(NewsNation) — Decades after a news anchor disappeared on her way to work, new tips have led investigators to search a property in Minnesota.
Minnesota property searched in Jodi Huisentruit case
In 1995, Jodi Huisentruit was on her way to work as a morning news anchor in Mason City, Iowa. But she never arrived at the station.
Now, almost 30 years after she vanished, investigators have confirmed they searched a property in Winsted, Minnesota, just west of Minneapolis.
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According to the group FindJodi.com, the search centered around land surrounding a construction site where an apartment complex is being built.
The disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit
Huisentruit’s producer called police when she didn’t appear for the show. There were no signs of anything amiss in her apartment.
Her disappearance was ruled an abduction after items, including her hair spray and earrings, were found near her car in the parking lot.
The keys to her car were also there, bent, and investigators said there were signs of a struggle.
Little forensic evidence was recovered, though police did find a hair and a partial palm print on Huisentruit’s car.
Suspects in Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance
After her disappearance, interest centered around two sex offenders who lived nearby, but investigators ruled them out.
Another person who interested law enforcement was John Vancise, a friend of Huisentruit’s who was 20 years older than her and who had recently thrown a party for her birthday.
He also called the news station asking if she was there before she had been reported missing.
Vancise said he cooperated with investigators and was not involved in Huisentruit’s disappearance.
Huisentruit had also mentioned being followed by a man in a white truck a year before she disappeared.
Her family had her declared dead in 2001, though no body has ever been found.
Investigators have not said what information led them to search the Minnesota property, but the case remains open.
Anyone with information on Huisentruit’s case should contact the Mason City Police Department or Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.