Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation
A 1972 death is being investigated anew, with a podcast series highlighting the case.
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Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation
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What this story says
- The 1972 death of Joli Truelson is under renewed investigation.
- An exhumation is being considered as a way to uncover new evidence.
- The case was recently featured on the podcast series 'Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.'
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 17 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 20 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
20 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 17 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The cold case surrounding the 1972 death of Joli Truelson is being re-examined. Authorities are considering an exhumation as a potential method to uncover new answers in the unsolved case. The investigation has gained recent attention through its inclusion in The Vault podcast series, specifically the episode titled 'Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.'
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated digests mentioned any specific details about the circumstances of Joli Truelson's death in 1972. The digests also did not include any information regarding the individuals or authorities involved in the current re-examination of the case.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 18 Sept 2026, 16:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
9 rated outlets
- Seven centre-rated digests reported on the re-examination of Joli Truelson's 1972 death. All seven digests mentioned that an exhumation might provide answers. The digests also uniformly noted the case's feature on The Vault podcast series, 'Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.'
Right
8 rated outlets
- Six right-rated digests covered the renewed investigation into Joli Truelson's 1972 death. Each of these digests stated that an exhumation could offer new insights. All six digests also reported that the cold case was featured on The Vault podcast, 'Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.'
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation?
- Of the 17 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 47% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 17 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 47% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation biased?
- Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Joli Truelson cold case re-examined with potential exhumation?
- 20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Joli Truelson case about?
- The Joli Truelson case concerns the unsolved death of an individual in 1972. The case is being re-examined, with authorities considering an exhumation to potentially uncover new evidence and answers.
- Has the Joli Truelson case been featured anywhere recently?
- Yes, the cold case of Joli Truelson was recently featured on The Vault podcast series. The specific episode highlighted is titled 'Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.'
- What new steps are being taken in the Joli Truelson case?
- Authorities are re-examining the cold case of Joli Truelson, who died in 1972. A potential exhumation is being considered as a way to gather new evidence and potentially solve the mystery.
Read it at the source
20 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
9- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Pine Journal in a new tab)
Pine Journal — is Pine Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Superior Telegram in a new tab)
Superior Telegram — is Superior Telegram biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens stcloudlive.com in a new tab)
stcloudlive.com — is stcloudlive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Post Bulletin in a new tab)
Post Bulletin — is Post Bulletin biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Perham Focus in a new tab)
Perham Focus — is Perham Focus biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Park Rapids Enterprise in a new tab)
Park Rapids Enterprise — is Park Rapids Enterprise biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Bemidji Pioneer in a new tab)
Bemidji Pioneer — is Bemidji Pioneer biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Duluth News Tribune in a new tab)
Duluth News Tribune — is Duluth News Tribune biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
8- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Jamestown Sun in a new tab)
Jamestown Sun — is Jamestown Sun biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens The Daily Republic in a new tab)
The Daily Republic — is The Daily Republic biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Echo Press in a new tab)
Echo Press — is Echo Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Detroit Lakes Online in a new tab)
Detroit Lakes Online — is Detroit Lakes Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens The Dickinson Press in a new tab)
The Dickinson Press — is The Dickinson Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Grand Forks Herald in a new tab)
Grand Forks Herald — is Grand Forks Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens West Central Tribune in a new tab)
West Central Tribune — is West Central Tribune biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Brainerd Dispatch in a new tab)
Brainerd Dispatch — is Brainerd Dispatch biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
3- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens Pine and Lakes Echo Journal in a new tab)
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal — is Pine and Lakes Echo Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens wadenapj.com in a new tab)
wadenapj.com — is wadenapj.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exhumation could bring answers in 1972 unsolved death of Joli Truelson (opens siouxfallslive.com in a new tab)
siouxfallslive.com — is siouxfallslive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
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