In 2012 the disappearance of a young man working in the trucking and oil industry of North Dakota raised alarm for citizens…but the saga of events and murder-for-hire plots that followed left everyone in this portion of the badlands baffled and bewildered.
Kristopher “KC” Clarke
Doug Carlile
Jill Williams and KC Clarke
James Henrikson Mug Shot
Timothy Suckow Mug Shot
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Map
Episode Source Material
- North Dakota State Government: Tribal Nations by staff.
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Williston Herald (Williston, ND): Man is reported missing, by Jase Howell.
- Williston Herald (Williston, ND): Search continues for man, by Jenna Ebersole.
- Billings Gazette (Billings, MT): Reward offered in case of missing Williston man, by Lauren Donovan.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Man connected to Washington homicide often shot at gun range despite felonies, by news@grandforksherald.com.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Investigators say Watford City man hired gunman; threatened others, by Mike Nowatzki.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Grand jury indicts Watford City man of murder for hire, by Forum News Service.
- The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND): Murder charge with no body for evidence, by Lauren Donovan.
- Williston Herald (Williston, ND): Law firm: Hall abused his power, by Josh Wood.
- The New York Times: In North Dakota, a Tale of Oil, Corruption and Death, by Deborah Sontag and Brent McDonald.
- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): Cellphone records link murder-for-hire suspects, missing man, by Kip Hill.
- HQ Q6 (Spokane, WA): Court docs show James Henrikson plotted escape.
- KHQ Q6 (Spokane, WA): Spokane murder for hire plot: Prosecutors believe James Henrikson planned four more murders.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Former Bakken businessman in murder-for-hire case tried to escape prison, officials say, by Forum News Service.
- The Oregonian (Oregon): Hunt for body continues after central Oregon man pleads guilty in N. Dakota oil business killing, by Associated Press.
- Herald Net (Everett, WA): 3 plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot, by Associated Press.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Murder for hire trial set for Bakken oil patch operator with hit list
- Billings Gazette (Billings, MT): Man pleads guilty in Bakken murder-for-hire cases, by Forum News Service.
- The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND): Search for body continues in badlands, by Lauren Donovan.
- Billings Gazette (Billings, MT): Guilty plea withdrawn in Bakken murder-for-hire case, by Associated Press.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Another man charged with aiding in oil patch murder-for-hire, by Forum News Service.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Trial scheduled for oil truck operator in North Dakota murder-for-hire case, by Reuters Media.
- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): The Case Against James Henrikson.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Witnesses lined up for upcoming Bakken murder-for-hire, missing body trial, by Lauren Donovan.
- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA): Mother of missing son wants to face Henrikson as murder-for-hire trial begins, by Kip Hill.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Trial starts for oil truck operator in North Dakota murder-for-hire case, by Reuters Media.
- KREM 2 (Spokane, WA): Dismissed juror: Henrikson case is ‘idiots being idiots’, by Lindsay Nadrich.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): North Dakota woman to seeks clues at Henrikson trial for unfound body, by Lauren Donovan.
- KREM 2 (Spokane, WA): Opening statements begin in murder-for-hire trial, by Lindsay Nadrich.
- KREM 2 (Spokane, WA): Murder-for-hire hitman breaks down on the stand, by Lindsay Nadrich and KREM.com.
- KREM 2 (Spokane, WA): First of 70 witnesses testifies in murder-for-hire trial, by Lindsay Nadrich.
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND): Oil truck operator convicted in North Dakota murder-for-hire case, by Reuters Media.
- KNDO 24 KNDU 25 (Kennewick, WA): Murder-for-hire mastermind James Henrikson sentenced to two life sentences, by Associated Press.
- Prairie Business (Grand Forks, ND): North Dakota oil truck operator sentenced to life for two contract killings, by Reuters Media.
- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA): Spokane man sentenced to 22 years in murder-for-hire killing, by Associated Press.
- Dateline NBC: A Dangerous Man (Season 25, Episode 4).
- Dateline: The Search for KC Clarke’s Remains (video clip).
- American Greed: Deadly Black Gold Riches (Season 11, Episode 13).
- Spokesman Review: Widow in Carlile murder-for-hire slaying forgives killer during sentencing. By Kip Hill.