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Dennis Weitzenkamp

Case from Winthrop, MN dated Sep 20, 2022

Victim Details

Dennis Weitzenkamp

Male

White / Caucasian

Winthrop

MN

2022-09-20

79

Dennis

Weitzenkamp

07/18/2026

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On a Tuesday afternoon in September 2022, the quiet routine of a farm in rural Winthrop, Minnesota, was shattered by a grim discovery. Dennis Weitzenkamp, a 79-year-old White male, was found dead at his farm on September 20, 2022. The Sibley County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a man who identified himself as Travis Joel Bauer, a farmhand who had worked for Weitzenkamp for years and was considered part of the family. Bauer claimed to have found Weitzenkamp unresponsive in a machine s ...
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  • nujournal.com: Sibley Co. authorities arrest murder suspect
  • Southern Minnesota News: Charges: Winthrop murder suspect stood to benefit financially from victim's death - Southern Minnesota News
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    I’ve been following the case from afar, and one aspect that really weighs on me is how the tight-k... ...Read More
    07/09/2024
    I’ve been following the case of Dennis Weitzenkamp’s tragic death and can’t stop thinking abou... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about how the whole community is feeling in Winthrop. Dennis was such a belove... ...Read More
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