Iowa law enforcement officials last month searched a property in Winsted, Minn., as part of the investigation into the 1995 disappearance of TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit.
The search turned up the bones of farm animals but no human remains, according to Winsted Police Chief Justin Heldt. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, which serves McLeod County, confirmed that it has not recently examined any human remains from the Winsted area.
It’s not known publicly what brought investigators to the city of 2,200 about 40 miles west of Minneapolis, or whether the search represents a significant development in the case.
But Caroline Lowe, a veteran TV journalist who has followed the case closely for FindJodi.com, said it’s the first known law enforcement activity surrounding the case since 2017.
Lowe said she’s unaware of any connections Huisentruit had with Winsted, and added that it’s a development she and others did not see coming.
“It’s intriguing people,” Lowe said of the search. “Why Winsted?”
Huisentruit, a 27-year-old native of Long Prairie, Minn., and a graduate of St. Cloud State University, was an anchor at KIMT in Mason City, Iowa, when she disappeared on June 27, 1995, as she was heading to work.
She is believed to have been abducted, though her body has never been found. No one has been held accountable in the case.
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