US EditionDismembered remains were found 100 years ago north of Duluth. The case remains unsolved
- On May 7, 1925, Charles Harris and his wife found human legs near Duluth while looking for saplings.
- The couple sought evergreen shrubbery to beautify their nearby farm, leading them to the grisly discovery.
- Deputies found the legs six feet apart with bruising, recognizing the remains as a homicide victim.
- Investigators identified the remains as belonging to Bennie Haight after positive identification by his wife Olga, who stated, "It looks like Bennie."
- Despite identifying Haight, the case stalled, with investigators exhausting leads and the crime remaining unsolved to this day.
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On a spring day 100 years ago, a couple went into a swamp, seeking saplings. They found a pair of human legs.
CANYON, Minn. — On a spring day 100 years ago, a couple went into a swamp searching for evergreen saplings and instead found a pair of human legs. Charles Harris and his wife, who is not named in newspaper archives, made the grisly discovery May 7, 1925, about 25 feet from the side of what is now U.S. Highway 53, then known as the Miller Trunk Road, northwest of Duluth, while looking for yard shrubbery to beautify their nearby farm. They immedia…
Dismembered remains were found 100 years ago north of Duluth. The case remains unsolved
CANYON, Minn. — On a spring day 100 years ago, a Northland couple went into a swamp searching for evergreen saplings and instead found a pair of human legs. Charles Harris and his wife, who is not named in newspaper archives, made the grisly discovery May 7, 1925, about 25 feet from the side of what is now U.S. Highway 53, then known as the Miller Trunk Road, while looking for yard shrubbery to beautify their nearby farm. They immediately contac…
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