Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

It's summer 2023. Finally! Dakota Spotlight is in between seasons and in research mode.  Meanwhile here is a story by Trisha Taurinskas at The Vault.  Check out The Vault podcast  email - James at jwo...

28 Jun 202325min

Episode 7, 15 Years Later, reflects on the unresolved 2007 murder of Joel Lovelien outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Host James Wolner interviews Travis Stay’s defense attorney...

12 Apr 202342min

Episode 6, Travis on Trial, takes a close look at the 2008 trial of Travis Stay, who was accused of murdering Joel Lovelien outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota. After 14 days of t...

5 Apr 202340min

Episode 5, The Evidence Against Travis Stay, examines what investigators and prosecutors believed tied Travis Stay to the 2007 murder of Joel Lovelien outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North...

29 Mar 202329min

Episode 4, A Portrait of Joel, steps away from the investigation to focus on the man at the center of this story: Joel Lovelien. Family and friends recall his humor, generosity, and the way he brought...

22 Mar 202332min

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 Re...

20 Mar 202326min

Episode 3, Travis Stay, the Man in Yellow, examines the movements and actions of Travis Stay and his friends during the weekend of Joel Lovelien’s murder in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Stay, who was se...

15 Mar 202337min

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 b...

13 Mar 202318min