Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

3 weeks ago | inforum.com | Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

WINONA, Minn. — The arrest of a well-known Winona resident in the 2011 cold case death of a newborn baby found floating in the Mississippi River on Sept. 5, 2011, stunned those who knew her — and those following the case. Jennifer Baechle, 43, was arrested in April in connection with the death of the days-old baby, referred to by the community as “Baby Angel.” The arrest came after a DNA match revealed she is the biological mother. Baechle is facing two counts of manslaughter.

1 month ago | inforum.com | Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

Jon Keith Miller, 84, was sentenced to life in prison March 27, 2024 for the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais, who he stabbed more than a dozen times and dumped in a Wisconsin snowbank. The sentencing culminated the 50-year search for her killer — and led investigators to Miller's Owatonna assisted living facility apartment, where he confessed to the murder. A Forum News Service investigation traced Miller's known history — from his high school graduation to the day of his arrest.

1 month ago | inforum.com | Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

MINNEAPOLIS — Investigative documents related to the 1972 slaying of 16-year-old Joli Truelson show the Minneapolis Police Department destroyed and failed to document evidence. Truelson was found dead on July 4, 1972 in the shallow waters of Minnehaha Creek, hours after she hitched a ride in Uptown Minneapolis . She died from blunt force trauma to the back of her head. Her case has never been solved — and is now closed.

1 month ago | grandforksherald.com | Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

It's been nearly 53 years since Joli Truelson was last seen alive by friends on July 3, 1972, when she hitchhiked a ride from Lake Calhoun in Uptown Minneapolis. The following day, on the Fourth of July, her 16-year-old body was found โ€” with fatal blows to the back of the head โ€” in the shallow waters of Minneapolis' Minnehaha Creek. Her case has never been solved. However, the case has striking similarities to another case that took investigators five decades to solve.

2 months ago | mitchellrepublic.com | Trisha Marczak Taurinskas

Jon Keith Miller ’s confession to the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais can be heard on The Vault podcast’s current season, “Joli Truelson: Connecting the Dots.”Faced with one count of first-degree murder, Miller, 84, pleaded no contest March 27 in a Dunn County, Wis. courtroom. He was sentenced to life in prison. Miller has been questioned by the Minneapolis Police Department in connection to the 1972 slaying of 16-year-old Joli Truelson.