MN - Clarence (59) and Marjorie Paulson (34), Pequot Lakes, July 1984

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Clarence Paulson, 59, and his daughter Marjorie, 34, were last seen on or around Friday July 13th, 1984, before disappearing from their Cass County home. Their bodies were discovered a few miles away on December 15, 1990, by a rancher clearing an abandoned farmhouse from his property. Their bodies were discovered hidden under the floorboards. No suspects have ever been named by LE, and LE officials began telling reporters the case was going cold and that they lacked leads early on. Very little information is available online for this case. <modsnip>
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MN BCA Facebook post

Pages from the Past - April 12, 2019

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August 15 2025 lengthy article.

6 years after disappearing, their skeletons were discovered. 35 years later, the killer remains unknown.

Clarence and Marjorie Paulson disappeared from their rural home west of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, in 1984. Their bodies were not found until 1990.

www.grandforksherald.com

'Thirty-five years later, investigators still believe the Paulsons were victims of a homicide, but no one responsible has ever been brought to justice.'

Photos of Clarence and Marjorie Paulson were shown in an article in The Country Echo in 1990 along with a map of their residence and where their bodies were recovered.
Contributed / The Country Echo

''Fisher said law enforcement has always believed whoever committed the crimes is not far away.
“Investigators have always believed the person or persons involved in this, responsible for their deaths were local,” Fisher said. “Just given the locality of where they were found.”

 

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Cross-posting as this unsolved case is referenced in an article about another cold case murder. fwiw

Found Deceased Thread 'MN - Rachel Ann Anthony, 50, Pine River, 27 Feb 2001 *asphyxiated*'

Jan 24, 2021

Who killed innocent mother and grandmother Rachel Anthony as she finished up her shift at a liquor store on a freezing winter night in 2001? It's been 20 years with no arrests, and there is a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer(s).

Rachel, age 50, was finishing up her shift at Ultimate Liquors in Pine River, Minnesota. She was working the night shift alone, as she had for the past year and a...

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