April 9, 2024
(New London MN-) The Minnesota BCA says last Wednesday was the 42 year mark since the disappearance of a New London man. They are still searching for Ted Dengerud. They
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<<He was married for 3 years and 10 months and has a daughter that was 15 months at time of his disappearance. Dengerud may be suffering from amnesia and may be using a false name. He is a Vietnam veteran. He has relatives in Tallahassee, FL, and in Onamia, MN, and in Cannon Falls, MN. Before his disappearance he worked as a subcontractor.>>
Dengerud, circa 1982
- Missing Since 04/03/1982
- Missing From Sunburg, Minnesota
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Sex Male
- Race White
- Date of Birth 11/08/1951 (72)
- Age 30 years old
- Height and Weight 5'8 - 5'9, 195 pounds
- Medical Conditions Dengerud was in a car accident just before he disappeared and may have sustained injuries, particularly head injuries.
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black/brown hair, blue eyes. Dengerud had a thick mustache at the time of his disappearance. His nicknames are Ted and Teddy. He broke his left ankle in 1973, nine years before his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance
Dengerud was last seen in Sunburg, Minnesota at 11:00 p.m. on April 3, 1982. He was on his way to pick up his wife at her sister's house. He was unfamiliar with the area and stopped at an elderly couple's home to ask for directions. They are the last people known to have seen him before he went missing.
There were possible sightings of him in the St. Bonifacius, Minnesota area after his disappearance, but none of these reports were confirmed. St. Bonifacius is just over 100 miles from Sunburg.
Dengerud resided in New London, Minnesota in 1982. He had been married for three years by the time of his disappearance, and had a young daughter. He served in the Vietnam War and, at the time he went missing, worked as a subcontractor.
Dengerud has relatives in Onamia, Minnesota; Cannon Falls, Minnesota; and Tallahassee, Florida. His family believes he may be suffering from amnesia and may be using an alias name.
