Jodi Huisentruita 27-year-old Iowa news host disappeared about 30 years ago. A private investigator is pushing for case records as authorities continue to search for her body.
Huisentruit, local Long Prairie, Minnesota.She was working at Kimt-TV in Mason, Iowa, when she disappeared early in the morning of June 27, 1995.
For years, private investigator Steve Ridge urged the court to cancel records related to the case.
On March 27, Senior Judge James M. Drew ruled in Cerro Gordo County that part of the 2017 search warrant related to Huisentruit’s disappearance, while supporting the affidavit to remain sealed to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation.
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Jodi Huisentruit was a TV anchor before he disappeared in 1995. (findjodi.com)
Ritchie’s lawyers Nellie O’Mara and Jesse Marzen attempt to cancel records related to GPS tracking devices placed on both cars Tied with John Vansice. Vansice has long been considered an interested person in the investigation, but he has never been charged with the case.
The vehicle was reportedly a 1999 Honda Civic and a 2013 GMC 1500 registered at Arizona address, where Vansice resided in early 2017. When Huisentruit disappeared in 1995, the vehicle did not exist.
Judge Drew denied the motion to reopen court records in support of the liberation of the search warrant. The court ordered the affidavits to remain sealed because the investigation remains active.
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Private search Jodi Huisentruit. (Steve Rich)
The court noted that the affidavit may only reveal information that the perpetrator would know, such as specific time, project or scenario details found. It added that the unsealed affidavit can help potential suspects “know what to hide.”
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The judge stressed that even after 30 years, public curiosity alone cannot prove the dangers Active investigation.
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Huisentruit’s family posted a statement on Jodi’s Hope Facebook page saying they do not support undoing the file.
“As a family, we have received many inquiries about the legal battle currently in court against the Jody case,” the family said in a statement. “Without going deep into the weeds, we all agree that if the information conference hinders the investigation in any way, the search warrant should remain sealed.
“We don’t post information on information released to the public, especially as the investigation is open and ongoing. We do recognize that there are many different opinions on this – we respect that and ask you to respect our opinions. For the moment, this is our only public comment on this issue.”
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Huisentruit was 27 years old when he disappeared in June 1995. The news anchor disappeared in Mason, Iowa early in the morning of June 27, 1995.
After huisentruit it did not start working at 7 a.m. Mason City Police Be notified. Her vehicle was found in her apartment, along with curved car keys, high heels and signs of struggle.
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She has been believed to have been kidnapped so far, but extensive investigations have failed to find specific evidence about what happened or where the body might be.
