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A Better Search for Barbara (6): Interview with Williston Police – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
Season 5 · Episode 6

A Better Search for Barbara (6): Interview with Williston Police – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case

Episode 6 features Williston Police discussing Barbara Cotton’s 1981 disappearance, keeping the unsolved murder case open four decades after she vanished in this North Dakota true crime story.

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations · James Wolner | Investigative Journalist & Creator of Dakota Spotlight

March 10, 20211h 15m

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Show Notes

Barbara Cotton’s 1981 disappearance at age 15 remains an open case in Williston, North Dakota. Episode 6, Interview with Williston Police, provides insight into law enforcement’s handling of one of North Dakota’s longest unsolved murders. The discussion underscores how missing persons cases are investigated, the challenges police face, and why Barbara’s case is still unresolved. A Better Search for Barbara highlights investigative journalism and small town murder investigations that continue to haunt the Midwest.

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