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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
She Fled from a Car Ride with Her Boyfriend 9 Years Ago and Ran into the Woods — and Her Body Was Just Found
The last time anyone saw Shannah Boiteau on June 22, 2016, she was running away from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend on a desolate stretch of county road outside of St. Cloud, Minn. Leaving her purse, phone and shoes behind, Boiteau, 23, of Chippewa Falls, Wisc., raced barefoot into the densely wooded area next to Highway I-94, County Road 74, and was never seen again. Now, nearly nine years later, authorities say her skeletal remains have been found on a property in Augusta, Minn., near where she vanished. In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 1, her father, Cletus Boiteau, wrote, 'We would like to thank everyone who has reached out with their thoughts and prayer. 'From the bottom of our hearts we can never thank you enough. This has and is the hardest thing we have ever been through in our lives. Shannah was our first born and stole our hearts from the moment she arrived. Our hearts are broken and will never be whole again.' After Boiteau vanished on June 22, 2016, police issued a release asking for the public's help in locating the young mother. She and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument when she ran out of the car, her family said, according to NBC News' Dateline: Missing in America article series in August 2016. At the time, authorities said they did not believe Boiteau knew anyone in the St. Cloud area. Authorities kept searching for her, but eventually the case went cold. Now, at least some of the mystery surrounding her death is over. In an update on Tuesday, April 29, St. Cloud Police reported that on Saturday, April 26, officers located the remains, which were identified on April drought conditions exposed the once-flooded area where her remains were located, and the property owner found her remains, Cletus wrote in his post. "Trust us when we say that we have all the same questions that everyone else does. We will probably never know all the answers to those questions," he wrote. The investigation remains active. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Haunting update in case of beloved young mom, 22, who walked into woods in 2016 then VANISHED
The body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished nine years ago after running out of a car and into the woods has been found. Shannah Boiteau, 22, disappeared on June 22, 2016, when she jumped out of her boyfriend's car and fled into a wooded area in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 'Boiteau was last seen in the area of I-94 and County Road 74 after she ran from a vehicle being driven by her boyfriend,' cops said. Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen. On Saturday, police were notified that a property owner had located possible human remains on his property in the 25000 block of County Road 74. 'This was near the area where Shannah Boiteau was last seen in June of 2016,' police said. Investigators recovered the skeletal remains and on Monday the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office confirmed they belonged to Boiteau. Almost a decade later, the St. Cloud Police Department shared her remains were found near where she was last seen (pictured) Her loved ones - who have run a Facebook page called 'Help find Shannah Boiteau' - also confirmed the tragic news. 'It is with great sorrow and sadness that we have to report that we have found Shannah Boiteau and she has gained her angel wings,' the group said. 'Please respect our privacy as we grieve and process all of this. Much love to everyone who has shared and helped us through this from the start.' The St. Cloud Police department said the case remains an active investigation and they will work to uncover what happened to the young mother. At the time, police believed the young mother-of-one was on the run over a probation violation and said she had a history of drug use. Before Boiteau's death was revealed, St. Cloud police filed a search-warrant affidavit for the area, reported The Minnesota Star Tribune. Court documents said police were notified by a man who found a human skull with teeth at a 'moist spot in the lower ground' on his property. The affidavit did not mention Boiteau, but stated the remains have been 'outside in the elements for a number of years.' The filing allowed police to search the property, where they collected skeletal remains while taking photos and video of the scene, according to the local newspaper. When she vanished in 2016, police suspected she may have been on the run from the law. 'Boiteau is believed to have fled Wisconsin due to a warrant being issued for her arrest for a probation violation,' police said at the time. 'Police do not believe that Boiteau knows anyone in the St. Cloud area, and does not have a phone. 'Boiteau has a history of drug use and persons should use caution if they come into contact with her.'
NBC News
29-04-2025
- NBC News
Nearly nine years later, human remains of missing Wisconsin woman found near where she vanished
Nearly nine years after the disappearance of Wisconsin mother Shannah Boiteau, authorities have announced that her remains have been found. The 23-year-old was last seen on June 22, 2016, along a highway outside St. Cloud, Minnesota. Dateline featured her story in our Dateline: Missing in America article series in August of that year. The day Shannah vanished she was in a car with her boyfriend driving down Highway 94. After passing a police vehicle, Shannah fled the car. She was barefoot and did not have her purse with her when she vanished into the woods running parallel to the highway. Authorities reportedly witnessed her looking distressed as she made her way into the trees. What happened to her next is unknown. But now, nearly nine later, Shannah's remains have been found. The St. Cloud, Minnesota Police Department shared a media release on Tuesday, April 29. 'On Saturday, April 26th, at approximately 1220 PM, SCPD was notified that a property owner had located possible human remains on his property in the 25000 block of County Rd 74,' the release stated. 'Officers responded, and with the assistance of the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, they recovered apparent skeletal human remains.' The police said this was near the area where Shannah Boiteau was last seen. By Monday, the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office had confirmed the identity of the remains as belonging to Shannah Boiteau. St. Cloud Police stated the case remains an active investigation and they are continuing to work with both the medical examiner and the BCA to investigate Shannah's case. Shannah's loved ones posted on the 'Help Find Shannah Boiteau' Facebook group after the news was released. 'It is with great sorrow and sadness that we have to report that we have found Shannah Boiteau and she has gained her angel wings,' the post states. They asked for privacy as they grieve Shannah but were grateful for the support over the years. 'Much love to everyone who has shared and helped us through this from the start,' they wrote.
