Still Missing MN - April Lee Pease, 30, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 17 Mar 2009 *Arrests*

[Niner]

Good idea... Just tried it and also searched for Kristine instead of Kellee per one of the articles above. Still nothing.

c'est la vie - Will be back though -

 

[Niner]

I am going to go ahead & post this.... that way I can shorten it up a bit.

Sometime in July:
*Status Hearing (re Competency for Sorensen) – (@ am CT) - MN – April Lee Pease (30) (Mar. 17, 2009, Bloomington, not found) – *Kellee Kristine Sorensen (34/now 38) – charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder. $3K conditional bond. In custody in Washington State. Washington: Whatcom County #20-1-00334-37
*Cedric Joseph Marks (45/now 49) charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder. Hennepin County
Pease transferred to the Bloomington shelter after being located by Marks at another shelter in Washington. Sometime after the transfer, police investigators say Marks & Sorenson traveled from Washington to Minnesota to find Pease in March 2009. Pease was allegedly taken against her will and driven southbound on I-35, before being killed at an unknown location by Marks as Sorenson sat in the vehicle, according to statements obtained by detectives. Pease's body has never been found.
3/16/20 Update: The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged two people with second-degree murder in connection to the 2009 abduction of April Pease. Cedric Joseph Marks, 45 of Texas & Kellee Kristine Sorensen of Washington are currently in police custody in their home states. As of 3/16/20 Marks is on trial in Texas for murder of Michael Swearingin & Jenna Scott.
3/17/20 Update: Sorensen: Fugitive hearing; notice statement of rights. 3/18/20 Update: Fugitive & Motion hearing. Order & Warrant of arrest; detention of fugitive complaint & waiver of extradition on 3/20/20.
5/10/20 Update: Sorensen charged with second-degree murder with intent but without premeditation in the 2009 death of April Pease, was released from Hennepin County Jail in Minnesota on a $3,000 conditional bond on 5/10/20.
3/17/21 Update: Sorensen: Motion hearing held. Order & Warrant of arrest detention of fugitive complaint. 3/20/20: Waiver of extradition.
6/5/23 Update: Marks: In the sentencing phase of the trial of Michael & Jenna the prosecution got into details of Marks’ ex-girlfriend & mother to one of his children, April Pease, a Minnesota woman who was found dead in 2009. Marks has been charged with second degree murder in that case. The state showed videos where they said Marks confessed to killing Pease. Previously, Marks’ ex-wife, Ginell McDonough, verified the videos that were made out to her & Marks’ children. The court learned the Marks & Pease had a nasty custody battle over their son, he said Pease was unfit to raise the child. In the video to his children, he said he’s about to do something that will either put him in prison for the rest of his life or get him killed. But he doesn’t mind if it means protecting his son from Pease. He said in the video to his children, “Even if I was to get away with this, I’ll show you this (video.) I’m a bad person, but I’m not a bad person to let a child to get hurt. I hope to be reunited with you, but if I fail at this, I succeeded anyway because I freed you.” 6/9/23 Update: Marks was found guilty of all charges & sentenced to death for the murders of Michael & Jenna.
6/4/24 Update: Bloomington Police Dept. on Thursday announced a $2,000 reward for any information that leads to the recovery of April Pease’s remains. Pease went missing in March of 2009. Sorensen has been found incompetent for the murder of Pease. Charged in connection with Pease's death is Kellee Kristine Sorensen of Lynden, Wash. who has a hearing scheduled in July to determine her mental capacity to participate in her defense.
6/28/24 Update: The Bloomington Police Dept. is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the recovery of April Pease's remains. She went missing in March 2009. Cedric Marks & Kellee Sorensen have been charged with her murder in Minnesota.

 

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April Lee Pease – The Charley Project

Last updated October 28, 2024; details of disappearance updated.

