MN MN - Roseanna Marie Forcum, 15, & April Nicole Geyer, 21, St. Cloud, 12 Aug 1998

[ChatteringBirds]

Here for Roseanna and April. It does sound like they were abducted. I hope their families will get answers soon.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Roseanna Marie Forcum

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


April Nicole Geyer

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up for 2022 to show they haven't been forgotten.

 

[megalomolly]

2023 bump, just found this case, hoping someone comes forward with some information.

 

[Richard]

2023 bump, just found this case, hoping someone comes forward with some information.

The 25 year anniversary of their disappearance will be in August.

 

[brow3665]

Have been talking with Roseanna's father. Law enforcement has largely disregarded him and his requests for information. It seems like LE has a lot of information but hasn't taken much of any action.

 

[Richard]

25 Years missing...

Roseanna Marie Forcum (left) age and April Nicole Geyer, age 21
Missing since 12 August 1998

Roseanna Forcum was last seen in St. Cloud Minnesota on August 14, 1998. She was accompanied by a friend, April Geyer, at the time. Neither of them have been heard from again.

There was little word on what may have happened to Geyer and Roseanna until an informant came forward after their disappearance. The individual told authorities the women attended a party in St. Cloud, Minnesota during the evening of August 14. Geyer and Roseanna may have attempted to hitchhike home after the party.

The man stated that his friend strangled both women shortly thereafter at his apartment in St. Paul, Minnesota. The informant claimed that he assisted their attacker with the women's burials. The individual also stated that Geyer and Roseanna were buried near farmland in Wadena County, Minnesota near the Leaf River.

A search of the area produced no evidence as to their whereabouts. Investigators do not know if the informant was providing accurate information and his story has never been confirmed.

Authorities initially believed that Geyer and Roseanna left their homes of their own accord, as they had a history of disappearing together for extended periods of time, and Roseanna's friends stated she had been planning to run away to California. Their loved ones said that both girls normally phoned their relatives shortly after each incident.

Roseanna completed a program for juvenile offenders shortly before disappearing in the summer of 1998; she had been assigned to the program due to truancy from school. Her family and Geyer's family believe the girls met with foul play.

LINKS:

Roseanna Marie Forcum – The Charley Project

April Nicole Geyer – The Charley Project

 

[cenazoic]

The individual told authorities the women attended a party in St. Cloud, Minnesota during the evening of August 14….

The man stated that his friend strangled both women shortly thereafter at his apartment in St. Paul, Minnesota…. Geyer and Roseanna were buried near farmland in Wadena County, Minnesota near the Leaf River.

Unless there’s an error here, this seems so unlikely. St Paul is ~1.5 hr from St Cloud.

If this friend killed them in St Paul, it’s then 2.5 hours to Wadena/Leaf River. Is someone going to drive that far with two dead girls in their car, when there are many woods, water, or rural areas much closer?

I wonder if the friend’s apartment was actually in St Cloud, and this St Paul mention is a transcription error or the like.

 

[brow3665]

Unless there’s an error here, this seems so unlikely. St Paul is ~1.5 hr from St Cloud.

If this friend killed them in St Paul, it’s then 2.5 hours to Wadena/Leaf River. Is someone going to drive that far with two dead girls in their car, when there are many woods, water, or rural areas much closer?

I wonder if the friend’s apartment was actually in St Cloud, and this St Paul mention is a transcription error or the like.

Hey there-

The girls had actually been reported to have been at a party in St Paul, and then it was reported that Roseanna was attempting to hitchhike back to Saint Cloud where she lived. St Paul PD was involved super briefly, and there were personal items found in Wadena following their disappearance.

 

[Thatsawrap27]

Hey there-

The girls had actually been reported to have been at a party in St Paul, and then it was reported that Roseanna was attempting to hitchhike back to Saint Cloud where she lived. St Paul PD was involved super briefly, and there were personal items found in Wadena following their disappearance.

How do I find out the location in question? Are there any advanced methods to find a deceased person after so many years. April is a family member of a relative and I would like to volunteer to work on her case any way I can.

