Overview

• Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. was formally charged with second-degree murder in Anoka County District Court on July 9 for allegedly killing and decapitating his son on May 8.
• An autopsy revealed evidence of decapitation and investigators recovered blood-stained items and knives in the father’s Columbia Heights home that yielded DNA matching the victim.
• After weeks of searching, authorities located and retrieved 16-year-old Manny Collins’ remains from an Elk River landfill on June 28, with DNA confirmation following on June 30.
• Manny Collins was last seen near his father’s apartment on May 8 and was reported missing four days later, prompting a joint investigation by the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and Columbia Heights Police.
• Collins Sr. is scheduled to appear in Anoka County District Court next month as prosecutors prepare for trial and plan to seek a harsher sentence if he is convicted.