I had been thinking about her the past week, checking the Grand Forks paper daily to see if she'd been found. I had heard that they were searching for her today and hoped that they'd find her. Sadly, that came true today.
Prayers for her family and friends. At least they'll be able to give her a decent burial after all this time.
From WCCO - Minneapolis
http://wcco.com/national/MissingStudent-Search-aa/resources_news_html Apr 17, 2004 1:05 pm US/Central
Crookston, Minn. (AP) The body of Dru Sjodin, the University of North Dakota student who disappeared last November, has been found, authorities said Saturday.
Polk County Sheriff Mark LeTexier sobbed as he told volunteers, "Dru is home." He later confirmed that authorities had found Sjodin's body.
Volunteers had joined the search for the 22-year-old student on Saturday. A crowd group at Crookston High School broke into applause after his announcement.
Sjodin's father, Allan, and her boyfriend were in a trailer at the high school serving as a makeshift command post for authorities organizing the search.
Sjodin, of Pequot Lakes, Minn., disappeared Nov. 22 from a Grand Forks mall. She was last heard from while talking on a cell phone to her boyfriend.
Convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 51, of Crookston, has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping her. He was arrested in December and is jailed in Grand Forks on $5 million bail.
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Unfortunately, this cryptic announcement is in keeping with all the other law enforcement public statements on this case which have been passed on in an amateur manner.