Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien (2): The Clown, the Cowboy, and the Hunter
Episode 2 examines the first hours of the Joel Lovelien murder investigation, when costumed figures — the clown, the cowboy, and the hunter — added confusion to an already chaotic crime scene.
Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations · James Wolner | Investigative Journalist & Creator of Dakota Spotlight
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Show Notes
In the second episode of Unresolved, The Murder of Joel Lovelien, investigators begin piecing together the first hours after Joel was found beaten outside the Broken Drum Bar in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Episode 2, The Clown, the Cowboy, and the Hunter, unpacks the chaos of witness statements and the many reasons the investigation got off to a confusing start. With costumed figures swirling around the crime scene, detectives struggled to separate fact from distraction in this unresolved North Dakota homicide.
Intro and outro music by HandTurner (https://handturner.bandcamp.com) and Wowza in Kalamazoo (https://wowzainkalamazoo.bandcamp.com/).
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