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Dale Currie Potter, 41, was shot to death on November 10, 2015, in Pomeroy, Iowa. Potter, a White man from Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, was visiting the home of Freddy Crisp while passing through town. The two had spent the day drinking and arguing about politics, religion and their differing worldviews after connecting online over an interest in militias.

In the early morning hours, Crisp placed a frantic 911 call saying he had shot his best friend. Officers found Potter dead inside Crisp’s pickup truck from a single gunshot wound to the head; the medical examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head. Crisp gave investigators multiple, inconsistent accounts — at various times saying Potter was suicidal and the gun discharged during a struggle, saying he had blacked out, and later claiming self-defense after alleging Potter threatened his daughters and both men drew firearms.

The case went to trial, the 911 call was played for jurors, and a Calhoun County jury found Freddy Crisp guilty; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Does anyone have information about Potter’s movements before he reached Pomeroy or about his contact with Crisp?