Belinda Van Lith disappeared on June 15, 1974, from a home she was house-sitting near Monticello, Minnesota. Timothy Crosby was the last known person to see her. More red flags came next.| Mitchell Republic
The new podcast from the Duluth News Tribune about the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald will be released in five episodes starting Oct. 13.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Elle Andra-Warner, of Thunder Bay, is the author of a popular book titled "Edmund Fitzgerald: The Legendary Great Lakes Shipwreck." As the tragedy's 50-year mark approaches, she offered her thoughts.| Cloquet Pine Journal
For the first time, Jon Keith Miller's DNA profile will be included in state and national databases -- and investigators are standing by.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Advancements in forensic DNA analysis are opening the doors to answers in decades-old cold cases| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Miller pleaded no contest, despite admitting to Dunn County Sheriff's investigators that he killed her and left her body in a snow bank.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
The cold case killings of Mary and Susie Reker have plagued the Stearns County Sheriff's Office for decades. Now, investigators hope technological DNA advancements will help solve the case.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Truelson's body was found on July 4, 1972 in the shallow waters of Minnehaha Creek. She died of blunt force trauma to the back of her head.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
A new podcast series from The Vault takes listeners behind the scenes of a months-long investigation into the Minneapolis cold case 1972 murder of 16-year-old Joli Truelson| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Part 3 of Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots includes audio from Jon Keith Miller's arrest for the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais| Wadena Pioneer Journal
A timeline of Jon Keith Miller's criminal history is told with the help of court documents and images. Miller was convicted in March for the 1974 cold case murder of Mary Schlais.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Belinda Van Lith disappeared on June 15, 1974, from a home she was house-sitting near Monticello, Minnesota. Timothy Crosby was the last known person to see her. More red flags came next.| Perham Focus
Miller pleaded no contest, despite admitting to Dunn County Sheriff's investigators that he killed her and left her body in a snow bank.| Cloquet Pine Journal
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Cloquet Pine Journal
The race helped launch careers before other regional marathons, including Grandma's, gained wider appeal.| Alexandria Echo Press
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Bemidji Pioneer
The race helped launch careers before other regional marathons, including Grandma's, gained wider appeal.| Bemidji Pioneer
A UFO encounter at a North Dakota nuclear site prompted an Air Force captain to defy an order of silence in his search for truth.| Dickinson Press
Miller pleaded no contest, despite admitting to Dunn County Sheriff's investigators that he killed her and left her body in a snow bank.| Sioux Falls Live
As Jimmy Carter ran for office and eventually won, WDAY-TV anchorman Marv Bossart sought the opinions of everyday citizens of Fargo-Moorhead about the peanut farmer-turned-president.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Mary Schlais was 25 years old in 1974 when her body was discovered alongside a rural road with stab wounds. A former Green Bay Packers player is considered one possible person of interest.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Schlais, of Minneapolis, in 1974. Investigative genetic genealogy credited with leading to his arrest.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
With the help of the victim's family, this series digs deep into the investigation related to the 1972 slaying of 16-year-old Joli Truelson, with the goal of identifying her killer.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Joli Truelson was killed in 1972 after hitching a ride with a man in a gold-colored vehicle. Two years later, Mary Schlais was picked up by a similar car, just miles from where Truelson was last seen.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
A Texas-based lab is used by law enforcement in cases where local and state labs have failed to extract DNA from degraded or damaged samples. They helped solve the mystery of a man found in Isanti County.| Mitchell Republic
Jon K. Miller lived quietly in Austin, Minnesota, in the years leading up to his arrest for the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais. His DNA will now be included in CODIS, where it had previously not existed.| Mitchell Republic
The case was suspended in 1980 due to the main suspect taking their own life before evidence could be presented to a grand jury.| Mitchell Republic
The murder of Mary Schlais, a Minnesota woman just passing through rural Wisconsin on her way from one big city to another, was never forgotten.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Jon K. Miller lived quietly in Austin, Minnesota, in the years leading up to his arrest for the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais. His DNA will now be included in CODIS, where it had previously not existed.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Mary Schlais was 25 years old in 1974 when her body was discovered alongside a rural road with stab wounds. A former Green Bay Packers player is considered one possible person of interest.| Mitchell Republic
Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Schlais, of Minneapolis, in 1974. Investigative genetic genealogy credited with leading to his arrest.| Mitchell Republic
In the backwoods of Buzzle Township, Minnesota, is Pinewood — once an lively logging camp filled with lumberjacks and early settlers.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
In the backwoods of Buzzle Township, Minnesota, is Pinewood — once an lively logging camp filled with lumberjacks and early settlers.| Mitchell Republic
The murder of Mary Schlais, a Minnesota woman just passing through rural Wisconsin on her way from one big city to another, was never forgotten.| Mitchell Republic
A family of five was shot to death in their home in 1970. The confessed murderer, Neil M. Pladson was later strangled to death in his apartment -- by his roommate.| Mitchell Republic
A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another.| St. Cloud Live
Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Schlais, of Minneapolis, in 1974. Investigative genetic genealogy credited with leading to his arrest.| St. Cloud Live
The teens left their home to run an errand on Sept. 2, 1974. Their bodies were found weeks later in a quarry. No one has ever been charged. Their mother, Rita Reker, now 88, hasn't forgotten.| Bemidji Pioneer
A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another.| Bemidji Pioneer
Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mary Schlais, of Minneapolis, in 1974. Investigative genetic genealogy credited with leading to his arrest.| Bemidji Pioneer
A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another.| Dickinson Press
Mary Schlais was 25 years old in 1974 when her body was discovered alongside a rural road with stab wounds. A former Green Bay Packers player is considered one possible person of interest.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Timothy Crosby was the last person to see 17-year-old Belinda Van Lith, who went missing in 1974 from a home she was house sitting on Eagle Lake, outside of Monticello, Minn.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
The teens left their home to run an errand on Sept. 2, 1974. Their bodies were found weeks later in a quarry. No one has ever been charged. Their mother, Rita Reker, now 88, hasn't forgotten.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Historical marker at Barker's Island in Wisconsin would be placed in memory of the ore boat that sank with a crew of 29 on Lake Superior in 1975.| Alexandria Echo Press
Historical marker at Barker's Island in Wisconsin would be placed in memory of the ore boat that sank with a crew of 29 on Lake Superior in 1975.| Dickinson Press
Mary Schlais was 25 years old in 1974 when her body was discovered alongside a rural road with stab wounds. A former Green Bay Packers player is considered one possible person of interest.| Rochester Post Bulletin