Murder

Funeral Set For Parents As Search Continues For Missing Teen

Deputies responding to a 911 call on October 15 found the couple dead in their home in Barron, Wisconsin

BARRON, WI — A funeral will be held this weekend for a Wisconsin couple who were shot dead in their home last week. Their 13-year-old daughter is still missing. Services for James and Denise Closs will held Saturday in Cameron, next to the couple’s hometown of Barron. Deputies responding to a 911 call on October 15 found the couple dead in…

Child of Man Charged in Deadly Fargo Shooting Turns Himself Into Police

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The missing child of a man charged in a Fargo murder turns himself into Moorhead Police. Authorities have been for 16–year–old Morgan Cooley ever since his mother Izetta was arrested in Moorhead for kidnapping and violating a child custody order. She’s accused of taking two of her children from a foster home in Rose Creek, Minnesota. Her husband,…

St. Cloud Man Claims God Told Him To Kill Woman

Daniel Kenning faces one felony count of second-degree murder for the weekend death of 45-year-old Jennifer Moy of Blaine

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A St. Cloud man is accused of strangling a woman in his basement because he believed God told him to. 38-year-old Daniel Kenning faces one felony count of second-degree murder for the weekend death of 45-year-old Jennifer Moy of Blaine. Kenning told police that he met Moy at a wedding. He drove her back to his house,…

Man Accused of Killing Father Arrested in Lindenwood Park a Week Later

His preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. 31

FARGO, N.D. — After being on the run for a week, Christopher Riley, who’s accused of shooting his father, was arrested in Lindenwood Park. Police say Riley was found in the gray Dodge pickup truck from the crime scene. He was taken into custody without incident. Parkgoers say they were shocked to find a man wanted for murder in a family-friendly…

Prosecution’s Reaction: William Hoehn Found Not Guilty in Death of Savanna Greywind

He has pled guilty for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and for giving false information to officers. That could carry a maximum of 21 years in prison.

FARGO, N.D. — The jury in William Hoehn’s trial comes back with a “not guilty” verdict. Hoehn was facing a conspiracy to commit murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind. Hoehn took a deep breath after hearing those words and then started to choke up. It only took a little over a day for the jury to come to…

William Hoehn Takes the Stand, Defense Rests Case in His Murder Trial

The jury has started deliberating for a verdict

FARGO, N.D. — The defense rests its case in William Hoehn’s murder trial, but not before two more witnesses take the stand, including the defendant himself. The other included Jennifer Robinson. She and Hoehn’s former girlfriend Brooke Crews were inmates together at the Dakota Women’s Correctional facility last year. The two became close but Robinson says Crews lied to her about…

State Rests Its Case in William Hoehn Murder Trial

Hoehn's defense attorney Daniel Bourgen says he will call at least one witness to the stand Thursday

FARGO, N.D. — The state rests its case after one day of jury selection and six days of witness testimonies in William Hoehn’s murder trial. Only two witnesses were called to the stand, including Det. Phil Swan with the Fargo Police Department. Fargo police searched Hoehn’s apartment three times for 22–year–old Savanna Greywind but it was Aug. 20, 2017 when Det….

Murder Suspect In McDonald’s Shooting Awaiting Extradition In Minnesota

44-year-old Miguel Cooley, Sr. of Moorhead was arrested Monday night by a SWAT team in Rose Creek, Minnesota

Miguel Cooley Sr.AUSTIN, Minn. — A suspect in a Fargo homicide is in jail in Austin, Minnesota awaiting extradition to North Dakota. 44-year-old Miguel Cooley, Sr. of Moorhead was arrested Monday night by a SWAT team. The Mower County sheriff says U.S. Marshal’s had Cooley under surveillance in a home in the small town of Rose Creek, 12 miles southeast of…

Rural Pelican Rapids Man Arrested In Murder Of His Roommate

The body of 28-year-old Dylan Butler was found buried on Jordan Dalman's property

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A man who informed sheriff’s deputies of a death at his home near Pelican Rapids has been arrested. 25-year-old Jordan Dalman was taken into custody on Friday. On Saturday, the body of 28-year-old Dylan Butler was found buried on his property. Authorities say it appeared Butler, who lived at the house with Dalman since May, had…

Fargo Murder Suspect Found in Lindenwood Park

UPDATE – Christopher Riley was arrested Thursday at Lindenwood Park in Fargo without incident. Police say he was found in the gray Dodge pickup taken from the crime scene.   UPDATE: ARRESTED – Sept 27, 2018 Christopher B. Riley was located and arrested tonight in Lindenwood Park by Fargo Police Officers. He was taken into custody without incident. He was…