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Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Dakota Spotlight isn't your average true crime podcast. Creator James Wolner delves headfirst into unsolved mysteries and forgotten cases of the Upper Midwest and beyond, meticulou...

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Episode list

132

  • June 14, 2025

    37 min

    Dead Cold Drop (5) - by James Wolner

    Part 5 (Chapters 23-27): As the story draws to a close, Doug Rolfstad faces the full weight of his choices, with each moment tightening the grip of consequences. What began with a ...

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  • June 7, 2025

    40 min

    Dead Cold Drop (4) - by James Wolner

    Part 4 (Chapters 17-22): With tensions still simmering, Doug Rolfstad follows through on key parts of the plan as new information and close calls tighten the emotional grip. As the...

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  • June 6, 2025

    7 min

    Introducing - Nobody Should Believe Me: Season 6

    Season 6 of Nobody Should Believe Me–out weekly starting June 19, available in full for subscribers at launch–covers the extraordinary and tragic saga of the McDaniel family, a rea...

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  • June 5, 2025

    44 min

    The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Schmidt

    Keith Schmidt was last seen on the morning of May 20, 2024, in Dickinson, North Dakota. In this episode, we revisit the days leading up to his disappearance, hear from those who kn...

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  • May 31, 2025

    37 min

    Dead Cold Drop (3) - by James Wolner

    Part 3 (Chapters 12-16): As tension rises and new layers of uncertainty unfold, Doug Rolfstad pushes deeper into a world far beyond his quiet life as a Bismarck plumber. With paran...

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  • May 29, 2025

    42 min

    Introducing - The Burden: Get the Money and Run

    Getting started as a bank robber isn’t easy for Joe Loya. It takes courage … and rage. But Joe does the math. Thousands of dollars gained for a few minutes work. That’s what he fig...

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