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

[Knox]

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said at a news conference on Monday, February 12th the investigation into the missing woman 25-year-old Isadora Wengel involves “large concerns of foul play involved.”

Zibolski and West Fargo Police Chief Pete Nielsen and members of the Cass County State’s Attorney’s office didn’t take questions “because of the complexities of the investigation,” Zibolski said.

“The key things that we wanted you to know are that we have a large contingent working together doing a very large, complex investigation,” Zibolski said.

UPDATE: Search for Isadora Wengel involves ‘large concern of foul play’

Updated on 1/14/26: FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police say they’re expanding the search area for a woman missing for several weeks. “We are asking residents and businesses across the entire Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo metro area

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[Knox]

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[Knox]

Fargo Police detectives and investigators are working with city landfill personnel to search the specific area where trash from the 4400 block of Calico Dr. S. would have been disposed, according to police. The Fargo Police Department served a search warrant at that location Friday evening with assistance from the Red River Valley SWAT team.

Wengel, 25, was last seen in the early morning hours on January 5 near the 900 block of 3 ½ Avenue E. in West Fargo, police said. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and approximately 175 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a white cardigan with pink hearts, blue jeans and either white Air Force 1 tennis shoes or Ugg boots.

UPDATE: Search for Isadora Wengel involves ‘large concern of foul play’

Updated on 1/14/26: FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police say they’re expanding the search area for a woman missing for several weeks. “We are asking residents and businesses across the entire Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo metro area

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[Knox]

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[Bigditch]

It sure doesn't sound good if LE are checking the nearby landfill.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Police say Wengel was last seen near the 900 block of 3 ½ Avenue E on December 31.

UPDATE: Search for Isadora Wengel involves ‘large concern of foul play’

Updated on 1/14/26: FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police say they’re expanding the search area for a woman missing for several weeks. “We are asking residents and businesses across the entire Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo metro area

www.am1100theflag.com

The West Fargo woman whose 25th birthday was Thursday was last seen by her father on Dec. 31,

She was last seen wearing a white cardigan with pink hearts, blue jeans and either white Air Force 1 tennis shoes or Ugg boots. Wengel is a white female, 5-foot-3, weighing approximately 175 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes.

A Fargo police critical incident command truck and squad vehicle was parked in the apartment lot as of Monday morning. Yellow police tape also was wrapped around a garage.

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Foul play suspected in case of missing West Fargo woman, police ask public for information

Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said he and others involved in the case could not answer any questions during the press conference “due to the complexities of the investigation”

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This states she was last seen on Jan 5th:

Isadora Wengel was last seen in the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 5, near the 900 block of 3½ Ave. E. in West Fargo.​

West Fargo police seek public’s help finding missing woman

Isadora Wengel was last seen in the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 5, near the 900 block of 3½ Ave. E. in West Fargo.

www.inforum.com

Her family says she has a medical condition and needs medication.

Person detained during search for missing West Fargo woman is released - KVRR Local News

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A person who was detained during a SWAT raid involving a missing West Fargo woman has since been released. On Friday evening, Red River Valley SWAT team assisted Fargo Police in serving a search warrant in the 4400 block of Calico Drive South. Officers were looking for...

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Sounds like they have a suspect in their sights.

 

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Sounds like they have a suspect in their sights.

If you look at the Fargo Police Dispatch Log, there is one notation for Calico Drive South on that date but it's reported as a call classified as "accident - property" with a time of 7:47 am. Could be separate from the serving of a warrant, as I'm not sure if those are logged into the dispatch log. But here is the record (no specific unit address listed, just the street). The City of Fargo - Dispatch Logs. Here is a google street view of the apartments in the 4400 block of Calico Dr. S. Street View · Google Maps

 

[Unalienable Rights]

https://kfgo.com/2026/01/16/search-for-missing-west-fargo-woman-expands-into-otter-tail-county-minnesota/

Fargo and West Fargo police departments are now asking people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota to check their camera footage in the search for 25-year-old Isadora Wengel of West Fargo.

The departments want businesses and property owners to check any security cameras, doorbell cameras or trail cameras between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for suspicious activity or possible images of Wengel.

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[imstilla.grandma]

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Fargo police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday afternoon in connection with the missing persons case of Isadora Wengel, a 25-year-old woman reported missing more than a month ago.

Joshua Alexander Hite was taken into custody at 1:33 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, outside his Fargo apartment without incident. He faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence in Wengel’s case.

Wengel was reported missing to West Fargo police on Jan. 7th. Investigators from both departments have worked the case together since then, collecting evidence that led to establishing probable cause for Hite’s arrest. The Metro Street Crimes Unit helped with Tuesday’s arrest.

