Possible lead in the Jodi Huisentruit case - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Kane · 05-09-2006, 12:36 PM

Remember the segment about Jodi Huisentruit? She was the Iowa news anchorwoman who disappeared in 1995. UM did a segment about the case in early 1996.

According to a new article, there might be a break in the case. So far, no arrests have been made, but the search is now focused on an area where Jodi is believed to be buried. The lake in the area in question is being drained, and they will be digging the earth to see what is buried there.

http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S16074.html?cat=1

crystaldawn · 05-09-2006, 01:22 PM

Thanks for the link, very interesting! Keep us updated if you hear anything more.

Awsi Dooger · 05-09-2006, 05:03 PM

Interesting, but I'll say it's not her. Why would a grave shaped digging have the object so low in the ground that it requires ground penetrating radar? The article says deep in the ground. Deep in the ground is going to be a huge hole, like the one where Lisa Kimmell's car was eventually found. No one digs a grave shaped hole and makes it especially deep.

That's generally not the MO of people who bury a body after a murder. Especially someone who crudely abducted her in the middle of an apartment complex parking lot, allowing plenty of opportunity to be caught right there, with her items scattered all over the parking lot. I don't think that type of perpetrator would be careful enough to bury a body so deep.

Obviously, I hope I'm wrong and they do find the body. I suppose the body could have DNA traces via semen if she was raped, or perhaps the grave contains other items, something that could link to a specific killer.

Awsi Dooger · 05-09-2006, 06:16 PM

Hey, a heads up regarding this case. I'm watching The Abrams Report on MSNBC right now and Dan Abrams will be doing a segment on the potential grave and digging it up.

The show repeats later tonight, I believe more than once.

Kane · 05-09-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Awsi Dooger

Interesting, but I'll say it's not her. Why would a grave shaped digging have the object so low in the ground that it requires ground penetrating radar? The article says deep in the ground. Deep in the ground is going to be a huge hole, like the one where Lisa Kimmell's car was eventually found. No one digs a grave shaped hole and makes it especially deep.

That's generally not the MO of people who bury a body after a murder. Especially someone who crudely abducted her in the middle of an apartment complex parking lot, allowing plenty of opportunity to be caught right there, with her items scattered all over the parking lot. I don't think that type of perpetrator would be careful enough to bury a body so deep.

Obviously, I hope I'm wrong and they do find the body. I suppose the body could have DNA traces via semen if she was raped, or perhaps the grave contains other items, something that could link to a specific killer.

Well, in any case, they are determined to dig and find out for sure. Of course, there is the possibility of them finding no body or anything important. But it's better to risk that than to do nothing, only to be bothered by unanswered questions as to what might have been buried there.

PerhapsItsYou · 05-10-2006, 10:27 AM

I'm afraid they found nothing but rocks, bricks and wood after digging.

What puzzles me, is that it sounds as if this Duane Arnold didn't say anything when he noticed this area days after Huisnetruit disappeared.

http://www.globegazette.com/articles...c059471829.txt

crystaldawn · 05-10-2006, 11:39 AM

That is sad that it turned out to be a false lead but at least it got her case in the national spotlight once again. Maybe that will lead to some new info.

RightOnDude · 05-10-2006, 02:46 PM

Wow that could be Randy's brother! They look kinda kin with the eyes and the expression.

compulsive dvd · 05-10-2006, 03:16 PM

Was there a different reporter who disappeared? I just remember her Sex and the City dvds being stolen.

Kane · 05-10-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by compulsive dvd

Was there a different reporter who disappeared? I just remember her Sex and the City dvds being stolen.

Yes and no. Yes, there was a case involving someone's SATC DVDs being stolen; no, the victim is not missing.

The victim, Jennifer Servo, worked at a TV station in Texas. She was murdered in her apartment in 2002. The case was profiled on AMW, not on UM.

05-09-2006, 12:36 PM	#1
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	Possible lead in the Jodi Huisentruit case Remember the segment about Jodi Huisentruit? She was the Iowa news anchorwoman who disappeared in 1995. UM did a segment about the case in early 1996. According to a new article, there might be a break in the case. So far, no arrests have been made, but the search is now focused on an area where Jodi is believed to be buried. The lake in the area in question is being drained, and they will be digging the earth to see what is buried there. http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S16074.html?cat=1

05-10-2006, 10:27 AM	#6
PerhapsItsYou Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 12, 2005 Posts: 17	Nothing found I'm afraid they found nothing but rocks, bricks and wood after digging. What puzzles me, is that it sounds as if this Duane Arnold didn't say anything when he noticed this area days after Huisnetruit disappeared. http://www.globegazette.com/articles...c059471829.txt

05-09-2006, 01:22 PM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Thanks for the link, very interesting! Keep us updated if you hear anything more.

05-09-2006, 05:03 PM	#3
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Interesting, but I'll say it's not her. Why would a grave shaped digging have the object so low in the ground that it requires ground penetrating radar? The article says deep in the ground. Deep in the ground is going to be a huge hole, like the one where Lisa Kimmell's car was eventually found. No one digs a grave shaped hole and makes it especially deep. That's generally not the MO of people who bury a body after a murder. Especially someone who crudely abducted her in the middle of an apartment complex parking lot, allowing plenty of opportunity to be caught right there, with her items scattered all over the parking lot. I don't think that type of perpetrator would be careful enough to bury a body so deep. Obviously, I hope I'm wrong and they do find the body. I suppose the body could have DNA traces via semen if she was raped, or perhaps the grave contains other items, something that could link to a specific killer.

05-09-2006, 06:16 PM	#4
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Hey, a heads up regarding this case. I'm watching The Abrams Report on MSNBC right now and Dan Abrams will be doing a segment on the potential grave and digging it up. The show repeats later tonight, I believe more than once.

05-10-2006, 11:39 AM	#7
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	That is sad that it turned out to be a false lead but at least it got her case in the national spotlight once again. Maybe that will lead to some new info.

05-10-2006, 02:46 PM	#8
RightOnDude Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 266	Wow that could be Randy's brother! They look kinda kin with the eyes and the expression.

05-10-2006, 03:16 PM	#9
compulsive dvd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 184	Was there a different reporter who disappeared? I just remember her Sex and the City dvds being stolen.