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James Wolner

Podcast Producer, Filmmaker

James Wolner is the creator, producer and host of Dakota Spotlight, a true crime podcast. He has lived the Upper Midwest since 2013 and studied photojournalism at California State University at Fresno. He is fluent in English and Swedish.

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Lion costume + blood evidence + wounds = murder charge for Travis Stay
The Dakota Spotlight podcast reviews what evidence Grand Forks County submitted against Travis Stay when he was arrested for the murder of Joel Lovelien in 2007.
Mar 29, 2023
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By  James Wolner
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'A gentle giant' -- Loved ones describe Joel Lovelien, slain at 38
Joel Lovelien was a big man with a big personality. Not aggressive, but smart, with a dry, raunchy sense of humor. And don't forget his fondness for belting out the "SpongeBob Squarepants" theme song.
Mar 22, 2023
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Blocks away from Joel Lovelien slaying, a stranger in yellow staggers home
In this Dakota Spotlight episode, the podcast tracks the movements and actions of Travis Stay and others. What was going on with him and his friends that weekend night just before Halloween?
Mar 15, 2023
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Why did police grill a 'clown,' 'cowboy' and 'hunter' about the Joel Lovelien slaying?
As police responded to the scene of the beating death of Lovelien in Grand Forks on Oct. 28, 2007, they quickly zeroed in on three costumed partiers that night: a clown, a cowboy and a hunter.
Mar 8, 2023
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Amid a night of costumed Halloween revelry, a man found beaten to death
In its eighth season, the Dakota Spotlight podcast is re-examining the killing of Joel Lovelien, which took place outside the Broken Drum bar in Grand Forks on Oct. 28, 2007.
Mar 1, 2023
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Why this unique red dust could be a crucial clue in cold case of missing Bismarck woman Shelly Julson
'Clinker' found on the engine block of Michele 'Shelly' Julson's abandoned car in 1994 may be linked to an early sighting in rural Burleigh County, North Dakota, the Dakota Spotlight true crime podcast reports.
Nov 29, 2022
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Police lieutenant with a rap sheet had allegedly harassed missing North Dakota woman
In the new and perhaps final episode of Season 7 of the Dakota Spotlight investigative podcast, founder and host James Wolner looks into Schaffer, his long career at the Bismarck Police Department and how his paths crossed with Shelly Julson's before she disappeared in 1994.
Nov 2, 2022
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Dakota Spotlight special: How a family turned to a podcast for help after being dismissed by police
When 51-year-old Australian schoolteacher Marion Barter disappeared while taking a sabbatical to travel the world local authorities dismissed the family's concerns. 25 years later, the dogged efforts of The Lady Vanishes podcast are uncovering a disturbing story.
Oct 12, 2022
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By  James Wolner
A thirty-one year old Jaden Woodworth looks into the camera. He has short dark hair and a short dark beard and mustache. He wears his sunglasses backwards over his neck.
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Son of a missing mother: Shelly Julson's son recounts life after his mom disappeared in North Dakota in 1994
Jaden Woodworth describes his memories of his mother, and tells how police claims drove a wedge between him and his father -- and how Dakota Spotlight's debunking of those claims might help reconnect them.
Sep 29, 2022
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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'She had a little bit of a temper' -- Interview with old friend reveals new details about missing N.D. woman
In the latest episode of the Dakota Spotlight podcast, host James Wolner tracks down and speaks with Tony Hulm about Michele 'Shelly' Julson, her life and her mysterious disappearance. Hulm provides details that illuminate further what Shelly was doing around the time she disappeared.
Aug 31, 2022
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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