 1993, Kristin Joy Diede and Robert Michael Anderson set out on a road trip to North Dakota and were never seen again. Authorities believe the two were murdered, yet no one has ever been held responsible. Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob Anderson is a detailed investigation into this decades-old case. This season of Dakota Spotlight revisits the Kristin Diede disappearance, retracing their final days and uncovering new questions about what really happened.

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Episode 1: A 1993 road trip to North Dakota ends in mystery when Kristin and Bob vanish.

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Episode 2: Following their final steps and hearing from the last people who saw them.

Episode 3: Looking into Kristin and Bob’s lives and relationship before they disappeared.

Episode 4: Fear, control, and the unraveling of Kristin’s marriage to Clyde Diede.

Episode 5: A brief pause in the investigation and a personal conversation with James Wolner.

Episode 6: A van left behind, missing plates, and a timeline full of unanswered questions.

Episode 7: Examining why this case never captured widespread attention.

Episode 8: A journalist revisits Wishek and uncovers new details at the Diede farmstead.

Episode 9: Clyde Diede speaks in a rare and revealing recorded conversation

Episode 10: Four theories are presented to a retired homicide detective for insight

Episode 11: The impact of a decades-old disappearance on those who were left behind

If you have information about the Kristin Diede and Bob Anderson disappearance, please contact the Logan County (ND) Sheriff’s Office at 701-754-2495.

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