Friday, May 10, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 10


May 10, 1999 – Three-year-old “Kenny Kramer [of Brownsville, Minn.] was reported missing by his father. His body was found hidden in brush near the trailer home he shared with his father and grandparents. FBI dogs trained to find cadavers discovered the boy whose mouth was bound with duct tape and the body then wrapped in plastic.

Howie Kramer, Jr - Kenny's father - admitted to police that he caused his son's death by gagging him, wrapping him in a plastic bag and leaving him, alive, in the woods. Kenny's father stated he had planned to win back a former girlfriend by leaving a note stating Kenny would be returned if the girlfriend married him by a certain date. Howie Kramer, Jr. [was] charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.”

http://www.mcbw.org/files/u1/femicide1999.pdf

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