Savage police were called to the Rocking Horse Ranch daycare on 19 September 2025 for a 4-month old who had blood around her mouth and foam coming out of her mouth.  She started breathing and was taken to the hospital by her parents!  The 4-month old had no further issues that weekend.  On Monday 22 September 2025 the 4-month old returned to the day care healthy at 8:30 am.  A short time after that 4-month old was found to be unresponsive with blood around her nose and mouth.  The parents notified and they returned to the cienter and transported that child to the hospital.  The pd was not called to that incident.

At approximately 10 am Theah Loudemia Russell called 911 that an 11-month old was unresponsive. Police, fire and ems responded immediately and found Harvey Muklebust.  Life saving efforts were immediately started.  Harvey was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced at 11:34 am.

On 13 January 2026 Russell confessed to “intentionally suffocating” Harvey and the other child “in an attention-seeking act,” according to Savage Police Chief Brady Juell. He added the employee “confessed to the attempted murder of our first victim on two occasions and to the murder of Harvey Muklebust.”

Russell had only worked at the day care for three weeks before Harvey’s death.

On Thursday 15 January 2026 Russell’s charged were upgraded from 2nd degree murder.

Here is the press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAVAGE, MN – January 13, 2026 – The Savage Police Department has made an arrest in connection with the death of Harvey Muklebust at Rocking Horse Ranch. The City of Savage will hold a press conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, to share details about the arrest and what happens next.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Police investigating infant death at Savage daycare

Savage, Minnesota- September 25, 2025 – The Savage Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continue to investigate what caused the death of an infant on Monday, September 22, at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare.

Savage Police attended the autopsy, but final results and toxicology reports typically take several months. Investigators have interviewed multiple individuals, thoroughly examined the scene, and sent evidence to the laboratory for testing.

This investigation is ongoing and comprehensive, and investigators are not ruling out any possible causes. Police will provide updates when new information becomes available for public release. Our thoughts are with the family during this incredibly difficult time. Out of respect for the family and in keeping with state law, the child’s name will not be made public.

Anyone with information about this incident can contact Detective Sergeant Andrew Dahmes at 952-882-2601.

Minnesota Department of Human Services MDHS, MN state has suspended Rocking Horse Ranch’s license on 23 September 2025, and that suspension is under appeal.

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Happy New Year!  

I have been working on the fraud over at the forum I have.  I do like writing over there because it doesn’t allow spammers to post comments!

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The shooter, Robin Westman, 23 a transgender was born Robert Westman is deceased! Westman acted alone and found dead at the scene of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Westman was armed with a shotgun, a rifle and a pistol and shot from the outside of the church through its windows.

HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER
Andrew M. Baker, M.D., Medical Examiner of Hennepin, Dakota and Scott counties

Moyski, Harper Lillian Press Release

Decedent: Moyski, Harper Lillian
Age: 10 years
Race:  White
Sex:  Female
City:  Minneapolis    State: Minnesota
Date of Death: 8/27/2025
Location of Death:  501 West 54th Street
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
Case No: 2025-06133
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound(s) of the head

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Merkel, Fletcher Alexander Press Release

Descendent: Merkel, Fletcher Alexander
Age: 8 Years
Race: White
Sex: Male
City: Minneapolis
Date of Death: 8/27/2025
Location of Death: 501 West 54th Street
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
Case No: 2025-06135
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds of torso

Investigating Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
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Prayers for the families of the wounded and deceased.
I will be typing up the 4 page letter Westman wrote.

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Under Minnesota law, a conviction of first-degree burglary carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $35,000 fine, or both.

Mitchell has told colleagues that she intended to resign if found guilty of this crime. She was found guilty and is now a felon!

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Day 5: [not sure why this was made private, sorry]

Day 4: WATCH: State Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies in own defense

Day 3:

Day 2:  

Bodycam video released from Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s arrest

Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony charge of possessing burglary or theft tools. Mitchell broke into her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes and took several items belonging to her late father after her stepmom ceased contact with her.

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Multiple sources confirm Vance Boelter as the suspect in Minnesota’s political assassination.

