ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Hennepin County, MN

Unsolved: Bernice Jessup (2001)

Bernice Jessup was killed near the levee in Hennepin County, MN in 2001. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 2001

    Deputies responded to a call at the levee and found the victim already dead.

  2. 2003

    The file was moved to inactive status when leads ran out.

  3. 2025

    A reward was posted and the tip line reopened.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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