Dakota Spotlight Podcast

Episode 4 – Pink Slip  Chapter 14 – Sunland Chapter 15 – The House on Third Street Chapter 16 – Sour Cream and Salsa Chapter 17 – Standing Room Only Chapter 18 – Pink Slip Chapter 19 – Two Brothers and a Friend Music by Peter Hicks, performed by Sleepy Driver Check out Sleepy Driver on sleepydriver.bandcamp.com ‘To God be the Glory’ sung by the Sunday School kids at St Peter’s church, Chaffee, North Dakota Dakota Spotlight is produced by Everything Midwestern LLC in North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3 Chapter 9 – Until Dawn Chapter 10 – Z is for Zick Chapter 11 – First Daylight Chapter 12 – Hitchhiker Chapter 13 – Windows of Darkness Music by Peter Hicks, performed by Sleepy Driver Check out Sleepy Driver on sleepydriver.bandcamp.com ‘To God be the Glory’ sung by the Sunday School kids at St Peter’s church, Chaffee, North Dakota Premium Content – Videos, Photos, Deleted Scenes, Documents may be found at https://members.dakotaspotlight.com Dakota Spotlight is produced by Everything Midwestern LLC in North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your a

Episode Two  Chapter 5 – Party Line  Chapter 6 – We Think We Found Something Chapter 7 – No Banker Tomorrow Chapter 8 – Ellen Thompson Music by Peter Hicks, performed by Sleepy Driver Check out Sleepy Driver on sleepydriver.bandcamp.com ‘To God be the Glory’ sung by the Sunday School kids at St Peter’s church, Chaffee, North Dakota Dakota Spotlight is produced by Everything Midwestern LLC in North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode One Chapter 1 – A Deed Without a Name Chapter 2 – Sunday Morning Sidewalks Chapter 3 – Unmade Beds Chapter 4 – Search Party Music by Peter Hicks – performed by Sleepy Driver Check out Sleepy Driver on sleepydriver.bandcamp.com ‘To God be the Glory‘ sung by the Sunday School kids at St Peter’s church, Chaffee, North Dakota Podcast Website: https://dakotaspotlight.com/ Dakota Spotlight is produced by Everything Midwestern LLC in North Dakota Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While waiting on Season 2 to be released, I’m releasing an edited version of a story I did in 2015 about a young boy with a dream, and the town that got behind him in 1976. Also a short word on Season 2.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curiosity. What is it really? Some say it is ‘an appetite for knowledge, information, and understanding.’ Others say, Curiosity killed the cat.’ NASA sent a Rover named Curiosity all the way to Mars. It’s been exploring that planet since 2012, gathering data and collecting images, just to feed our thirst for knowledge and understanding.    About four years ago I came across a short newspaper article, and pretty much from the get go, my curiosity could not be contained.   In 1976, a banker and his wife were kidnapped and murdered in the small, quiet town of Zeeland, North Dakota, population 300. They were killed by young men with local ties. One of them went to the same church as the victims.  They were caught, convicted and given life sentences and there has never been any doubt about their guilt. So why my curiosity?   Perhaps because of the missing pieces. A lot of the pieces were in place; the who, where, when and how, although I would discover that even some of those were inaccurate and needed to be repla

A sneak peak at Season Two ZEELAND Coming ‘soon’ (mid to late summer) Support Dakota Spotlight? | https://dakotaspotlight.com/support Send tips or ideas Newsletter and Updates dakotaspotlight.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this final episode, episode 10 host James Wolner offers a theory (as well as some proof) about the events that contributed to Victor’s sad fate. Some music by Flyte and PopUp Chorus. See Videos Music by Julia Kent Dedicated to Victor Newberry and his family Thank you to everyone in Glen Ullin who helped me to tell this story. Thanks to Victor’s family Thanks to all of you have been listening!   James Wolner Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 9: Why doesn’t the autopsy note blood on Victor’s clothing? We meet the ‘bartender with a van. We explore the Toxicology report. Hear all the questions James sent to the Morton County Sheriff’s department – and hear their answers. We get Tiffany’s side of the story. Music by Julia Kent Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contradicting timelines: Why don’t the first reports by the media align with the police report? For Victor Newberry, the holiday season was never associated with joy and celebration. A DUI police report reveals curious movements by two of the three ‘strangers’ after the bar’s closed. How does law enforcement handle and secure evidence? Music by Julia Kent Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I was with Victor out north of town.” In episode 7 we learn about a stranger that came into the police department two days after Victor died and said, “I was with Victor at his car.” We also learn that the audio and video taped interview with this person cannot be located by the Sheriff’s office.  Why was Victor’s wallet lying on the ground next to him?  More questions arise. Music by Julia Kent Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode six, ‘JUST NOT RIGHT’, we learn about lanyards, key chains, mysterious strangers and Henry’s very weak alibi. Doug, Brad, Steven and Donna tell us more about Victor’s last night on earth. How did Victor manage to vanish from downtown Glen Ullin despite surveillance video?    Music by Julia Kent Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In EPISODE FIVE, we meet FOUR of Victor Newberry’s friends who tell us new information about the night Victor died.  James looks into Victor’s and Henry’s potential criminal backgrounds. Music by Julia Kent Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever take a human skull to ‘show and tell?’  These guys did. In Episode Four, James shares difficulties with open records requests in North Dakota. At the Glen Ullin Times newspaper we learn more about the place Victor lived and died. Local music legends Francis and Harvey Tibor explain that Victor’s death isn’t the only perplexing death or crime to come out of Western North Dakota’s history. Music by Julia Kent` Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode three, host James Wolner learns more about western North Dakota, the place where Victor Newberry lived and died. It’s a place where, according to some, “everybody knows everybody” and people are “accountable” to one another. While exploring and contemplating the accuracy of those statements, we meet two of Victor Newberry’s friends who explain why Victor, a somewhat quiet and secretive man, might have been looking over his shoulder in Glen Ullin. Some documentation about an altercation surfaces. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me

Should we trust Victor Newberry’s autopsy report, or should the thing be tossed in the trash with other garbage? From Virginia to Washington DC to Bismarck and Minot North Dakota, podcast host James Wolner searches for answers. Are you prepared for the potential and unfortunate situation that one of your loved one’s death may require an autopsy? If not, you need to listen to this episode. Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An outlandish story told in a rural North Dakota bar sets podcast host James Wolner in search of the facts about a perplexing death. Music by Julia Kent – juliakent.com Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened to Victor Newberry? For more information see dakotaspotlight.com Music by Julia Kent  Dakota Spotlight – Real Stories from the True North  Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Season One of Dakota Spotlight. What happened exactly to Victor Newberry of Glen Ullin, North Dakota, found dead next to his vehicle on December 27th, 2014 Produced by Everything Midwestern LLC Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more.  Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more.  Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to info@sixhorsemedia.com Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices