At first, 25-year-old Isadora Wengel was considered a missing person. Yet days into the 2026 investigation, the Fargo Police Department pivoted and charged her boyfriend, 21-year-old Joshua Hite, for her murder.

Based on evidence collected, investigators believe Isadora Wengel was likely dismembered.

Despite the murder charge, Isadora Wengel's remains have not been located. They are asking people in Ottertail County, Minnesota to keep their eyes out for a 27-gallon tote with a red lid.

Specifically, they believe she could be found in Fergus Falls, Battle Lake or Elizabeth.

At the time of publication: Hite has not been convicted.

To clarify: Law enforcement has not definitely determined Joshua Hite was driving the Suburu Impreza spotted in Fergus Falls in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2026.

If you know anything about the murder of Isadora Wengel, contact the Fargo Police Department at (701) 235-4493

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In the third and final part of this series, we explore what happened to the mountain of evidence in the 1984 cold case murder of Kelly Jean Robinson -- and we discuss what could come next in law enforcement's investiation into Kelly's death.

Kelly's body was found floating in a rural Minnesota gravel pit pond, roughly 30 miles from her home in Sioux Falls. Her case remains unsolved.

If anyone has any information on the murder of Kelly Jean Robinson, please contact the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 1-877-996-6222.

A special thank you to Jean Monthei for her on-the-ground assistance in this series.

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The Vault is written, edited and produced by Forum News Service investigative reporter Trisha Taurinskas.

For more information on the murder case of Kelly Jean Robinson, visit https://www.inforum.com/people/kelly-robinson.

In part 2 of this series, the team at The Vault tries to track down a man previously considered a potential suspect in the 1984 murder of Kelly Jean Robinson. In the process, they run across a new potential person of interest: a convicted murderer who preyed on South Dakota workers in the 1980s. He was a free man in 1984 -- and he was known to frequent The Frontier Bar, where Kelly Robinson was last seen leaving.

For images from court documents and photos of kelly, visit: https://www.inforum.com/people/kelly-robinson

This episode is written and produced by Trisha Taurinskas.

A special thank you to Jean Monthei for her on-the-ground assistance in this series.