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Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

Chasing Billy (4): Motels, Mafias and Stolen Guns – Unsolved Murder of William Wolf

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The 1978 murder of William “Billy” Wolf Jr. remains one of North Dakota’s darkest cold cases. Episode 4, Motels, Mafias and Stolen Guns, explores two listener tips identifying potential suspects — one already known to law enforcement, and another possibly new to the case. Investigating these men leads from Utah to Fargo’s Hi-10 Motel and into a world of illegal drugs, stolen weapons, and rumors of a so-called “Fargo Mafia.” Chasing Billy continues as a real crime investigation into an unsolved murder that has haunted the Midwest for more than four decades. Moonlight Feels Right music license: https://bruceblackman.com/music-licensing Check out the full catalog and everything Dakota Spotlight: https://dakotaspotlight.com/ Get all episodes early, ad-free, and more. Subscribe to Spotlight PLUS: https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus/ Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter: https://dakotaspotlight.com/newsletter/ Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight X/Twitter: @dakotaspotlight Instagram: @dakotaspotlight TikTok: @dakotaspotlight Bluesky: @dakotaspotlight.bsky.social YouTube: @dakotaspotlightpodcast4800 Proudly produced by Six Horse Media: info@sixhorsemedia.com Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes: info@sixhorsemedia.com All content in this podcast, including audio, interviews, and soundscapes, is the property of Six Horse Media. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or rebroadcast of this material without the express written consent of Six Horse Media is strictly prohibited. For permissions or inquiries, please contact info@sixhorsemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

No home. No address. No address. No bank account. No bank account. No job. No job. No home. No address. No bank account. No job. No bank account. No job. No home. It's time to break the vicious circle. We're working with charities like

0:23.6

Shelter to provide a bank account for people who are homeless. Search HSBCUK, no fixed address.

0:29.9

Hey folks, it's James here, host and producer of this show, Dakota Spotlight. I've got some

0:34.4

exciting news to share with you. I've just launched a brand new podcast

0:38.7

called The Sleep Retreat. The Sleep Retreat is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift off

0:46.2

to sleep. With soothing soundscapes and calming original stories by yours truly, it's the perfect

0:52.9

escape for a busy mind. You can find the sleep

0:56.1

retreat wherever you listen to podcasts or head over to the sleep retreat podcast.com. You're listening

1:03.5

to season four of Dakota Spotlight, chasing Billy a pursuit for justice, an ongoing

1:09.2

investigation into the 1978 homicide of William Wolf Jr.

1:14.6

My name is James Wollner.

1:17.5

Coming up in this episode.

1:21.8

I am 90% sure of who would be responsible for this crime.

1:41.3

I'm 90% sure. percent sure who would be responsible for this crime. He asked him, I guess, he said, can I store some stuff in your garage, old my dad didn't realize what he was talking about.

1:52.0

And it was a dumpy, city place,

1:54.5

and I always thought it was kind of odd that he would meet him there.

1:57.4

My uncle Frank was,

2:00.2

how could I put this?

2:01.6

Because this fellow had he had a group of, what would you call, followers.

2:07.6

Following his lead, he had become almost the sociopath or something. I can't put anything out of the question, I guess.

2:24.8

Violation of probation on charges of assault with a sharp weapon or intent to kill. If I could sit down and write a letter to Billy Wolf or a series of letters, I guess it would go something like this.

2:59.7

Dear Billy, my name is James and you don't know me, you never knew me, when you were killed, in August of 78, I was 13 years old.

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