The Unsolved Murder of Anita Carlson
This episode examines the unsolved 1987 murder of Anita Carlson, a 22-year-old college graduate who disappeared while working a late-night shift at a Minnesota gas station. Investigators determined that the station had been robbed, while Anita’s body was discovered days later in a remote wooded area.
Over the years, authorities have investigated multiple potential suspects, including a local man who falsely claimed to be a doctor and a convicted sex offender. Despite thousands of pages of investigative records and advances in modern DNA testing, the case remains unsolved.
Decades later…
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