On This Date in Minnesota History: October 25

October 25, 2007 – “Michael John Anderson, age 19, murdered Katherine Anne Olson, a 24-year-old theater and Hispanic studies graduate of St. Olaf College and temporary nanny, [in Savage] after seeing an ad for her services as a nanny on Craigslist.

“The prosecution charged that Anderson created and posted a fake advertisement on Craigslist ‘in order to lure a woman to his home so he might experience what it felt like to kill.’

“Posing as a married woman named ‘Amy’ who was looking for nanny services, Anderson exchanged emails with Olson. When she arrived at his parents' house for an interview, he shot her in the back with a .357 Magnum and put her body into the trunk of her car. He then drove to a Burnsville Nature Preserve, where he abandoned it.

“The car with Olson's body in it was discovered on October 26, 2007.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_John_Anderson

Michael John Anderson

http://mugshots.com/search.html?q=Michael+John+Anderson+mn&x=22&y=27

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