Police will provide an update on the investigation during a news conference Wednesday, February 11, at 1:30 p.m. at FPD headquarters, 105 25th St. N. The briefing will be available on city access channels, TVFargo.com and police social media accounts

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Jan 12, 2026

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said at a news conference on Monday, February 12th the investigation into the missing woman 25-year-old Isadora Wengel involves “large concerns of foul play involved.”

Zibolski and West Fargo Police Chief Pete Nielsen and members of the Cass County State’s Attorney’s office didn’t take questions “because of the complexities of the investigation,” Zibolski said.

“The key things that we wanted you to know are that we have a large contingent working together doing a very large, complex investigation,” Zibolski said...

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[truthfinder2019]

Isadora Wengel's boyfriend 'heinously murdered' her, Fargo police chief says​

Joshua Hite was arrested in connection to the disappearance and apparent murder of Isadora Wengel. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a tote which may contain her remains.​

residents to be on the lookout for and inform the Fargo Police Department if they find a 27-gallon black tote with a red cover. Two such totes were delivered to Hite’s address, but only one was recovered when officers searched his apartment
the tote is 28.6 inches long, 19.6 inches wide and 15.2 inches high.

Isadora Wengel's boyfriend 'heinously murdered' her, Fargo police chief says

Joshua Hite was arrested in connection to the disappearance and apparent murder of Isadora Wengel. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a tote which may contain her remains.

www.inforum.com

investigators have strong evidence linking 21-year-old Joshua Alexander Hite to Wengel’s death, though her body has not been found.

Fargo Police: Missing Woman ‘Heinously Murdered,’ Body Not Yet Recovered

Authorities ask public to search for black tote linked to suspect Joshua Hite

www.valleynewslive.com

If it's found that her body has been carried across state lines, Zibloski said federal authorities will become involved at that point.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the FPD at 701.451.7660. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting keyword FARGOPD or WFPD and the tip to 847411.

Isadora Wengel disappearance: Fargo police believe man dismembered body

The Fargo Police Department says it has arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in connection with the disappearance and death of Isadora Wengel.

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[truthfinder2019]

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[truthfinder2019]

Investigators have indications that Wengel’s body may be in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

“What we’re asking the public to do, from Fargo to Moorhead to Fergus, Battle Lake and Otter Tail County is the following, based on the fact that we know the disposal of her body occured in extremely cold weather with significant snow on the ground. We now find ourselves in the midst of a mid-winter thaw, which may reveal her whereabouts

https://kfgo.com/2026/02/11/1261463/

 

[Orbweaver]

I’m glad that police aren’t shy to ask for assistance from the public but how gruesome it must have been to decide to post the storage tub they are looking for. I’m sure that was a hard call to make. I hope it saves some other-wise unsuspecting person from opening it and being traumatized.

 

[ttcRider]

I may have missed it, but did they know each other?

 

[DS2021]

I may have missed it, but did they know each other?

He was her boyfriend

 

[AleeB]

Investigators have indications that Wengel’s body may be in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

“What we’re asking the public to do, from Fargo to Moorhead to Fergus, Battle Lake and Otter Tail County is the following, based on the fact that we know the disposal of her body occured in extremely cold weather with significant snow on the ground. We now find ourselves in the midst of a mid-winter thaw, which may reveal her whereabouts

https://kfgo.com/2026/02/11/1261463/

I have extended family in this area, and this is a very rural area with lots of farms (and abandoned farms). The snow might have shown something, like going off the road, but I don't know what it looks like now.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Full summary with timeline:

What We Know: A Timeline of the Isadora Wengel Case

Key dates and developments in the investigation from disappearance to murder charge

www.valleynewslive.com

Hite was detained two days after Wengel was reported missing, but there was no probable cause to arrest him. Zibolski didn’t say what evidence led them to have that probable cause to take Hite into custody this week.

Police: Isadora Wengel has been killed, search continues for her body

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said, based on evidence collected in their investigation, 25-year-old Isadora Wengel was killed and he believes dismemberment of her body could be involved. Zibolski said authorities are still

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[truthfinder2019]

I’m glad that police aren’t shy to ask for assistance from the public but how gruesome it must have been to decide to post the storage tub they are looking for. I’m sure that was a hard call to make. I hope it saves some other-wise unsuspecting person from opening it and being traumatized.

Absolutely a hard call for sure, but the best way imo to bring closure to her family. Let us have them in out prayers.

He had the totes delivered to his apartment.. despite knowing to be a person of interest.

Authorities looking for body of woman ‘heinously murdered,’ possibly dismembered

Police in North Dakota are asking for the public’s help in recovering a woman’s body who is believed to murdered.

www.valleynewslive.com