He served as “Director of Security Patrols” for a security company and was reportedly a former appointee of Gov. Tim Walz. pic.twitter.com/L1soF0TxvF

— Liz Collin (@lizcollin) June 14, 2025

Officials stated they are looking for a suspect who was dressed as a police officer [white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement] and driving a distinctive “dark-colored SUV with a push-bumper, a spotlight on the drivers’ side, and red-and-blue flashing lights mounted on both the dash and rear window—equipment resembling an unmarked squad vehicle.”

Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were each shot multiple times and are currently alive. The Hoffman’s are currently alive but have been shot multiple times!  According to authorities the Hoffmans “cautiously optimistic they will survive this assassination attempt.” At 2 am authorities received a call that there was a shooting in Champlin! At around 2 a.m. on the 8200 block of 109th Place Northreportedly at the residence of Hoffman. The shooter was described as a white male with brown hair, wearing a black armored vest and dark blue clothing underneath, resembling a law enforcement uniform.

Shortly after, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home. The victim, Melissa suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back and went into cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital.

From Brooklyn Park police emergency services:

5 am –

Emergency Alert
BKP PD issuing shelter in place order in 3 mile radius of Edinburgh Golf Course for emergent event. Police are looking for a suspect in multiple targeted shootings who is armed and dangerous. Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement. Do not approach. Call 911.

soon after that alert:

Emergency alert: Extreme

BKP PD: shelter in place order in 3 mile radius of Edinburgh Golf Course. Police are looking for a suspect in multiple targeted shootings who is armed and dangerous. Suspect is white male, brown hair and dressed like law enforcement.

Do not approach and do not answer door unless two officer approach together. Call 911 to verify officer identity first.

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Baby Angel complaint:
On or about September 5, 2011, at approximately 2:22 pm, Winona County Sheriffs Deputies (collectively “Deputies”) responded to a call concerning a deceased newborn that was found floating in the Mississippi River. The infant was found inside a bag floating on the Minnesota side of the river within the border of Winona County, Minnesota, approximately seven miles south of the City of Winona. The bag containing the infant was found floating in the water by boaters. The inside of the bag also contained a pendant, incense, and several angel figurines.

On September 6, 2011, an autopsy was conducted on the infant. The medical examiner determined the infant appeared to be full-term and was likely a recent birth within a day or two. The infant had a four-inch section of the umbilical cord attached that appeared to have been cut with a sharp-edged instrument. It did not appear the umbilical cord was cut by a medical provider which indicated the infant did not receive medical treatment during or after birth.  The medical examiner noted several fractures on the front and side of the infant’s skull.

There was bleeding on the brain. There was no evidence of medical intervention on the infant. A 2024 updated autopsy review concluded this “normally developed term female infant sustained injuries of the head while alive.”

The evidence shows the skull fractures were sustained while the infant was alive. This is not the type of injury that would have occurred with the assistance of a medical professional during delivery. The incidents of skull fractures during a medically assisted delivery are very low and generally occur in only 2.9% of cases where forceps were used during the birthing process. There is no evidence that medical care was provided during or immediately after delivery. The resultant brain hemorrhages from the skull fractures could have been treated medically and decreased the likelihood of death.

The funeral for Baby Angel was 5 April 2012.

Jennifer Nichole Baechle, 43, is facing two counts of second-degree manslaughter for allegedly placing her newborn in a white tote bag and sending it down the Mississippi River in 2011.

➡️ 24 April 2025 court hearing: Baechle’s unconditional bail was set at $200,000 with her conditional bail set at $20,000 provided that she doesn’t leave the state and is monitored via a GPS. The next court hearing is scheduled for 7 July 2025.

Jennifer Baechle complaint:
On or about May 24, 2023, Deputies requested Defendant provide a voluntary DNA sample. Defendant requested time to think about giving a sample and said she would get back in touch with Deputies. On June 1, 2023, Defendant requested additional time to research the company Deputies were using for genealogy analysis. Deputies then received a letter from a criminal defense lawyer requesting any future contact with Defendant be made through counsel.

