The remains of a missing woman were discovered inside a storage unit near Minneapolis last week, two years after her disappearance, officials said.
While Jorgenson has not been charged, St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster said Jorgenson is a"person of interest" in the 33-year-old Xayavong's death after investigators connected him to the Coon Rapids storage unit. Police are now trying to determine if Jorgenson could be linked to any other missing people.The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension received a tip in May that Xayavong had been in an abusive relationship with Jorgenson before her disappearance in July 2021.
Police have not determined where or when Xayavong was killed, Ernster said. Investigators searched a home Friday that Jorgenson had lived in until last September.Police Chief Axel Henry said at a Friday news conference that"cases like this are extremely rare, but they are reminders to all of us that monsters can be real."in
his apartment and started a fire when police tried to search the apartment on June 26. He was arrested after he fought with officers. A review of his cell phone activity led police to the storage unit in Woodbury, where Starren's body was found. According to court documents, prosecutors believe Jorgenson dismembered Starren's body and carried her remains out of the apartment in Maplewood in duffel bags and a small suitcase.
Video from the apartment building showed Starren running from Jorgenson on April 21 before he caught her and pushed her back inside. She wasn't seen leaving the apartment again.
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