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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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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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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James died as he was pushing kids out of the way of danger as gunshots erupted while James and others were attending a 6 p.m. memorial gathering for Naressa “NuNu” Turner who died as a result of a shooting in the same Dayton’s Bluff alley, three years prior also on October 14.

While the brief 15 minute vigil of family and friends was underway, witnesses said a vehicle pulled up and its occupants started firing. It is not believed that James, a longtime friend of NuNu’s family was the target. “They were just shooting at everybody,” a witness said. James was attending the vigil held in the alley at Cypress Street and Reaney Avenue with his two older sisters.

The sadness of family and friends of James have led them to raise funds to offer a reward through Crime Stoppers of Minnesota of up to $5,000 for information submitted to Crime Stoppers while remaining anonymous. It is hoped that somebody who knows the shooter(s) can help in finding those responsible while knowing that their communication with Crime Stoppers is confidential and they will not be revealed to the public. The murderer of NuNu, Joseph Haywood Campbell has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Crime Stoppers

Deadly shooting at vigil for St. Paul murder victim

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – One person is dead after a shooting on St. Paul’s eastside Wednesday evening. The victim was attending a gathering to remember Naressa Turner, who was killed in a gang-related shooting 3 years ago.

Wednesday’s shooting happened near the intersection of Cypress Street and Reaney Avenue at about 6 p.m. When St. Paul police arrived, they learned a man had been shot and driven to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has been identified as Synika George James, 37, of St. Paul.

Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Fox9

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Mary was found just outside of Eau Claire Wisconsin in 1974. She was hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Chicago the day after Valentine’s Day. Her body was found several hours later in a snow bank off a rural road 90 miles away in Dunn County, Wisconsin. According to the medical examiner’s report, Mary had been stabbed more than a dozen times.

A witness called the police to say he saw a man drop off her body and then take off. Her purse and coat were never found. The former Dunn County sheriff says a witness saw a man take her body out of a trunk and drag it to the side of the road on 408th Avenue. That’s near Elk Lake about 4 miles west of Eau Claire.

Seems the case kept running dry.

Mary’s body was exhumed in 2009. Two DNA profiles were retrieved from Mary. They could not rule out Randall Woodfield. Never heard of Randall Woodfield? He was an NFL pick for the Greenbay Packers. He was drafted in 1974 and let go pre-season. He stayed in Wisconsin and was picked up by the semi-pro Manitowoc Chiefs, but he was let go at the end of the season. Still nothing? Have you heard of the California I-5 killer? The I-5 killer went prowling from northern California to northern Washington. Woodfield has been linked to at least 44 murders and 60 rapes in an 8-month spree from 1980-81. He went to trial for the murder and rape of Shari Hull and the attempted murder and rape of Beth Wilmot in Oregon.  He shot both in the back of the head, and Beth survived. He was found guilty. You can read more here: Oxygen: I-5 Killer

Could A Notorious Serial Killer Be Responsible For This 1974 Cold Case?

This video was provided to 1FromTheRock1 by Mary’s brother and the Dunn county Sheriff!

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From the Crime Stoppers Dunn County Wisconsin

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