Overview

• On August 13, a Stearns-Benton County dive team recovered a 1963 Buick Electra from the Mississippi River in Sartell after a fisherman reported an underwater anomaly on his sonar.
• Investigators accessed the car’s VIN and matched it to a 1963 Buick registered to Roy George Benn, who vanished on September 25, 1967.
• During processing on August 14, authorities discovered human remains inside the submerged vehicle.
• The vehicle and remains have been sent to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for identity confirmation and cause-of-death analysis.
• Once forensic results arrive, the Benton County sheriff’s office will resume its investigation into the decades-old cold case.