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On a Sunday in late August, 27-year-old Payao Vang and her husband, Smith C. Brown, 65, traveled to a farm plot they leased in a rural area of Dakota County, Minnesota. The property, located in Empire near the intersection of 210th Street East and Clayton Avenue, was a place they visited from their home in Oakdale. When the couple failed to return as expected, concern began to grow among their family members.
Later that evening, Brown's son and another relative decided to drive to the far ...Read More
Later that evening, Brown's son and another relative decided to drive to the far ...Read More
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Payao Vang
Female
Asian
Farmington
MN
2024-08-25
27
Payao
Vang
Primary Suspect Deceased
11/08/2025






