Cold Cases in Minnesota
ColdCaseIndex documents 8 cold cases in Minnesota, spanning 1981–2020. 4 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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George Floyd
George Floyd died after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. His death sparked worldwide protests and the Black Lives Matter movement. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree m
Philando Castile
Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. His girlfriend broadcast the aftermath live on Facebook. Officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter i
Sarah Fox
Twenty-five-year-old Sarah Fox was killed while jogging near her Minneapolis home. Her body was found in the Mississippi River gorge. Michael Zebuhr's DNA was not a match but DNA evidence eventually pointed to Nathaniel
Paul Johnson
Forty-one-year-old Paul Johnson was found murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota in September 2003. Despite investigation by Minneapolis Police, the case went cold. It remains in Hennepin County cold case files.
April Fitz
Twenty-year-old April Fitz was found murdered in Duluth, Minnesota in June 1999. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in St. Louis County cold case files.
Terri Taber
Nineteen-year-old Terri Taber was found murdered in her apartment in Elk River, Minnesota. She had been strangled. Despite investigation and a reward offered, no arrests have been made.
Jacob Wetterling
Eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted at gunpoint near his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. His disappearance led directly to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration
Moorhead Jane Doe
An unidentified young woman's remains were found near Moorhead, Minnesota in March 1981. She was found in a wooded area. Despite forensic testing and DNA analysis in recent years, she has never been identified.