Tag: Minnesota

The Disappearance of Hang Lee

Two school portraits of Hang Lee

EARLY LIFE: Hang Lee was born on October 9, 1975. Of Laotian descent, she and her family were refugees who’d moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, when she was a young girl. One of 14 children, she was fluent in both English and Hmong, which allowed her to translate for her parents, who spoke little English.

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New Brighton Jane Doe

Digital reconstruction of what the New Brighton Jane Doe may have looked like when alive + Clay reconstruction of what the New Brighton Jane Doe may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On September 15, 2000, high school couple Jennifer and Nathan Leach were rollerblading in New Brighton, Minnesota’s Long Lake Regional Park when they came across a shoe that was still tightly tied. Curious as to why its owner wasn’t around, the pair began walking along a nearby deer path, toward a swampy area near Lake Rush.

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