Overview
- The sequence began Saturday evening, Aug. 15, when officers found 56-year-old Karen Lynn Sognesand near East River Flats Park; two more bodies were recovered the next two days along the river corridor.
- University of Minnesota Police identified the Monday find as 54-year-old Randip Eugene Satoskar and is the lead agency on that scene while Minneapolis Police lead the Oak Street case.
- Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies located severely decomposed remains at Bde Maka Ska on Sunday and its dive team searched the shoreline for additional evidence.
- Minneapolis police say there is currently no known connection among the Minneapolis discoveries and officials warn that social-media serial‑killer claims are unsubstantiated pending forensic results.
- Multiple jurisdictions are coordinating inquiries and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner will determine causes and manners of death while the Dakota County case remains under separate investigation and public tips are requested.