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Todd Hanson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Newport, Minnesota on May 02, 1993

Victim Details

Sep 22, 2011

Jan 09, 2024

Todd

Hanson

58

25

68 inches

155 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 02, 1993

Newport

Minnesota

Washington County

No

31051

Newport Police Department

Newport

Minnesota

Washington County

55055

596 7th Avenue, Minnesota

6514599933

Local

Law Enforcement

93900952

Newport Police Department

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/21/2026


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Todd Hanson, a 25-year-old from Newport, Minnesota, went missing on May 2, 1993, under mysterious circumstances. He was last seen with his friend, Chad Birkeland, in South St. Paul. The two men were driving a gold Toyota Tercel at the time. Eleven days later, on May 13, 1993, Birkeland's body was discovered in the Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota, but Hanson has never been found.

The investigation into Hanson’s disappearance revealed few clues. Authorities searched the ...
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Last Seen: May 02, 1993

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