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Todd Besser

Case from Saint Michael, MN dated May 09, 2015

Victim Details

Todd Besser

Male

White / Caucasian

Saint Michael

MN

2015-05-09

49

Todd

Besser

06/29/2026

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Officer Todd Besser, aged 49, was tragically killed on May 9, 2015, in his home in St. Michael, Minnesota. The incident also claimed the life of his 27-year-old son, Blake Besser. The suspect in this double homicide was Todd Besser's other son, Christopher Besser, who was 21 years old at the time. According to reports, Christopher Besser had been struggling with his father's expectations and, in a moment of intense frustration, he 'just lost it'.

On the evening of the incident, Todd Besse ...
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  • Communities In Shock After Elk River Cop, Son Killed In St. Michael
  • St. Michael man charged with killing father, brother - MPR News
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