Human Remains Identified as Woman Missing Since 2016

Apr 29

Human remains discovered in rural Stearns County last week have been confirmed as those of a woman who disappeared nearly nine years ago.

According to the Saint Cloud Police Department, officers were called to a property in the 25000 block of County Road 74 on Saturday, April 26, after the landowner reported finding what appeared to be skeletal remains.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension responded to assist with the recovery operation, which was near the location Shannah Marie Boiteau was last seen on June 22, 2016. She was 23 years old at the time.

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The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Monday, April 28, 2025, that the remains were Boiteau.

Boiteau had been missing since the afternoon of June 22, 2016, when she reportedly fled on foot from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend along I-94 and County Road 74 in Saint Cloud. She was last seen wearing a tan tank top and black leggings, with her brown hair tied up. Law enforcement at the time said she had an active arrest warrant related to a probation violation and a history of drug use. Authorities did not believe she had connections in the Saint Cloud area and noted she didn’t have a phone when she disappeared.

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Police say the investigation remains active and they’re continuing to work with the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Minnesota BCA to determine how and when Boiteau died. She had been first reported missing out of Chippewa Falls, Wisc.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Saint Cloud Police Department or submit a tip to Tri-County Crime Stoppers.

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