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The Dakota Spotlight podcast - hosted by James Wolner True Crime Done Differently https://dakotaspotlight.com

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Meanwhile in Mankato - All episodes now playing!
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20.12.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season 12 of Dakota Spotlight is here: Meanwhile in Mankato: Lies, Silence & Murder in Minnesota.

A 1965 killing, decades of silence, and a search for truth in small-town Minnesota.

Listen wherever you find podcasts and dakotaspotlight.com

#TrueCrime #DakotaSpotlight #Mankato #MinnesotaTrueCrime

06.11.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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North Dakota True Crime Podcast - Dakota Spotlight The acclaimed North Dakota true crime podcast uncovering unsolved murders, disappearances, and mysteries. True crime done differently.

🚨 New episode: Barbara Cotton Update

New witness testimony sheds light on one of ND’s most haunting unsolved cases. We dig into Stacey Werder’s troubling behavior & his connection to Barb’s 1981 disappearance in Williston.

🎧 Listen: DakotaSpotlight.com #FindBarbCotton

11.09.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Episode: The Disappearance of Sharon Bald Eagle

In 1984, 12-year-old Sharon vanished while traveling through South Dakota. Her case led to the capture of predator Royal Russell Long, yet haunting questions remain.

🎧 Listen: DakotaSpotlight.com/#latest-episode

#TrueCrime #ColdCase

21.08.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Buick in the Parking Lot. A Body in the Trunk.

In 1991, a hotel parking lot became the scene of Joseph Anderson’s unsolved murder in Jamestown, ND.

New Episode dakotaspotlight.com#latest-episode

#DakotaSpotlight #NorthDakotaTrueCrime

07.08.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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North Dakota True Crime Podcast - Dakota Spotlight The acclaimed North Dakota true crime podcast uncovering unsolved murders, disappearances, and mysteries. True crime done differently.

Breaking: Brian Erickstad Sentencing Update 2025
#TheHouseOnSweetAndSeventh #DakotaSpotlight

dakotaspotlight.com#latest-episode

01.08.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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North Dakota True Crime Podcast - Dakota Spotlight The acclaimed North Dakota true crime podcast uncovering unsolved murders, disappearances, and mysteries. True crime done differently.

'Vanished in Alexander - The Mystery of Talmadge Patton' by Dakota Spotlight dakotaspotlight.com

24.07.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Other episodes - Dakota Spotlight Episodes

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10.07.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10.07.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Other episodes - Dakota Spotlight Episodes

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26.06.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Other episodes - Dakota Spotlight Episodes

New: Cold Case – Russell Turcotte
A young man vanishes after a Rainbow Gathering. His body is found months later. What happened to Russell?
Listen wherever you get podcasts or dakotaspotlight.com/other-episod...
#TrueCrime #ColdCase #RussellTurcotte #MissingPersons #DakotaSpotlight

26.06.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crime Fiction Podcast | Friday Night Fiction by James Wolner Crime fiction podcast by James Wolner. Noir-inspired stories set in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest. Episodes drop on select Fridays.

🎧 Dead Cold Drop – Part 5 is here.

The final part of the story.
As the pieces come together, the pressure mounts.
How far would you go to protect someone you love?

Listen now: dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night...
#FridayNightFiction #CrimeFiction #NoirPodcast

16.06.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction - Dakota Spotlight JUMP TO EPISODES >> Listen Ad-Free on PLUS >> Already subscribed thru Apple or Spotify? Original Crime Stories by James Wolner Friday Night Fiction is a creative audio series featuring ...

Part 4 of Dead Cold Drop now playing.

Doug’s plan moves forward, but so do the dangers. Tension builds, pressure mounts, and there’s no way back.

🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts or at:
dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night... #DakotaSpotlight #FridayNightFiction #MysteryPodcast

07.06.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction - Dakota Spotlight JUMP TO EPISODES >> Listen Ad-Free on PLUS >> Already subscribed thru Apple or Spotify? Original Crime Stories by James Wolner Friday Night Fiction is a creative audio series featuring ...

Part 3 of Dead Cold Drop is out now.

In Bismarck, the nights are cold and the secrets colder. The mystery deepens.

Listen: dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night...
#TrueCrime #FictionPodcast #DakotaSpotlight #FridayNightFiction #MysteryPodcast

31.05.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction - Dakota Spotlight JUMP TO EPISODES >> Listen Ad-Free on PLUS >> Already subscribed thru Apple or Spotify? Original Crime Stories by James Wolner Friday Night Fiction is a creative audio series featuring ...

Part 2 (of 5) of Dead Cold Drop is here.

The mystery deepens, the stakes rise.
Father and daughter are in deeper than they ever imagined.

Listen now wherever you get podcasts or at
πŸ”— dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night...

24.05.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction - Dakota Spotlight JUMP TO EPISODES >> Listen Ad-Free on PLUS >> Original Crime Stories by James Wolner Friday Night Fiction is a creative audio series featuring original crime fiction set in North ...

