Van Buren, MN Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Demaris

Name

Lillian Demaris

Age

31

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Lillian Eileen Demaris Was Last Seen In Mason City, Iowa On August 14, 1952. She Has Never Been Heard From Again.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Dreher

Name

Dwane Dreher

Age

33

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Missing After Last Being Seen Around 7:30 P.M. On Nov. 7, 1955, By His Father In Mason City, Iowa. Dreher’S Vehicle Was Found Near The Winnebago River — All His Belongings Still Inside

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Devries

Name

Lucille Devries

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Discovered Dead In The Back Seat Of Her Burning Vehicle Parked In The Driveway Of Her Mason City Apartment.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Horgen

Name

Norma Horgen

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Body Found Near The Northwest Shore Of Iowa’S Clear Lake

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Hatges

Name

Andy Hatges

Age

75

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found Dead In His Home,His Throat Had Been Slashed.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Hines

Name

Charles Hines

Age

45

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Investigators Were Checking Out The Report Of A Fight Involving Hines When They Found His Body, And Believe He Died After An Assault.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Strait

Name

Elgin Strait

Age

80

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He Died From A Gunshot Wound To The Head.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Joynt

Name

Roger Joynt

Age

26

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

8 Bullet Wounds Throughout His Body.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Esquivel

Name

Grace Esquivel

Age

25

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Mother Of A Six-Year-Old Daughter, Angie, Was Reported Missing

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Olsen

Name

Rodney Olsen

Age

32

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

He Had Moved From His Native Britt Area Not Too Long Before He Disappeared.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Luna

Name

Dillon Luna

Age

15

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found Dead Of Smoke Inhalation

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Snyder Jr

Name

John Snyder Jr

Age

1

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

He Toddler Was Found Dead In Willow Creek,Michael Jason Cisneros Was Tried For First-Degree Murder In The Boy’S Death

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Pruin

Name

Billy Pruin

Age

43

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Shot At His Rural Mason City

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Huisentruit

Name

Jodi Huisentruit

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Huisentruit Was Abducted From The Parking Lot Of Her Apartment Before Leaving For Work

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Best

Name

Gerald Best

Age

50

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found Stabbed To Death,His Throat Had Been Slashed.

Agency

Mason City Police Department

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cold-case-record__Nelson

Name

Brian Nelson

Age

60

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

Stabbed to death in his hibbing home

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Mayes

Name

Terrell Mayes

Age

3

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Shot and killed

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Schroetter

Name

Harold Schroetter

Age

57

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Blood from schroetter was found in the trunk of his girlfriend’s car, which is the white chrysler 300, pictured above right. a new trunk linker was found to have been purchased and replaced shortly after his disappearance.

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Anthony

Name

Rachel Anthony

Age

50

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Upon checking the liquor store, he found the back door unlocked with anthony’s purse and coat still inside, but no signs of anthony. her body was found six weeks later in a ravine near breezy point, about 15 miles away

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Haisley

Name

Cynthia Haisley

Age

43

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Found beaten to death under a bridge in northwest rochester

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Kastelic

Name

Frank Kastelic

Age

52

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Found outside his car in st. paul on april 18, 1989, with a fatal gunshot wound to the head

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Paciotti

Name

Barbara Paciotti

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Jeff dolinich acknowledged leaving hibbing with barbara, that the two had argued, he struck her and he thought she was dead. dolinich said he awoke the morning of june 14 in mora, minnesota with no memory of where paciotti was. his pants and shoes were covered in grass and mud.

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Dahl

Name

Helen Dahl

Age

79

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Found murdered in the basement

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Elias

Name

Cindy Elias

Age

19

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Found murdered on the morning of march 24 off a logging road approximately eight miles north of aurora

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Reker

Name

Mary Reker

Age

15

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Their bodies were recovered three miles outside of st. cloud

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Reker

Name

Susan Reker

Age

12

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Their bodies were recovered three miles outside of st. cloud

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Thielen

Name

Sheri Thielen

Age

40

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Shot by two unidentified black males through a window

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Swedell

Name

Susan Swedell

Age

19

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Last seen january 19, 1988 at a gas station about a mile from her home in lake elmo

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Carlson

Name

Anita Carlson

Age

22

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Murdered on or around june 30, 1987, near bemidji

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Brewer

Name

​Kevin Brewer

Age

11

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Murdered on august 3rd, 2000 near cottage park in minneapolis

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Daugherty

Name

​Nancy Daugherty

Age

38

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Was found murdered july 16, 1980 in chisholm

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Morrison

Name

Wesley Morrison

Age

78

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Was murdered in st. paul

Agency

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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cold-case-record__Figuero-Morales

Name

Luis Figuero-Morales

Age

28

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim

Agency

Minneapolis Police Department

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cold-case-record__Ismael

Name

Ali Ismael

Age

23

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

It was a murder that concerned the neighborhood and the somali community

Agency

Minneapolis Police Department

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cold-case-record__Powell

Name

Larry Powell

Age

48

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

He was shot and killed on the 1600 block of hillside avenue north. he was killed by a single bullet; his body was discovered next to a snowbank around 5 o’clock in the evening

Agency

Minneapolis Police Department

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cold-case-record__Wolf Jr

Name

William Wolf Jr

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Missing

Agency

Fargo Police Department

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