The arrest of a well-known Winona resident in the 2011 cold case death of a newborn baby found floating in the Mississippi River stunned the community.

Jennifer Baechle is a pillar in the local arts and music scene. She's a wife and mother of two, who volunteers with nonprofits and cooks for church fundraisers, including one benefiting the Winona Immigration Network. She’s an English instructor at Winona State University, her alma mater.

Forensic geneology led investigators to Baechle's door, with concrete DNA evidence indicating Baechle is the mother. Yet the community is still left with one big question: Why did she wrap her baby in a tote bag and send her down the Mississippi River?

In this episode, we speak with John Molseed, a Rochester Post Bulletin reporter who has been covering the story -- and has insight into the small city's reaction to it all.

Press conference audio was provided by the Rochester Post Bulletin, a Forum Commnications newspaper.

If you have any questions or comments, email Trisha Taurinskas at ttaurinskas@forumcomm.com.

In the final part of this series, we learn what the Minneapolis Police Department told Joli Truelson's family in a recent meeting -- and we learn the fate of her investigation.

For more information on Joli Truelson, including photos, visit: https://www.inforum.com/people/joli-truelson

For more information on Jon Keith Miller, visit: https://www.inforum.com/topics/true-crime

To contact Trisha Taurinskas, email ttaurinskas@forumcomm.com

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In part 4 of this series examining the 1972 Minneapolis murder of 16-year-old Joli Truelson, we examine the criminal -- and violent -- history of Jon Keith Miller, a potential suspect who was sentenced in March of 2025 for the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais. Miller picked up Mary Schlais while she was hitchiking in Uptown. Joli Truelson was also picked up while she was hitchhiking in Uptown.

To see our print coverage on Joli Truelson, Mary Schlais and Jon Keith Miller, visit: inforum.com/thevault

This podcast is hosted by Forum News Service reporter Trisha Taurinskas. You can contact Trisha by emailing her at ttaurinskas@forumcomm.com