CHISHOLM — After a thorough forensic review, the bones discovered in a Chisholm basement earlier this month were determined to not be of human origin.
In a news release, the Chisholm Police Department said the conclusion was reached after a detailed review by experts from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, as well as a forensic anthropologist.
The initial discovery of the bones on Dec. 3 reminded the community of the 22-year-old cold case of LeeAnna Warner, who disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house in Chisholm at the age of 5.
The state assisted Chisholm Police in investigating a report of possible human bones in a basement Dec. 2, 2025. After an initial investigation, the bones are not thought to be human.
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