Identified! MN - Polk Co., Skeletal Remains on bank of Red River, Jun'17 - Shirley Whetter

Gardener1850 · Jun 11, 2017

OSLO, Minn. - Authorities say human remains have been found on the bank of the Red River near Oslo.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office tells KFGO radio that two men who were fishing Saturday afternoon found bones and a skull.

The remains have been transported to the medical examiner in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

http://www.kare11.com/news/human-remains-found-in-nw-minn/447784317

Damarna · Jun 11, 2017

http://www.wday.com/news/4281620-fishermen-discover-human-remains-clothes-banks-red-river

""Clearly human remains," said Anderson.

Including a skull with teeth.

"You could see bone fragment like maybe an arm sticking out, or something like that and there was a gown covering most of it," said Adamski."

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Damarna · Jun 11, 2017

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33097

Veronica Safranski possibly?

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Gardener1850 · Jun 11, 2017

HIGDEM TOWNSHIP, Minn.- Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are working to identify human remains that were found by a boater on the Red River about 16 miles north of Grand Forks Saturday.

At about 2;45 p.m. Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the eastern bank of the Red River in rural Higden Township, Minn. after a boater called and said they'd encountered human remains, according to a news release.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4281733-human-remains-found-banks-red-river

Jbrown324320 · Jun 12, 2017

Damarna said:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33097

Veronica Safranski possibly?

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I think so too. she went missing near where the remains were found.

Jbrown324320 · Jun 12, 2017

However, the person who found the remains did say there was a "gown" with her (as Damarna said above), so the remains may be old. Unfortunately, Victoria was last seen wearing a Pocahontas costume not a gown.

Damarna · Jun 12, 2017

Jbrown324320 said:
However, the person who found the remains did say there was a "gown" with her (as Damarna said above), so the remains may be old. Unfortunately, Victoria was last seen wearing a Pocahontas costume not a gown.

The gown has me scratching my head. A dress? A night gown?

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creepedout · Jun 12, 2017

Somehow, I'm doubting this connection to Safranski. With how often this river floods, human remains along it would likely be washed downstream within a year or two easily.

Unless it was a kidnapping, and the perp just recently decided to dispose of the remains... horrible thought.

Gardener1850 · Jun 12, 2017

[h=1]Could remains thaw 20 year old cold case?[/h]

A mystery continues tonight in the Red River Valley as the medical examiner works to identify human remains found along the Red River.

Police in one community hope this could be the break that thaws a two decades old cold case.

When the news broke it's a thought that crossed many in the city of Warren and across the northern Valley.

The Safranski case which hasn't been solved,” said Warren resident Rena LaCoursiere.

Are human remains found along the Red River near Oslo that of 40-year old Veronica Safrasnki?

“It would be good for the family to have closure,” commented Stacy Balzum of Warren.

The Red River has been searched as part of the Sanfranski investigation. The remains were found about 3 miles south of the Olso boat launch an area that had not been searched.

“The Red River was always a place of interest,” said the Sheriff.

Sheriff Boman, who has been working the case from day 1, says though clothing found at the scene does not match what Veronica Safranski was last seen wearing.

“I'm not going to say I'm optimistic yet, I don’t want to jump the gun,” said Boman.

While it will be a few days before a positive ID will be made, this appears to be another heart wrenching setback for Safransk's loved ones, investigators and the community.

“There's always hope, there's hope,” said LaCoursiere.

http://www.wdaz.com/news/minnesota/4282410-could-remains-thaw-20-year-old-cold-case

Piknik · Jun 13, 2017

Jbrown324320 said:
However, the person who found the remains did say there was a "gown" with her (as Damarna said above), so the remains may be old. Unfortunately, Victoria was last seen wearing a Pocahontas costume not a gown.

That's really irrelevant if she was abducted. The gown for all we know could be a sheet she was wrapped in.

Jbrown324320 · Jun 13, 2017

It could be. I hope LE make a positive id soon.
To me, a man describing a "gown" would be like a long dress. could be a nightgown or a sheet she was wrapped in.

Damarna · Jun 13, 2017

Remains are not Veronica per dental comparison.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...say-remains-not-those-of-missing-argyle-woman

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creepedout · Jun 13, 2017

This is the only Namus case in Polk County:

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/25171/

He was last reportedly seen in Grand Forks, according to this:

http://www.grandforksherald.com/con...an-reservation-man-last-seen-grand-forks-area

If someone ends up in the river there, Oslo is the direction they would be carried.

The gown, however, wouldn't make a lot of sense here. Unless of course it was a hospital gown, then it could be anyone.

carbuff · Jun 13, 2017

When a man says gown, I tend to assume he means a nightgown, or possibly a hospital-style garment.

I'm going to guess it's probably somebody's elderly relative disposed of so they could keep collecting social security checks...a situation that is sadly far too common.

Stina · Jun 18, 2017

Kristi Lynn Nikle is the first person that comes to my mind...

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kat913 · Jun 18, 2017

This woman has been missing and left the hospital in their "attire"...

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/k...hing-for-missing-43-year-old-Fort-9762538.php

Damarna · Jun 18, 2017

kat913 said:
This woman has been missing and left the hospital in their "attire"...

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/k...hing-for-missing-43-year-old-Fort-9762538.php

I'm thinking the paper scrubs she was wearing wouldn't be intact of in the water for any about of time. I also wonder if the meeting distance would be a rule out? With that said.... You just never know and it may be something to keep an eye on! Good idea looking for someone in a gown type outfit!

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carbuff · Jun 19, 2017

Stina said:
Kristi Lynn Nikle is the first person that comes to my mind...

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Do you have any information about who she is or why you think it might be her?

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FlossyMay · Jun 19, 2017

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/n/nikle_kristi.html

Here's Kristi's Charley Project page.

kat913 · Jun 19, 2017

Have they figured out the gender...or not yet?

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