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Publisher |: Forum Communications Co.

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Society & Culture,; True Crime

Categories Via RSS |: Documentary,; Society & Culture,; True Crime

Season 8: Joel Lovlien, Season 7: The mysterious disappearance of Michele Julson. Season 6: Investigation into the 1993 unsolved disappearance of Kristin Joy Diede and Robert Michael Anderson. Kristin and Bob took a road trip to North Dakota and were never seen again. Law enforcement believe they were murdered. But by whom?

Dakota Spotlight, by James Wolner, is a deep-dive True Crime podcast with national recognition. A production of Forum Communications, Dakota Spotlight is the first Podcast to be preserved by the North Dakota State Archives.

People |: James Wolner
Premiere Date |: 2019-02-07
Related Hashtags |: #KarimaBaloch
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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111 Available Episodes (111 Total) / Average duration: 00:36:59

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111 Available Episodes (111 Total)Average duration: 00:36:59

Apr 12, 2023

00:39:33

Episode 7 - 15 Years Later. In this, the last scheduled episode of season 8: An interview with Travis Stay's defense attorney Peter Wold. Also we meet Heather (Holter) Keena. She was on the party bus that night and later married Jon 'The Clown.' Also, Sgt Suby at the Grand Forks PD who talks about the current status of the case.

Do you have information or tips about the murder of Joel Lovelien? Use the tip411 app (you may remain anonymous) or call the non-emergency number at Grand Forks Police Department: (701) 787-8000

If there are new developments in this story, Dakota Spotlight will be back with updates.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - James at jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Some music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Apr 05, 2023

00:40:55

Episode 6 - Travis on Trial. In this week's episode we dive deep into the 2008 trial of Travis Stay. Travis Stay was found not guilty after14 days of testimony. In this episode we meet Archie Ingersoll who reported on the trial. We also hear from the lead prosecutor, Nancy Yon.

TRUST WEEK: Forum Communications, the producer of this fine podcast, has been publishing and supporting local news across the Midwest for over 100 years… and they have named this week – Trust Week! It’s a week highlighting all that goes into covering local news to ensure we keep your trust. Local news is one of the best ways to stay connected to your community, so during Trust Week, you can get 50 percent off a new annual subscription to the Grand Forks Herald. Just visit grandforksherald.news/halfoff to get 50% off local news from local reporters.

Episode 6 of Unresolved-The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Some music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Mar 29, 2023

00:27:02

Episode 5. The Evidence Against Travis Stay. In this week's episode we interview the prosecutors and detectives who investigated Joel's murder and ask "What was the evidence against Travis Stay exactly?" Travis Stay was arrested for the crime but later acquitted in court a year later.

Episode 5 of Unresolved-The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Some music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Mar 22, 2023

00:28:37

Episode 4. Remembering Joel Lovelien. In this week's episode we step back from the investigation for a moment and focus on the most important person in this story: Joel Lovelien. Joel's friends and family share their fond memories of the generous and goofy man who consistently brought a smile to those who knew him.

Episode 4 of Unresolved-The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Some music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Mar 20, 2023

00:21:10

Hey Everyone, I'm working hard on the next episode of Season 8, Unresolved, the murder of Joel Lovelien.

Meanwhile, here is part 3 of my colleauge Trisha Taurinska's investigation into the death of Refugio Rodriguez in Montevideo, Minnesota. https://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/national-expert-weighs-in-on-refugio-rodriguezs-death-investigation-as-new-image-of-body-surfaces

Episode 4 of Dakota Spotlight Season 8 will be out on Wed. March 22, 2023

email me at jwolner@forumcomm.com

Mar 15, 2023

00:35:13

Episode 3. Travis Stay, the Man in Yellow. In this episode we track the movements and actions of Travis Stay and his friends. What was going on with him and his friends that weekend just before Halloween? Stay was found not guilty for the murder of Lovelien in December 2008.

Episode 3 of Unresolved-The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Intro and outro music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Mar 13, 2023

00:14:43

This is not a full episode, but rather just a quick little update and request for some assistance. Also a quick chat with Wowza in Kalamazoo.

Today is March 13th, 2023 and episode 3 of Season 8 will be out in two days–that's season 8, Unresolved the Murder of Joel Lovelien.

Which brings me to my request. I'm looking for any of you who were friends with Joel Lovelien, maybe you worked with him at Altru hospital or maybe you went to school with him. I'd like to gather a few more memories of him for the podcast. If you can help me learn more about Joel Lovelien, who he was, what he was like, please send me an email at jwolner@forumcomm.com

I'd really appreciate it.

Also, don't miss Wowza in Kalamazoo are going to be playing live in Bismarck, on Saturday, May 13th. You've heard their music a lot on this podcast, including the theme songs for season 5 about missing Barbara Cotton and season 7 about missing Michele Julson. I'm going to be there to see Wowza play live at The Laughing Sun Brewery in Bismarck on Saturday May 13th.

Songs in this episode: Crown Shy and Magdelena.

Mar 08, 2023

00:45:39

In this second episode: The Clown, The Cowboy and the Hunter--We walk through the first hours of the investigation and unpack the many reasons things got off to a confusing start.

Episode 2 of Unresolved-The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Intro and outro music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Mar 01, 2023

00:46:14

Joel Lovelien was just 38-years-old when he was found beaten to death outside of the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota on a Halloween-themed Saturday night in 2007. Who killed Joel Lovelien?

To read and see more about the Season, visit inforum.com/unresolved or grandforksherald.com/unresolved

Check out The Vault podcast

email - jwolner@forumcomm.comFacebook: facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight

Intro and outro music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo

Feb 19, 2023

00:21:34

A sneak peak at Season 8 coming March 1st and titled Unresolved - The Murder of Joel Lovelien.

Also part 2 of Trisha Taurinska's investigation into the death of Refugio Rodriguez in Montevideo, Minnesota. https://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/investigator-into-refugio-rodriguezs-death-had-other-case-thrown-out-due-to-bad-police-work

See a video trailer of season 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wbrHX48Xkw

To contact me: email jwolner@forumcomm.com

Apr 12 | 00:39:33

15 Years Later: Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien