Zeeland (3): Z is for Zick - Reconstructing the Night of the Murders

Investigators and residents begin retracing the final hours surrounding the murders of Wade and Ellen Zick as the events of July 11, 1976 slowly come into focus in Zeeland, North Dakota. In this episode of Zeeland from the Dakota Spotlight true crime podcast, witness accounts and early investigative efforts reveal the confusion, fear, and shock that spread through the community as daylight exposed the brutal crime inside the Zick home.

Music by Peter Hicks - performed by Sleepy Driver: ⁠https://sleepydriver.bandcamp.com/⁠

“To God be the Glory” sung by the Sunday School kids at St Peter’s Church, Chaffee, North Dakota

Zeeland is part of the Dakota Spotlight true crime podcast series created by investigative journalist James Wolner.

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