New DNA Technology Closes 17-Year-Old Cold CaseNew science and a lot of hard work helped the Hennepin County Attorney's office close a 17-year-old cold case. In 1996, an 82-year-old woman was raped near her north Minneapolis home on the 3300 block of Aldridge Avenue North; a crime that was hard for investigators to forget.
Hennepin Co.: Man Pleads Guilty To 1996 Murder Charge A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to killing a man with a shotgun 15 years ago in Minneapolis, authorities said.
Charges Filed In 1996 Minneapolis HomicideA 34-year-old man has been charged in the 1996 murder of Michael Baldeagle.