Murder

Charity dedicated to NDSU student whose 2014 murder has not been solved to close

SARTELL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The family of Tom Bearson, the NDSU student whose 2014 murder is still unsolved, has announced that they will be closing the foundation they started in his name. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Bearson family thanked the community, Tom Bearson Foundation employees, and others. “As we close our Foundation, we want to express our…

West Fargo Man Arrested for Murder of Woman

Spencer MoenWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man, 31-year-old Spencer Moen, is arrested for murder. Officers responded to a medical emergency around 7:30 Thursday morning in the 1100 block of Eaglewood Avenue West. They arrived to find a woman dead inside the home. Evidence at the scene resulted in the arrest of Moen for murder. He is currently…

Mankato man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 2-year-old

MANKATO, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Mankato man is sentenced to life in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 2-year-old. Police responded to an apartment in April 2021 for a medical incident where they found a child unresponsive. Officers took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy found injuries consistent with sexual assault and…

Suspect In Gruesome Workplace Murder at Digi-Key Is Indicted

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — The man accused in a gruesome workplace killing at Digi-Key in Thief River Falls is indicted by a grand jury. 32-year-old Jorge Benitez-Estremera has been indicted on first degree murder premeditated and second degree murder intent. Estremera is charged in the fatal beating death of 61-year-old Steven Opdahl of Oklee in the designated smoking…

Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Tied To Local “Operation Speed Racer” Pleads Guilty

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The lieutenant for a Mexican Drug Cartel pleads guilty in Fargo to leading a major drug trafficking enterprise. 45-year-old Juan Sillas-Rocha of Tijuana also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in furtherance of the enterprise. He was indicted by a North Dakota grand jury way back in 2011. In September of last year after 11…

Pelican Rapids Mother Accused of Murdering her Daughter

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — A Pelican Rapids woman is accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter. Charging documents say police arrived at 27-year-old Suad Ali’s home Monday night to find the girl lying on the living room floor, unresponsive. Ali was sitting on the couch, and a family member was kneeling over the child, shouting at her. The documents say…

4 suspects arrested in connection to Moore shooting death

Marcus McCuin Fabian Scott Marcus Rexroad Tommie Trent FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police confirm four more suspects arrested in connection with the death of 16-year-old James Moore, who was shot and killed in south Fargo last week. Marcus McCuin, 41, of Fargo, is arrested on four charges including murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, firearm possession by a felon and…