Ronald S. Johnson was 19 when his body was found frozen in a water-filled ditch about five miles northwest of Dunseith, North Dakota. His remains were discovered on November 6, 1994, on a cold November day that began a long-running investigation.

An initial autopsy raised hypothermia as a possible cause of death, but investigators later found evidence that Johnson had been assaulted and then left in the ditch, shifting the case to a homicide inquiry. Despite that finding, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests were announced.

The Rolette County Sheriff’s Department lists the case as unsolved and continues to handle tips and information. If anyone remembers Ronald, his whereabouts in late 1994, or has information about an assault or suspicious activity near Dunseith that November, please contact the Sheriff’s Department.