with James Wolner
A small-town gas station.A teenager with a shotgun.A life stolen — and a justice system that looked away. The Meanwhile in Mankato True Crime Podcast Arrives November 6 The next …
The Barbara Cotton disappearance is one of North Dakota’s longest-running cold cases. On April 11, 1981, 15-year-old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished while walking home in Williston, North Dakota. According to …
The House of Bottles murder is one of Bismarck, North Dakota’s most haunting true crime cases. In 1999, a young man’s life was violently cut short at the House of …
“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 …
On October 27, 2007, Joel Lovelien stepped outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota, during a night filled with Halloween costumes, celebration, and heavy drinking. Moments later, …
Photo James Wolner, courtesy of Forum Communications Co. The disappearance of Michele Julson shocked Bismarck, North Dakota in the summer of 1994. On August 2, 26-year-old Julson dropped off her …
In August 1993, Kristin Joy Diede and Robert Michael Anderson set out on a road trip to North Dakota and were never seen again. Authorities believe the two were murdered, …
Billy Wolf. Photo courtesy of Forum News Service In August 1978, a man canoeing the Red River near Fargo, North Dakota discovered two plastic garbage bags. Inside was the severed …
The Barbara and Gordon Erickstad murder shocked Bismarck, North Dakota in September 1998. On a quiet Friday morning, 17-year-old Aimee walked into the police station with a chilling suspicion: her …
Dakota Spotlight was born when James Wolner was enjoying a beer in a dark bar in rural North Dakota. A local struck up a conversation and told James about the …