Woman found dead on side of St. Cloud road, police say it s suspicious
It s the second suspicious death of a woman in as many days in the city.
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A woman was found dead on the edge of a St. Cloud road Thursday morning, marking the second suspicious death in the city in as many days.
The St. Cloud Police Department said the woman s body was found at about 9:30 a.m. on the 4300 block of Cooper Avenue S., toward the southern edge of the city s borders.
Police said her death appeared suspicious. Officers are coordinating with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to process the scene.
HIBBING â Authorities have charged a Hibbing man in the murder of 71-year-old Courtney Fenske in 2017, officials said.
The St. Louis County Sheriffâs Office on Tuesday announced that deputies initially arrested Blake Andrew Stangel, 51, on May 24 in the city on unrelated charges. Law enforcement identified him as a former renter of Fenske and obtained a sample of his DNA. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said his DNA matched a sample found at the dated crime scene just southeast of Hibbing.
The Sheriffâs Office again arrested Stangel on May 28. This time he was arraigned and charged with second-degree manslaughter. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bail at the county jail in Duluth.
Photo: Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. KAAL-TV Created: June 01, 2021 06:11 PM
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has canceled a missing person alert for a Lake City man who has since been found and is safe.
The BCA reported 62-year-old John Vater has been located.
A missing person alert was first issued last Monday when the BCA stated Vater was last seen walking away from his home.
The BCA thanked those who helped in finding Vater.
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