US EditionA fisherman thought he spotted a car in the Mississippi River. He may have just helped solve a cold case from 1967
Human remains found inside the recovered 1963 Buick are believed to be Roy Benn, missing since 1967, offering potential closure to a decades-old cold case, officials said.
- During Tuesday's dive, the Stearns-Benton County Sheriff's Office Dive Team recovered a fairly intact 1960s-era Buick from the Mississippi River near Riverside Avenue in Sartell, believed to contain human remains tied to a 1967 missing person case.
- During the weekend sonar scan, a fisherman from Watkins, Minnesota, reported an anomaly on Aug. 10, prompting a dive on Wednesday, Aug. 13, that located it around 10 a.m.
- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators found human remains inside the vehicle, matching its Vehicle Identification Number to Roy George Benn’s 1963 Buick Electra, suspected to be his.
- Authorities say the case remains under investigation; the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office will receive the remains for identification and cause of death.
- With the sheriff’s office leading the probe, Brody Loch and local law enforcement officials hope the discovery brings answers to Benn’s family.
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leprogres.frA Minnesota fisherman discovered thanks to his sonar a car at the bottom of a river. It belonged to a businessman who disappeared in 1967.
Two fishermen made a surprising discovery in the Mississippi River this week, helping to solve an old criminal case.
By Gordon Ebanks, CNN Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery at the bottom of the Mississippi River this week, when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a breakthrough in a decades-old cold case. Brody Loch, one of the fishermen, told CNN affiliate WCCO that he detected a car in the river using his sonar device last weekend. Three days later, on Wednesday, divers located the vehicle and found human remains ins…
A fisherman thought he spotted a car in the Mississippi River. He may have just helped solve a cold case from 1967
Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a break in a decades-old cold case.
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