Deputies conducted a trash pull search of Defendant’s trash. Deputies collected the trash that was set outside for pickup by the trash collection company. A search of the trash bags revealed information connected to Defendant’s household. Deputies also located a discarded female hygiene product. These items were sent to the BCA laboratory for testing and comparison to the DNA of the infant. The BCA’s report on the DNA testing and comparison confirmed that the infant, found in the bag floating in the Mississippi River on September 5, 2011, could be the biological child of Defendant.

On or about March 19, 2024, Deputies served a search warrant on Defendant to collect DNA. Defendant’s DNA was submitted to the BCA laboratory for testing. The DNA test results indicated the genetic results obtained from the unidentified female infant are 570,000 times more likely to occur in a biological child of Defendant than in someone unrelated to Defendant. The report concluded that this was very strong evidence to support the biological relationship between Defendant and the unidentified female infant as being a biological mother daughter relationship. As the biological mother of the infant, Defendant had a duty to seek medical care on behalf of the infant during pregnancy, birth, and immediately after birth.

Deputies spoke with members of Defendant’s family. The family told Deputies they had not had personal contact with Defendant during 2011. They said Defendant was living in her van in the Winona, Minnesota, area in 2011. Deputies showed Defendant’s family members photographs of the items found with the infant in the bag. Family members immediately recognized the blue pendant as belonging to Defendant. Deputies were also told that Defendant collected angels. They described giving an angel ornament to Defendant every Christmas.

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Terrence ‘Terry’ Brisk was shot and killed on 7 November 2016 with his own rifle while hunting in Belle Prairie Township, Morrison County, Mn.

Terrence Brisk Homicide Case Facts:  – 24 March 2022
• Terrence “Terry” Brisk was found deceased on November 7, 2016, on wooded property in Belle
Prairie Township, northwest of the intersection of Hawthorne Road and Jewel Road northeast of
Little Falls. Brisk was deer hunting on his parent’s property at the time of incident.

• Brisk was killed from a gunshot wound. The investigation revealed that Brisk was killed by his
own weapon, which was a Winchester Model AE 30-30, lever action rifle.

• The incident occurred between 2:15pm and 4:30pm. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s
Office ruled the manner of death a homicide.

• Based on evidence located at the scene, investigators believe that the suspect was in close
proximity to Brisk when he was killed.

• Investigators have learned throughout the investigation that a blue van may be a vehicle of
interest in this case.

• There is a $30,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the
person responsible for Brisk’s murder.

We continue to ask for the public’s assistance in this case. Maybe it was something you
observed, something you heard, or maybe it’s a vehicle or person you observed in the area on
the date of the incident. Whatever information you may have about this case, we want to hear
from you. If you have any information on the blue van that may have been in the area at the
time of the incident, we would like to hear from you as well.

If you have any information related to this case, please contact the Morrison County Sheriff’s
Office at (320) 632-9233 or call Crime Stoppers by calling toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS [8477]. If
you want to make a report and stay anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota
at their website CrimeStoppersMN; or you can install a tip APP on any smartphone; or
send a text message beginning with TIP674 to CRIMES [274637]. All contact with Crime Stoppers
is anonymous and you may qualify for an award if information leads to an arrest.

From the Morrison County Sheriff

Here my post from 2020 on Terry’s murder: Terry Brisk

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Case Number: 22-278909

On 12/16/2022 Mr. Garron was found in the area of 6080 East River Road in the City of Fridley after being struck by a vehicle.

Garron was found lying in the roadway with grave injuries after being struck by a vehicle. The unknown vehicle fled the location and Garron died at the scene. There are no witnesses or suspect information at this time.

Do you have information about this investigation? You don’t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know. Email your tip to ACSOColdCases@anokacountymn.gov.

Anoka County Sheriff’s Office
December 16, 2022 ·:

On December 16, 2022, at approximately 5:17 P.M., the Fridley Police Department responded to a report of an individual laying on the ground near the 6000 block of East River Rd NE in the City of Fridley. Upon arrival, emergency responders declared the adult male deceased at the scene.

Indications show that the male was struck by a motor vehicle that then left the scene after the crash. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is asking for any individuals who may have witnessed or have information about the crash to contact the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office at (763) [removed].

