ND Fargo Police Say Search for Isadora Wengel involves ‘large concern of foul play’, reported missing 7 Jan 2026 *arrest*

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Isadora Wengel case: Chief public defender breaks down no-body murder prosecutions

Isadora Wengel has been missing since January, and Fargo police say she was murdered by her boyfriend, Joshua Hite.

www.valleynewslive.com

Without a body, prosecutors rely on circumstantial evidence—facts that point to a conclusion without directly proving it. Think of it like waking up to a foot of snow. You didn’t see it fall, but you know it happened.

“You’ve got to map out your evidence,” Mertz said. “‘How am I going to convince this jury that this defendant caused the death of this person who is dead?’”

From what we've heard so far, I don't think they're going to have much trouble convincing a jury in this case