A daughter finds a bundle of cash in her newspaper. She reaches out to her father, who is desperate to help, but neither of them is ready for what follows. Dead Cold Drop, from Friday Night Fiction. Listen wherever you get podcasts or at dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night...

19.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction returned last night with a brand-new story: Dead Cold Drop πŸ’₯

It’s sharp. It’s strange. It’s set in North Dakota.

Listen now wherever you get podcasts or at DakotaSpotlight.com/Friday-Night-Fiction #DakotaSpotlight #FictionFridays #NewRelease

17.05.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯ Friday Night Fiction is back.

A bundle of cash.
A daughter asking for help.
A father in over his head.

Dead Cold Drop is a new five-part story written and narrated by James Wolner.

Start Part 1 now: dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night...
#DeadColdDrop #FridayNightFiction #DakotaSpotlight

17.05.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 New episode: Krissi’s Search – The Murder of Wilma June Nissen πŸŽ™οΈ

In 1978, a Jane Doe was found in rural Iowa. Decades later, her daughter Krissi is still searching for answers.

Listen now β†’ dakotaspotlight.com/other-episod...
#TrueCrime #DakotaSpotlight #ColdCase #JaneDoe

24.04.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Night Fiction - Dakota Spotlight JUMP TO EPISODES >> Original Crime Stories by James Wolner Friday Night Fiction is a creative audio series featuring original crime fiction set in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest. ...

🎧 From Dakota Spotlight: Friday Night Fiction
Written & narrated by James Wolner.
Inspired by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Dragnet.
Debut story: Park Like a Fargonian
πŸ•―οΈ A vigilante parking group goes too far.
🎧 dakotaspotlight.com/friday-night-fiction
#NoirPodcast #CrimeFiction

14.04.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧 From Dakota Spotlight comes Friday Night Fiction β€” a new audio series of original crime stories written and narrated by James Wolner.
Told in the spirit of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Dragnet.
πŸŽ™οΈ Park Like a Fargonian is streaming now.
DakotaSpotlight.com
#NoirPodcast #CrimeFiction

12.04.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧 From Dakota Spotlight: Friday Night Fiction β€” original crime tales written and narrated by James Wolner.
Told in the spirit of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and Dragnet.
Debut story: Park Like a Fargonian
πŸ•―οΈ A vigilante parking group goes too far.
🎧 DakotaSpotlight.com
#NoirPodcast #CrimeFiction

12.04.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learn about Barb's disappearance - Find Barb Cotton 15 year old Barbara Louise Cotton disappeared from Williston, North Dakota in 1981. Her case is unsolved & her remains have not been found.

Tomorrow, April 11, marks 44 years since Barbara Louise Cotton vanished. Let us remember her, stand with her loved ones, and continue to seek the truth. If you have any information, please share it at findbarbcotton.com #BarbaraLouiseCotton #MissingPersons #NeverForget

10.04.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 New Dakota Spotlight episode out now: In 1971, Pam Jackson & Sherri Miller vanished on their way to a party. πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ James interviews Lou Raguse, author of Vanished in Vermillion, about South Dakota’s most haunting cold case. #DakotaSpotlight #truecrime #podcast

🎧 Listen now: dakotaspotlight.com

27.03.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 New Episode 🚨

In 1972, 16-year-old Joli Truelson vanished in Minneapolis. Hours later, she was found murdered.

James talks with Trisha Taurinskas about her podcast Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.

🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app or at dakotaspotlight.com

20.03.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 New episode of The Sleep Retreat is here! πŸŒ™βœ¨

Tonight, settle in with a peaceful reading from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature. Let his words carry you into deep relaxation and restful sleep.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or at thesleepretreatpodcast.com. πŸ’€

#TheSleepRetreat #SleepPodcast

10.03.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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25 years later, new revelations emerge.
The final episode of Homicide at House of Bottles explores justice, accountability, and a life that left a lasting impact.
🎧 Listen here: DakotaSpotlight.com
#TrueCrimePodcast #PodcastRecommendations #DakotaSpotlight

06.02.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season 11 - Homicide at House of Bottles - Dakota Spotlight 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. ...

Final episode this Thursday! Haven’t caught up on Homicide at House of Bottles yet? Now’s your chanceβ€”binge the season before the finale. Listen here: dakotaspotlight.com/season-11-ho... πŸ” #TrueCrime

04.02.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈ A confession. A trial. A life sentence.
Episode 5 of Homicide at House of Bottles uncovers the suspect’s crime scene walkthrough, courtroom revelations, and the emotional aftermath.
🎧 Listen here: DakotaSpotlight.com
#TrueCrimePodcast #PodcastRecommendations #JusticeServed

30.01.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SEASON FIVE - A BETTER SEARCH FOR BARBARA - Dakota Spotlight 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. ...

While you wait for Episode 5 of Homicide at House of Bottles (Thursday), check out Season 5 - A Better Search for Barbara.

In 1981, 15-year-old Barbara Cotton vanished in Williston, ND, just five blocks from home.

🎧 dakotaspotlight.com/season-5-a-b...

#TrueCrime #ColdCase #BarbaraCotton

28.01.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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