This case remains under investigation by the City of Fridley Public Safety, Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, Minnesota State Patrol, and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. No further information will be released at this time.

Anoka County Sheriff’s Office
December 20, 2022 ·

***UPDATE from the 12/16 death investigation in Fridley and REQUEST for the public’s assistance***
The adult male decedent in the December 16, 2022, death investigation in the City of Fridley has been identified as:

• Calvin Lavell Garron, age 51, of Fridley, MN

No arrests have been made in this incident and The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to ask for any individuals who may have witnessed or have information about the crash to contact the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office at (763) [removed].

At the time of Mr. Garron’s death, he was wearing a dark colored jacket, blue jeans, black and white shoes, and carrying items in a plastic bag (picture of Mr. Garron below). The possible motor vehicle involved may have front end damage due to the crash.

This case remains under investigation by the City of Fridley Public Safety, Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, Minnesota State Patrol, and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. No further information will be released at this time.

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Miller was arrested at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota!

Mary was found dead on 15 February 1974 Spring Brook, Wisconsin about 260 miles northwest of Milwaukee.

Mary had been hitchhiking from Minneapolis to a Chicago art show when she turned up dead in a ditch, and investigators were left with few leads beyond one piece of possible evidence was a stocking cap found near her body, from which a few hairs were pulled. The hairs have lead investigator to Miller who was found by genetic evidence.

Miller denied being involved when investigators arrived at his apartment, but after they told him about the genetic evidence that lead to Miller, he confessed. Miller stated he picked Mary up and wanted sexual content, but she denied his advanced and he grabbed a knife and stabbed Mary in the back.

Miller was in Steele County jail until last Friday where he was moved to Dunn County jail in Wisconsin.

Original post on Mary’s murder

Dunn County Sheriff Byrd news conference:

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury found Derrick John Thompson guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and fentanyl following a deadly vehicle crash that killed five victims, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Following a five-day trial in U.S. District Court before Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan, Thompson, 28, was found guilty of one count of possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of possessing a firearm as a felon, and one count of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date.

Thompson has not been to trial for the Murders of these ladies:

According to evidence presented at trial, on June 16, 2023, a trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol observed a black Cadillac Escalade speeding north on I-35W, traveling at 95 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour speed zone. The trooper observed the driver, later identified as Thompson, abruptly cut across four lanes of traffic to exit the freeway at the Lake Street exit. The trooper began following the SUV but did not activate the emergency lights or sirens because the trooper did not want to attempt a traffic stop on city streets given the Escalade’s dangerous driving. At the intersection of 2nd Avenue South and East Lake Street, Thompson sped through a red light at the intersection without stopping or slowing. The SUV struck at full speed the driver’s side of a Honda Civic that was traveling lawfully through the intersection. All five occupants of the Honda Civic, four adult females and one juvenile female, were killed. When law enforcement responded to the scene of the crash, witnesses told officers where Thompson fled. Officers found Thompson, wearing clothing that matched the description given by witnesses, sitting on the curb outside of a nearby restaurant. Officers detained Thompson, who was later transported to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation.

According to evidence presented at trial, an officer found at the scene a Hertz rental record for the Cadillac Escalade indicating that Thompson rented the vehicle from a Hertz located at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport approximately 30 minutes before the crash. After obtaining a warrant to search the vehicle, officers found a black leather bag on the front passenger side floor that contained a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, as well as three baggies containing more than 2,000 blue “M-Box 30” fentanyl pills, a baggie containing an additional 14 grams of fentanyl powder, a baggie containing 35 grams of cocaine, and a digital scale. Subsequent testing determined that Thompson’s DNA was present on the firearm, the fentanyl powder, and the cocaine. A search of Thompson’s phone found dozens of texts indicating fentanyl deals.

Because Thompson has multiple prior felony convictions, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI, the Minneapolis Police Department, the Minnesota State Patrol, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Police Department, in coordination with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Calhoun-Lopez and Ruth S. Shnider tried the case.

