MISSING PERSONS

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Damon Lee Boyd's case is ‘completely cold,’ his guardian says, but she continues to search

Boyd disappeared during the spring of 2014. One of the places he was last reportedly seen was Douglas Place, East Grand Forks' addiction treatment center.

Minnesota

Inmates’ help sought in Lake Elmo woman’s 1988 disappearance

Susan Swedell, 19 at the time, was last seen at a gas station a mile from her home

Jan 21

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Here are the steps to filing a missing persons report

The idea of reporting a missing person can be overwhelming. Here are the steps that should be taken.

Jan 17

Pictured are missing people of Minnesota.

The Vault

The myth of the 24-hour rule: How the false belief damages missing persons investigations

Television shows have perpetuated the belief that 24 hours must pass before a missing persons report can be filed. That's false.

Jan 14

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Minnesota office aims to provide resources for Indigenous relatives of the missing and murdered

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office was created in 2021 with the goal of reducing the number of unsolved cases in Minnesota.

Jan 10

By Trisha Taurinskas

An ambulance speeds though an urban setting with blurry streaks seen. The words news are overlaid on the image in white.

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Lost hunter and dog found safe near Sacred Heart, Minnesota, after being reported missing

A caller had reported around 5:50 p.m. Monday that James Knutson, 70, and his dog had not returned home from pheasant hunting after sunset.

Dec 31, 2024

By West Central Tribune staff report

A collage of photos centered on a partially blurry photo of a teenage girl, is surrounded by photos that include another photo of her, a mugshot of a young man, a lake cabin and a small excavator.

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Vault 2024 in review: What happened to these missing persons?

The dozen-plus missing persons cases we profiled came from incidents over nearly a century, from 1938 to 2012.

Dec 31, 2024

By Jeremy Fugleberg

Captain Bob Swearengin with the Civil Air Patrol steps out of a plane at the Duluth International Airport after searching for missing pilot Michael Bratlie in 2012. News Tribune file

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In 2012, an experienced pilot vanished over Minnesota's North Shore. What happened to Michael Bratlie?

Radar tracks put Michael Bratlie, an experienced military and commercial pilot, just past Two Harbors, Minnesota, in his two-engine plane. There the flight path apparently ended.

Dec 16, 2024

By Jimmy Lovrien