A Better Search for Barbara (9): The Evil That Lurks – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
The 1981 disappearance of Barbara Cotton remains unsolved, but the violent history of Frank J. Delapena raises chilling questions. Episode 9, The Evil That Lurks, investigates Delapena, who murdered t...
30 Mar 20211h
A Better Search for Barbara (8): The Brother in Black – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
Barbara Cotton’s 1981 disappearance remains unsolved, and her brother Frank Cotton has long been viewed as a possible person of interest. Episode 8, The Brother in Black, features interviews with Fran...
20 Mar 202152min
A Better Search for Barbara (7): Coming Up for Air – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
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 No...
16 Mar 202148min
A Better Search for Barbara (6): Interview with Williston Police – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
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 No...
10 Mar 20211h 15min
A Better Search for Barbara (5): Please Tell Mom I Love Her – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
The unsolved 1981 disappearance of Barbara Cotton continues to raise chilling questions. Episode 5, Please Tell Mom I Love Her, recounts a Montana jailhouse call from Barbara’s mysterious boyfriend. H...
5 Mar 20211h
A Better Search for Barbara (4): A Rapist, a Creep, a Private Investigator and Me – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
In 1981, Barbara Cotton vanished from Williston, leaving behind one of North Dakota’s most mysterious cold cases. Episode 4, A Rapist, a Creep, a Private Investigator and Me, joins PI Carrie Abbey as ...
4 Mar 202158min
A Better Search for Barbara (3): 40 Years of Nothing – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
Barbara Cotton’s 1981 disappearance in Williston remains one of North Dakota’s most enduring cold cases. Episode 3, 40 Years of Nothing, revisits the early investigation — what police did, what they d...
3 Mar 202148min
A Better Search for Barbara (2): Tributaries of the Truth – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold Case
In 1981, 15-year-old Barbara Cotton vanished in Williston, leaving one of North Dakota’s oldest unsolved murders still open. Episode 2, Tributaries of the Truth, explores her last known whereabouts, t...
2 Mar 202149min
