Missing person

Isadora Leigh Wengel

Isadora Wengel was last seen by friends at a New Year's Eve Party in Moorhead, MN, on 12/31/2025. The friends reported Isadora leaving the party with her boyfriend. Law enforcement's investigation into the boyfriend found evidence that Isadora was murdered and partially dismembered by him over the weekend of 01/03/26 and 01/04/26. The boyfriend was arrested for murder and told investigators that he placed the majority of Isadora's remains in a tote with a red lid at a scrapyard near Underwood, MN. Investigators believe the remainder of Isadora's remains were disposed of at a location on Otter Tail Lake in MN. Recovery efforts were made by law enforcement at these locations; however, Isadora's remains have not been located.

Case number

158223