 

[brow3665]

How do I find out the location in question? Are there any advanced methods to find a deceased person after so many years. April is a family member of a relative and I would like to volunteer to work on her case any way I can.

We really need clarifications from early reports at this point. There is so much wrong information out there

 

[Richard]

How do I find out the location in question? Are there any advanced methods to find a deceased person after so many years. April is a family member of a relative and I would like to volunteer to work on her case any way I can.

We really need clarifications from early reports at this point. There is so much wrong information out there

"Reports" in newspapers are often all we have in the public domain and knowledge. However, news stories can often get some of the facts turned around or misstated. The best source information is often found in the investigative file held by what ever agency has the case.

If you have a strong interest in a cold case, contact the law enforcement agency which has the case and ask to speak with the case officer. They will usually speak with you openly about the case and might even allow you to see the case file - or portions of it.

Yes, there are definitely methods of locating persons today which might not have been known or used in the past by the investigators. Each case is unique in what is known, but often could be similar to other cases.

 

[Megnut]

‘Someone out there knows’: Billboards feature cases of missing Minnesotans

Among the missing are Roseanna Forcum and April Geyer, who disappeared after a party in St. Paul 26 years ago this month.

www.twincities.com

New push for information for missing and murdered indigenous Minnesotans, including Roseanna and April.

Lost but not forgotten.

 

[Richard]

It has been 26 years since these girls went missing.

Roseanna Marie Forcum (left) age 15 and April Nicole Geyer (right) age 21
Missing since 12 August 1998

More photos and information at below links.

LINKS:

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/administrative/Documents/ForcumRoseanna.pdf

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/administrative/Documents/GeyerApril.pdf

 

[elframo]

Roseanna and April are featured in this week's The Vanished podcast.

The Vanished Podcast Episodes — The Vanished Podcast

The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friend

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

 

[rob525]

Listening to The Vanished podcast. An interesting thing not yet mentioned here is the claim that the informant and his friend are tied to an early meeting with the missing women, in St. Paul. More interesting is that the informant led police to a second location, a burn pit area that allowed police to recover charred metal items that came from clothing. Some of these items have been identified as at least being similar to items possessed by one or both missing women.

 

[Pennysmom1]

April Geyer, Missing from Milaca, Minnesota since 1998

A blog about the many missing, murdered, and unidentified Native/Indigenous/Aboriginal women of the United States and Canada. Say Their Names!

www.justicefornativepeople.com

<<At an unspecified later date, an unnamed informant came forward and stated that April and Roseanna attempted to hitchike home from the party, were taken to their assailants home in St. Paul, MN, and were both strangled to death. The informant further reported that their bodies were buried on farmland in Wadena County, MN near the Leaf River. The area was searched between 2006 and 2008 but no bodies or evidence were found. Searchers did find a burn pile, however, containing items the victims were thought to have on them when they disappeared and so its believed they are searching in the correct area.

Authorities believe that April and Roseanna left their homes of their own accord as they had a history of disappearing together. Relatives report that the girls usually called home after disappearing to check in. April's mother told authorities that her daughter had been depressed since the death of her boyfriend one year earlier. April left behind a young son who her mother raised. April reportedly has a history of abusing alcohol and methamphetamine. Roseanna had recently completed a program for juvenile delinquents prior to her disappearance. It is believed by the families that the young women met with foul play. No arrests have been made and both April and Roseanna remain missing.>>

2253DFMN - April Nicole Geyer

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
<<April and Roseanna were known to take off, sometimes for days, without warning. Both from the St. Cloud area, Rose and April would phone their parents during those trips just to let them know they were safe. Eventually each would return home. But in August 1998 they left and didn't come back. The young women's parents started to get really concerned in the last weeks of August 1998, and reported them missing.

April was a high school dropout. She was in and out of school and in and out of trouble for underage drinking and truancy. She moved around a lot, taking apartments in St. Cloud and, briefly, in St. Paul during the summer of 1998.

She is described as being friendly with everyone, and compassionate. She made conversation easily and had a mischievous grin. But she also got mixed up with a rough crowd, drugs and alcohol. At age 14, she gave birth to a son.>>

 

[Pennysmom1]