Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations
by James Wolner | Investigative Journalist & Creator of Dakota Spotlight
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Call Me Shelly (2): In Shelly’s Shadows
Jul 16, 2026
41m 32s
Call Me Shelly (1): Fly on the Wall
Jul 9, 2026
47m 44s
400 Feet From Home - Leah Sottile on Hush Season 2
Jun 25, 2026
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The Bagpiper and His Brother (6) Update: Who Was Harold Pieper?
Jun 18, 2026
32m 08s
Hidden in Plain Sight - Josh Dean of Chameleon Weekly
Jun 11, 2026
52m 38s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/26 | investigationdisappearance+3 | — | Ford ThunderbirdDakota Spotlight+8 | — | Shellydisappearance+3 | — | 41m 32s | ||
| 7/9/26 | disappearanceinvestigation+3 | — | Dakota SpotlightState Historical Society of North Dakota+5 | — | Michele Julsondisappearance+3 | — | 47m 44s | ||
| 6/25/26 | investigative journalismtrue crime storytelling+4 | Leah Sottile | HushDakota Spotlight+1 | OregonRainier | true crimeinvestigative journalism+5 | — | 1h 04m 25s | ||
| 6/18/26 | true crimecold case+3 | Harold's stepdaughtersHarold's granddaughter | Dakota SpotlightSix Horse Media | — | Harold PieperBagpiper+3 | — | 32m 08s | ||
| 6/11/26 | scamsdeception+3 | Josh Dean | Chameleon WeeklyLockheed Skunk Works+2 | ArizonaNew Mexico | scamsdeception+3 | — | 52m 38s | ||
| 6/4/26 | tax fraudbombing+4 | — | Dakota SpotlightLibrary of Congress+2 | — | Lloyd BrennaWallace Brenna+6 | HockeyFinder | 42m 51s | ||
| 5/28/26 | bombing investigationjealousy+4 | — | — | — | HuronSouth Dakota+5 | — | 39m 09s | ||
| 5/21/26 | true crimecold case+4 | — | Library of CongressDakota Spotlight+3 | — | Lloyd BrennaIRS agent+5 | — | 31m 00s | ||
| 5/14/26 | true crimecold case+4 | — | Library of Congress | — | Lloyd BrennaWallace Brenna+7 | — | 35m 24s | ||
| 5/7/26 | true crimecold case+4 | — | Library of CongressDakota Spotlight+3 | — | Brenna brotherstrue crime+6 | HockeyFinder | 42m 33s | ||
| 5/5/26 | true crimecold case+4 | — | Apple PodcastsSpotify+4 | North DakotaSouth Dakota | Midwestern brotherstroubling behavior+6 | — | 2m 33s | ||
| 4/23/26 | missing personsinvestigative journalism+4 | Mari Zoerb HansenHayley Fox+1 | Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department | CaliforniaMojave Desert+1 | Jon Aujaymissing hiker+5 | — | 1h 12m 45s | ||
| 4/16/26 | true crimecold case+4 | David Ridgen | Someone Knows Something | Costa RicaPlaya del Coco | true crimecold case+5 | — | 52m 44s | ||
| 4/9/26 | murder investigationcold case+3 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentSix Horse Media+2 | — | Joel Lovelienmurder+4 | — | 42m 50s | ||
| 4/9/26 | courtroom trialmurder case+4 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentSix Horse Media+3 | — | Joel Lovelienmurder+5 | — | 40m 13s | ||
| 4/2/26 | murder investigationevidence analysis+3 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentSix Horse Media+2 | — | Joel LovelienTravis Stay+5 | — | 29m 34s | ||
| 4/2/26 | murder investigationpersonal stories+3 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentHandTurner+3 | — | Joel Lovelienmurder+4 | — | 32m 15s | ||
| 3/26/26 | murder investigationtrue crime+3 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentSix Horse Media+1 | — | Travis StayJoel Lovelien+5 | — | 38m 01s | ||
| 3/26/26 | murder investigationcold case+3 | — | Grand Forks Police DepartmentSix Horse Media+2 | — | Joel Lovelienmurder+5 | — | 47m 15s | ||
| 3/26/26 | murder investigationcold case+4 | Sergeant Suby | Grand Forks Police Department | Broken Drum Bar | Joel Lovelienmurder+6 | — | 1h 11m 26s |
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