Autopsy Confirms Body Is That of Missing N.D. Student

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Autopsy Confirms Body Is That of Missing N.D. Student Dru Sjodin, Who Is Homicide Victim

University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, who was last seen Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2003, is shown in this undated family photo. The body of Dru Sjodin, the University of North Dakota student who disappeared last November, has been found, the sheriff said Saturday, April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/photo released by the family)
04-20-2004 10:50 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. -- A preliminary autopsy report concluded that a body found Saturday was indeed that of Dru Sjodin, and that the University of North Dakota student was a victim of homicide, Polk County officials said Tuesday.

A final report will be completed by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office in St. Paul, said Greg Widseth, Polk County attorney. A statement from Widseth gave no detail on how she died.

The body of Sjodin, 22, was found near a county road northwest of Crookston, about five months after she was last seen at a Grand Forks, N.D., shopping mall.

Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 51, of Crookston, is charged in Grand Forks County with kidnapping her. He has pleaded not guilty.


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