Murder of William Wolf Jr.

On August 17 1978 a Bette Wolf reported her second oldest missing from Fargo, Minnesota. Her son William Wolf Jr. hadn't been seen since the 15th and she was worried about him. Unfortantly the family will soon learn that William had been murdered.

On August 20, 1978 3 miles north of Kragnes, Minnesota someone canoeing on the Red River found a green trash bags floats. When the man opened one of the bags he found something horrifying inside. It was the  half of a man. The other half was found in another green trash bag hooked onto a tree 200 yards downstream on the North Dakota side of the river.

William had been dead for around 72 hours when his body was discovered. He was still wearing his clothes, tan work shirt, green pants, and work boots. He was cut in half at his waist with a band saw. He also had a long gash on his face and his throat was slashed. It took two days to confirm through Dentals that it was William.

For a while his father was a suspect in the case, but he had been cleared. It's now believed that his death may have been drug related. That he may have been in the low level drug scene and may have sold drugs. It's possible that there was more than one killer. But they believe he was killed somewhere in Cass County and then dumped in the river.


SOURCES:
http://www.dglobe.com/news/1354231-30-years-after-slaying
http://www.inforum.com/news/crime-and-courts/3054091-area-investigators-leave-few-murders-unsolved
https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/cold-cases