'Potential Suspect' Found in 1995 Cold Case of Missing News Anchor
Ridge says a woman provided documents backing an alleged confession, and he has shared the lead with state investigators as a $100,000 reward remains active.
- Private investigator Steve Ridge claims to have identified a potential suspect in the 1995 disappearance of news anchor Jodi Huisentruit and has shared his findings with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
- More than 30 years ago, Huisentruit vanished while heading to work at KIMT-TV in Mason City; her body was never found and no one has ever been charged.
- Ridge says a woman provided documentation of a relationship with a suspect who confessed while being tailed by authorities in Minnesota, recounting, "He finally pulled over, and he was hitting the steering wheel and said, 'I did it.'"
- The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, or DCI, declined to comment on the new information, though Ridge expressed confidence the special agent in charge will take the evidence seriously.
- Through June 27, a $100,000 reward for information leading to Huisentruit's remains remains in place, coinciding with the 31st anniversary of her disappearance.
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Private investigator in Iowa claims to have learned who's responsible for Jodi Huisentruit's disappearance
MASON CITY, Iowa (NBC, KYMA) - A potential breakthrough in a decades-long cold case as an Iowa private investigator claims he has learned who is responsible for Jodi Huisentruit's disappearance. The morning anchor from Mason City disappeared on June 27, 1995. "There are about 12 pages of information that I've shared with the DCI," said Steve Ridge, a private investigator. A confession that may lead to solving the case. "Essentially, it's a woman…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A private investigator has reportedly identified a possible suspect in the three-decades-old mystery surrounding the cold-case disappearance of an Iowa news anchor. The case began in the early-morning hours of June 27, 1995, when Jodi Huisentruit did not show up to work to anchor the local morning news in Mason City, Iowa. Her disappearance sparked a three-decades-long search by authorities that prom…
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