A Burnsville man is charged with murder after admitting to killing his mother, dismembering her and disposing body parts in multiple locations.
Troy Michael Mitteness, 56, of Burnsville, is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the death of his mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness. The charges come after detectives began investigating reports of mail theft in June, which led authorities to a murder confession.
Burnsville police detectives initially began investigating Troy Mitteness for mail theft in late June 2023. Investigators discovered that funds from multiple stolen money orders had been deposited into a joint bank account owned by Sandra and Troy Mitteness. When officers asked to speak with Sandra about the transactions, Troy initially claimed that his mother was in Milbank, South Dakota, but later changed his story, stating that she had died on June 14, 2022.
