Sketches of Victim by Wesley Neville

Unidentified White Female

• Discovered on May 30, 1980 in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota.
• She was a victim of homicide
• Estimated date of death was 3 - 7 days prior to discovery
• State of Remains: Moderate to severe decomposition

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 20 - 35 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'3"; 128 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair. Left ear pierced. Brown hair. Both feet heavily calloused.
• Medical Finding: Appendix intact.
• Clothing: No clothing located.
• Fingerprints: Left thumbprint available.
• Dentals: Slight overbite. Dental records available.
• DNA: Available in CODIS.

Case History
The victim's body was found in a drainage ditch on Interstate 90 near the Bricelyn Exit. The perpetrator, Robert Leroy Nelson, was an on-duty Minnesota State Patrol trooper who lured the apparent hitchhiker and confessed to the crime nine years later.

Nelson, currently serving a life sentence in Texas in connection with brutal sexual assaults on other victims and his own children, admitted to the murder and under hypnosis provided authorities with some details about the victim, including tossing her black purse into a nearby grain storage facility. The purse was never found. He described her as wearing a T-shirt, blue jeans, hooded sweatshirt, Army fatigue jacket and carrying a black leather purse and possibly wearing a gold ring with a pearl and small diamond inset.

He further revealed that prior to the victim's death she had talked about the Milwaukee, WI area and thought she may have been traveling to Oregon or Idaho.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Faribault County Sheriff's Department
Scott Adams
507-526-2912
Email
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number:
80-000-335

NCIC Number:
U-464525869
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.