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MISSING PERSONS

Kenneth Edward Tank
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A father of two walked out of Minnesota bar into a wintry night and vanished, starting decades-old mystery
Forum News Service has obtained a police report on Kenneth Edward Tank which sheds new light on the investigation, including theories that Tank became a target of some with ties to organized crime.
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Rural roads of Minnesota remain last known location of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson
Search teams have worked diligently to cover the 140-square mile area of interest, but some landowners have refused to allow access to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since 2008.
January 30, 2023 12:09 PM
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Body found during NE Minnesota missing person search
The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office found a body while searching Anne Wyatt, 55.
January 15, 2023 05:13 PM
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This Minnesota man went missing without a trace. 7 years later, there are still no answers
Joseph Zak disappeared from his group home in Brookston, Minnesota, on Dec. 7, 2015. Investigators feel that a cellphone ping may have misled the investigation from searching the grounds near where he went missing until it was too late. His case, which remains unsolved, has had no developments since spring 2016.
December 06, 2022 11:20 AM

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Why this unique red dust could be a crucial clue in cold case of missing Bismarck woman Shelly Julson
'Clinker' found on the engine block of Michele 'Shelly' Julson's abandoned car in 1994 may be linked to an early sighting in rural Burleigh County, North Dakota, the Dakota Spotlight true crime podcast reports.
November 29, 2022 04:45 PM
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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Drowning cited in missing Minnesota man's death
An autopsy did not point to any foul play in the death of Lucas Dudden, according to the Aitkin County sheriff.
November 17, 2022 04:29 PM
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By  Tom Olsen
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A missing MN man's family was kept in the dark by investigators. But they gave clues to 'Unsolved Mysteries'
Days before an 'Unsolved Mysteries' episode aired on the disappearance of Joshua Guimond, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office released 28 images discovered on his computer.
November 10, 2022 04:02 PM
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By  Trisha Taurinskas
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Police lieutenant with a rap sheet had allegedly harassed missing North Dakota woman
In the new and perhaps final episode of Season 7 of the Dakota Spotlight investigative podcast, founder and host James Wolner looks into Schaffer, his long career at the Bismarck Police Department and how his paths crossed with Shelly Julson's before she disappeared in 1994.
November 02, 2022 06:00 AM
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
Pictured are Fern Sankey, Verne Sankey and their Kimball, South Dakota home.
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Minnesota millionaire's kidnapping ends in tragedy for captor
Haskell Bohn, heir to a refrigeration fortune, lay face down on the ground as his kidnappers drove away into a dark summer night, in Minnesota, 1932, according to a police transcript exclusively obtained recently by Forum News Service. He had been ransomed. It was the end of Bohn's ordeal. His captors wouldn't get away with their crime.
October 13, 2022 10:03 AM
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By  Trisha Taurinskas
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Dakota Spotlight special: How a family turned to a podcast for help after being dismissed by police
When 51-year-old Australian schoolteacher Marion Barter disappeared while taking a sabbatical to travel the world local authorities dismissed the family's concerns. 25 years later, the dogged efforts of The Lady Vanishes podcast are uncovering a disturbing story.
October 12, 2022 04:31 PM
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By  James Wolner

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A thirty-one year old Jaden Woodworth looks into the camera. He has short dark hair and a short dark beard and mustache. He wears his sunglasses backwards over his neck.
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Son of a missing mother: Shelly Julson's son recounts life after his mom disappeared in North Dakota in 1994
Jaden Woodworth describes his memories of his mother, and tells how police claims drove a wedge between him and his father -- and how Dakota Spotlight's debunking of those claims might help reconnect them.
September 29, 2022 07:00 AM
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By  Jeremy Fugleberg
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'She had a little bit of a temper' -- Interview with old friend reveals new details about missing N.D. woman
In the latest episode of the Dakota Spotlight podcast, host James Wolner tracks down and speaks with Tony Hulm about Michele 'Shelly' Julson, her life and her mysterious disappearance. Hulm provides details that illuminate further what Shelly was doing around the time she disappeared.
August 31, 2022 09:47 AM
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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 ended, drawing exhaustive searches of Lake Superior and the thick woods and rugged terrain on shore.
August 30, 2022 10:03 AM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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