The House on Sweet and Seventh

society, culture, documentary, true crime · EN

In September 1998, Barbara and Gordon Erickstad were murdered inside their home on Sweet Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota. What began as a worried visit to the police station by a teenage girl soon uncovered a brutal crime that stunned a quiet neighborhood near Sweet Avenue and Seventh Street. In Season 3 of Dakota Spotlight, host James Wolner investigates the disturbing story behind the Erickstad murders and the group of teenagers known as the East Sweet crew. Through interviews, police accounts, and careful reporting, the series explores how loyalty, fear, and peer pressure among a circle of young friends led to unimaginable violence and left a lasting mark on the Bismarck community.