More info on Derrick Thompson

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The person in the pictures is believed to be involved in a homicide that occurred in Minneapolis 18 December 2023.

If you or anyone you know recognizes this person, please reach out to policetips@minneapolismn.gov or leave a voicemail at 612-673-5845. When providing information, please reference GO# 23-335337. Individuals may also share information anonymously by calling CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Anonymous tips may also be submitted electronically at www.CrimeStoppersMN.org.

Shane A. Johnson of Minneapolis, suffered numerous sharp force injuries at the Abbott Apartments in the 100 block of E. 18th Street and died at 14:55 according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office information released.

Case No: 2023-08511
Decedent: Johnson, Shane Anthony
Age: 42
Race:  Black
Sex: Male
City: Minneapolis
Date & Time of Injury: 12/18/2023
Location of Injury: 110 East 18th Street Minneapolis Minnesota 55403
Date of Death: 12/18/2023
Time of Death: 14:55
Location of Death: 110 East 18th Street Minneapolis Minnesota 55403
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Multiple sharp force injuries
Investigating Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
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Police identify 17-year-old stabbing victim
Star Tribune Tuesday 27 August 1985

The mutilated body of a girl found Saturday in a drainage ditch in East Bethel was identified Monday as that of Barbara Sue Frost, a 17-year-old high school dropout who friends said had alcohol problems.

Anoka County sheriffs Investigators said yesterday that they suspect that the killer is the person who picked Frost up while she was hitchhiking Friday night. That person is still being sought.

Frost had been stabbed at least 20 times in the chest and other upper portions of her body, said Dr. Joseph
coroner. He said that she died of her stab wounds, that there was no sign of a struggle where her body was found and that she had not been sexually abused.

The body appears to have been moved to the drainage ditch after the slaying, Investigators in the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department said. On the basis of the autopsy reports, they estimated that she was killed late Friday night or early Saturday morning [24 August 1985]. The fully clothed body was discovered face down in the ditch at 2:23 p.m. north of County Rd. 22 and east of Hwy. 65 by a farmer who had been mowing tall grass.

We think she was hitchhiking south on Hwy. 65 and that whoever killed her had to know the area pretty well, knew the roads, because there’s not a lot of traffic in that area,” said Capt. Bill Hoogestraat of the Anoka County sheriffs major crimes.

No arrests have been made, but Hoogestraat said investigators were confident of several leads. One of the problems hampering investigators is that the rain Saturday morning left few tire tracks at the scene.

In the last several months Frost had been living intermittently at a house in Blaine with three men who were recovering alcoholics. She attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings with them in Fridley.

“She was a ‘runner’ and a troubled young lady who was chemically dependent, but lately she’d been working hard trying to stay sober,” said Ed Nelson, one of the men at the house.

You could see a lot of pain and hurt in that girl’s eyes, he said. “Somebody was saying the other day that they thought one of our best meetings was two weeks ago when she led a discussion group on how people can’t run away from their problems and how she, since she knew she had a long history of running away from problems, had finally learned there were no quick solutions, that you had to ride it out.

“I always thought that was pretty good thought for a person who was 17 years old and in trouble. She was no dummy, that’s for sure.”

Nelson said he last saw her a week ago and described her as “upbeat, real happy.” partly because she mentioned she was going to be getting a new job and would no longer have to earn money as a maid in Downtown Minneapolis.

Frost told Nelson that her father had died about five years ago, he said, and that the death had caused her severe emotional problems. Her mother, Carol Patterson [passed away 2 June 2008] lives in Minneapolis.

Patricia Carlson, one of Frost’s two sisters, said she didn’t know Frost’s whereabouts Friday.

“My sister never deserved this, no-body deserves what happened to her,” Patterson said. She said many of her sister’s problems started after their father’s death.

When he died, I think a part of her died too. They were very close.” For at least the last six months she had been attending the sobriety meetings and was recently working toward getting her general education diploma, said Nelson. Frost dropped out of St. Francis High School in 1982, said a school spokesman.

“Hitchhiking was the main way she got herself around, and despite all our warnings not to do it, she felt it necessary to do it, and she just ran into the wrong, crazy person and that was it,” said Nelson. “We never ran together, we just tried to stay sober together and support each other.”

