Season 11 – Homicide at House of Bottles
Dakota Spotlight’s six-part podcast series, Homicide at House of Bottles, delves into the 1999 murder of a promising young man, whose life was tragically cut short in Bismarck, North Dakota. …
SEASON 9 – THE MANDAN MURDERS
“Dakota Spotlight” host James Wolner tosses the true crimeplaybook aside and dives into the many facets of grief — from thosewhose loved ones were taken by the hands of a …
SEASON EIGHT – JOEL LOVELIEN
On Oct. 27, 2007, Joel Lovelien went out on the town in Grand Forks North Dakota. It was a night of Halloween parties and costume comparisons. It was also a …
BINGE SEASON SEVEN – CALL ME SHELLY, THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF MICHELE JULSON
Photo James Wolner, courtesy of Forum Communications Co. Michele “Shelly” Julson disappeared from Bismarck, North Dakota on an August day in 1994. She had dropped off her young son at …
SEASON SIX – VANISHING ACT
On an August weekend in 1993, Kristin Diede of Bloomington Minnesota planned to travel to her home town of Wishek, North Dakota. Her boyfriend Bob went along for the ride. …
SEASON FIVE – A BETTER SEARCH FOR BARBARA
When James Wolner travelled to Williston, North Dakota, all he knew about the disappearance of Barbara Louise Cotton was what he could read on the North Dakota Attorney General’s website. …
SEASON FOUR – BILLY WOLF
Billy Wolf. Photo courtesy of Forum News Service William “Billy” Wolf may have smoked some pot in his lifetime. But what events took place that ended his life? Billy was …
SEASON THREE – THE HOUSE ON SWEET AND SEVENTH
Brian Erickstad was adopted by Barbara and Gordon Erickstad. In 1998 Brian and his friend, Robert Lawerence, murdered them in cold blood. In Season three of Dakota Spotlight, James Wolner …
SEASON ONE – VICTOR NEWBERRY
S1 – the Birth of Dakota Spotlight Dakota Spotlight was born when James Wolner was enjoying a beer in a dark bar in rural North Dakota. A local told James …