Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (1): Halloween at The Broken Drum (2026 Case Update)
A 2026 interview offers new insight before returning to the night Joel Lovelien was attacked.
Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations · James Wolner | Investigative Journalist & Creator of Dakota Spotlight
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Show Notes
We begin with a 2026 interview with Sergeant Suby of the Grand Forks Police Department, sharing where the Joel Lovelien case stands today. Then we return to the original 2023 episode, and back to October 27, 2007, a crowded Halloween night at the Broken Drum Bar. Costumes, noise, people coming and going. Outside, in the parking lot, something happens. Joel is found unconscious and badly injured, and by the end of the night, he is gone.
Music by HandTurner and Wowza in Kalamazoo.
If you have information about Joel Lovelien’s murder, you can submit a tip through the tip411 app, or contact the Grand Forks Police Department at 701-787-8000.
This episode is part of a rebroadcast of Season 8, Unresolved: The Murder of Joel Lovelien, originally released in 2023.
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