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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Ramsey County, MN

The Umber Flats Homicide (1970)

Unsolved homicide from 1970 in Ramsey County, MN. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1970

    Body discovered near Umber Flats; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1971

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1978

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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quietmile2 days ago

The bus terminal manifest for that week survives in a transit archive. It has never been cross-checked against the suspect list.

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the_marginsYesterday

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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