Police get description of suspect in slaying of girl found in ditch
Star tribune Friday 30 August 1985

Anoka County sheriff’s investigators said Thursday that they have a description of a suspect in last weekend’s slaying of a 17-year-old girl from St. Francis, Minn.

Officials yesterday released a sketch of the suspect drawn from a description received from a gas station attendant, who said he had seen the girl in the gas station with the man the night before her body was found.

The body of Barbara Sue Frost was found in a drainage ditch in East Bethel Saturday afternoon by a farmer who was mowing tall grass. She had been stabbed more than 20 times in the chest and upper body, but had not been sexually assaulted. The murder weapon penetrated her heart several times from the front and the back, officials said.

Authorities are seeking a white man, between 35 and 40 years old, about 6-foot-3 or 6-foot-4 with a trim build and short, neat, sandy-colored hair parted on the left. The man also had a noticeable cleft chin, a prominent Adam’s apple and a small bump on the bridge of his nose that might indicate it had once been broken. He was driving a tan, late model Volvo station wagon with Minnesota license plates beginning with the letters NOX or NOZ. He also was wearing a gold watch with diamonds or similar stones on the face. Anoka County Undersheriff Donald Dwyer said that he had sent the license information to the state highway department but that the department had not identified a specific car yesterday afternoon.

Dwyer said investigators received the information from an attendant at a gas station at 45th and Lyndale Ave. N, in Minneapolis. The attendant told authorities that he knew the girl and that he saw her with the man in the gas station about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Dwyer also said that the girl called one of the men with whom she lived in Blaine at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and that there was party noise in the background. She did not indicate that she was in trouble, investigators said, and the men with whom she shared the house have been cleared as suspects.

Investigators believe the suspect picked up Frost while she was hitchhiking south on Hwy. 65.

Frost was an “inveterate hitchhiker” who also carried a knife because, she said, drivers had tried to take advantage of her, Dwyer said.

Authorities have not found the knife.

Officials ask that people with information on the crime or the suspect call the Anoka County major crime…

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The victim, 27 year old Toni Lanae [Talarico] Monette, had been working alone as a clerk at the 7-11 store located on Silver Lake Road in Mounds View, MN on March 25, 1981. In the early morning hours, a customer entered the store and discovered the victim’s body. Toni had been violently attacked and stabbed numerous times, resulting in her death. The victim left behind two young children at the time of the homicide.

If you have any information regarding this or other cold cases in Minnesota-please contact the BCA Tip Line or the Mounds View Police Department at the contact information below.

Tip Line 763.717.4061
BCA Tip Line 1.877.996.6222
bca.coldcase@state.mn.us
Investigator Jeremy Hellpap
(763) 717-4096

From: The Minneapolis Star 2 April 1981
By DAVE HAGE
The Minneapolis Star

Toni Monette wasn’t scheduled to work the night she was slain. Management at the 7-Eleven store at 7295 Silver Lake Road in Mounds View had hired another cashier, and protocol says the rookie works the 11 pm to 7 am shift. But Monette substituted for the newcomer that night, and wound up on the floor with 10 stab wounds.

Mounds View reacted with dismay this week to its first slaying in years. It occurred early March 25, 1981.
Mounds View Police, aided by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, haven’t arrested anyone or established a motive for the killing of the 26-year-old cashier. Police said no money was taken from the store and there was no sign of sexual assault.

Police checked the store about 2:30 am, the cash register tape indicated a sale at 3:10 am and a customer found Monette dead at 4:30 am. The apparent lack of motive has left neighbors a little nervous.

“I just wonder if there’s this thing wandering around our neighborhood, thinking, ‘Hmmm, I’ll try Mounds View for a while,'” said a woman who lives half a block away on Ramsey County Road H2. “I wasn’t too happy walking home from choir practice at Messiah Lutheran church Wednesday night. I made sure my husband was watching for me.

Two other neighbors said they aren’t on edge, but that they’re making extra sure that doors are locked before they go to bed.