*Detailed

 

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Authorities search suspect's virtual reality gaming system in 2009 Bloomington murder mystery

A recently filed search warrant is shining new light on a 16-year-old murder mystery in Bloomington.

www.fox9.com

Jan. 11, 2025
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - A recently filed search warrant is shining new light on a 16-year-old murder mystery in Bloomington.
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The alleged killer, Cedric Marks, a former MMA fighter, is currently on Death Row in Texas having been convicted of capital murder in a separate double slaying that occurred years after Pease disappeared.
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Dig deeper:
Bloomington police have never stopped looking for Pease. Earlier this month, a Hennepin County judge signed off on a search warrant giving investigators permission to forensically search Marks’ Oculus virtual reality gaming system and Sony PlayStation4 that was located in a Columbus, Ohio storage facility.

According to the court filings, Marks’ ex-girlfriend recalls him searching Oklahoma locations on the devices before he was sent to prison. He buried the other two victims in Oklahoma.

Bloomington police hope there may be clues on the gaming equipment that might point to where he may have disposed of Pease.
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Meanwhile, Marks and his ex-girlfriend were both charged with second-degree murder in Hennepin County. Marks’ case is considered dormant in the courts. But Bloomington police continue to follow up on all possible leads.

 

[Niner]

Just received an alert for April - no date on this article.

Man Charged with Killing Ex-Girlfriends While New Partners Watched: “Retaliation” | Oxygen Official Site

Cedric Marks was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, Jenna Scott, and is accused of killing another woman. Learn more about the case.

www.oxygen.com

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April Pease’s body has never been found. Cedric Marks and Kellee Sorenson are awaiting trial for her murder.

I have searched in the Minnesota Hennepin county for Sorenson & coming up with zero....

 

[Niner]

Looks like charges are being dismissed in this case. I can not get into the article - but the first lines - need to subscribe...

Murder charge dropped in case of Twin Cities woman who disappeared from shelter in 2009

Bloomington police and law enforcement from several states have been searching for the remains of April Pease since she was believed kidnapped from a Twin Cities shelter in 2009.

www.startribune.com

May 22, 2025

Murder charge dropped in Twin Cities cold case tied to Texas man on death row​

Bloomington police and law enforcement from several states have been searching for the remains of April Pease since she was believed kidnapped from a Twin Cities shelter in 2009.

 

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Looks like charges are being dismissed in this case. I can not get into the article - but the first lines - need to subscribe...

Murder charge dropped in case of Twin Cities woman who disappeared from shelter in 2009

Bloomington police and law enforcement from several states have been searching for the remains of April Pease since she was believed kidnapped from a Twin Cities shelter in 2009.

www.startribune.com

May 22, 2025

Murder charge dropped in Twin Cities cold case tied to Texas man on death row​

Bloomington police and law enforcement from several states have been searching for the remains of April Pease since she was believed kidnapped from a Twin Cities shelter in 2009.his week, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office closed one part of the cold case.

The article states that this week, Hennepin County dismissed aiding-and-abetting 2nd degree murder charges against Kellee Sorensen for her role in Pease’s killing. The dismissal was based on both on mental incompetency and her assistance in the investigation.

The article also says that Cedric Marks was charged with Pease’s killing in Hennepin County District Court in 2020, but because his Texas conviction and death sentence has jurisdictional authority, he has never been tried there and the Minnesota case remains open.

 

[Niner]

The article states that this week, Hennepin County dismissed aiding-and-abetting 2nd degree murder charges against Kellee Sorensen for her role in Pease’s killing. The dismissal was based on both on mental incompetency and her assistance in the investigation.

The article also says that Cedric Marks was charged with Pease’s killing in Hennepin County District Court in 2020, but because his Texas conviction and death sentence has jurisdictional authority, he has never been tried there and the Minnesota case remains open.

Okay - thanks a bunch! I was wondering about Sorensen's case! Now I can update my notes for her. And will keep the case open for Marks. again - THANKS!!