Bryce Brogle, 23, of Merrifield, Minnesota, was reported missing October 28, 2022, after failing to return from a trip to a storage unit on October 26, 2022. His body was later found in a shallow makeshift grave on public land in Crow Wing County. Investigators determined Bryce had been shot in the back of the head.

Court documents say the storage unit trip was with Cordelia Laflex’s father, 45-year-old Michael Lee Laflex of Merrifield. Michael Laflex initially told investigators Bryce had been arrested by unknown officers but later admitted disposing of Bryce’s phones at a Brainerd gas station. A concerned citizen said Michael believed Bryce had been abusing his daughter and had confessed to shooting him at the storage unit. A warrant search of the unit on October 29, 2022, turned up bloodstains, scrubbed areas with bleach and drag marks consistent with a sled.

Michael Lee Laflex was arrested and charged in connection with Bryce’s death. Anyone with information about Bryce, the storage unit, or the events of October 26–29, 2022, is asked to come forward.