“It’s strange to think it happened just down the street, yet we never heard or saw a thing,” said another neighbor. “But then, this is a neighborhood of early risers, and we go to bed early.” The neighborhood around Silver Lake Road and Ramsey County Road H2 is somewhat remote there’s a big wooded area on one corner, a few modest houses and double bungalows on the others. No sidewalks-just four long, straight roads leading away from the intersection.

The store’s manager, who asked not to be named, said the store has taken new precautions, but added, “I’m not sure I’d want to see the specifics in print.” Since the slaying, one employee has quit and the store has eliminated the 11 pm to 7 am shift because no one will work it, said Mike McDermott, 7-Eleven zone manager for Minnesota.

McDermott said there had been no other violent incidents at the store..
It was normal for an employee to work the late shift alone, the store manager said, because there is too little night business to justify two employees.

A cashier at a Tom Thumb store two blocks away on Knollwood Avenue said the killing made her nervous.
“It makes you more aware, had been scared before without realizing it. Now I realize it. I think it’d be crazy working alone at night. I’m hardly ever alone.

“I was running the store last Sunday (four days after the killing), and one time when there weren’t any customers, I was in the back doing some quick work.

When I got back up to the counter, there was a woman here who was just frantic. She kept saying, ‘Where were you? Where were you?’

Monette, who held a business degree from St. Theresa’s College in Winona, lived with her parents at [removed] S. 28th Ave., Minneapolis, and had worked at the store only since Feb. 11. But the manager said she knew Monette well.

“She worked for me. It doesn’t take long to get to know someone when you work closely with them. She was as nice a person as you could ask for, and she was on her way up.” On the counter was a coffee can labeled “Toni Monette Memorial Fund.”

“I’m not really scared to work here now I just miss her,” the manager added. “It’s kind of spooky coming in and not seeing her face.”

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Deana was found in a ditch in 20 May 1989 south of Kellogg in Wabasha County. Deana’s remains were identified March 2009, when a neighbor thought a cold case playing card looked like Deana. DNA was used from a sister of Deana and was a match!

PRESS RELEASE
March 16, 2009

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announces major break in 1989 Wabasha County Jane Doe – COLD CASE.

For the first time, the Minnesota Cold Case Playing Cards initiative, which began in October 2008, has played a role in solving a case.

The victim was located May 20, 1989 south of Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota. She was identified as Deana Marie Patnode, 23, of Inver Grove Heights in March 2009 via DNA after the Minnesota BCA received a tip from an image on a card in a deck of MN Cold Case Playing Cards that were released in October 2008. The tipster said he thought the image on the playing card looked similar to his neighbor who had disappeared in the 1980s. Authorities were able to match DNA of Patnode after locating a family member.

Patnode was last seen leaving the Buck Board bar on Concord Boulevard with a friend in South St. Paul on October 26, 1982. Her remains were found almost seven years later.

THIS CASE IS NOW AN ACTIVE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
Any tips should be phoned in to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Department
Phone: (651) 565-3361 or you can submit a tip to crime stoppers

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Here is the press release:

Sheriff Kyle A. Burton
Chief Deputy Aaron Evenson

Mille Lacs County

For Immediate Release
Fatal pedestrian hit and run

11/14/2023
Kathio Township, Mille Lacs County On 11/13/2023 at approximately 4:50 pm, a 911 call was received by the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office regarding a pedestrian that had been struck near 400849 Hwy 169. Deputies, Mille Lacs Health System EMS, State Patrol and Onamia Fire responded to the scene. Once on scene, they determined this to be a fatality and the victim has been identified as Dr. Cathy Donovan, age 56 of Onamia, MN.

It appears from the early stages of the investigation that Dr. Donovan was struck and killed while walking her dogs in the area near her home. One of the dogs is deceased and the other survived. We do not have a description of the vehicle involved at this time and are seeking the public’s help. The vehicle will likely have heavy front-end damage. We are asking for anyone who knows anything about this to contact us through our tip line at 320-983-8346 or you can provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

Dr. Donovan was a long time provider at Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia and she will be deeply
missed. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family and co-workers during this difficult time.

A $10k reward is being offered.

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