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[Jenn]

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Alert issued for missing Falcon Heights man



Law enforcement officials have issued a crime alert for a missing 56-year-old Falcon Heights man.

According to police, Harold William Schroetter was last seen driving a red 2004 Chrysler Crossfire from his home early Feb. 26.

On March 1, the vehicle was found a short distance away near the intersection of Timberlake Road and Jackson Street in St. Paul.

The vehicle was unoccupied and police say there were no signs of foul play.

Schroetter was last seen wearing a brown leather jacket, red sweater, white shirt, blue jeans, and brown boot shoes.

Anyone who may have seen or have information about Schroetter is asked to contact the St. Anthony Police Department at (612) 782-3350 and reference case number 09-1493.

[Kelly]

Project Jason Profile:



Name: Harold Schroetter
Alias:  Hal
Date of Birth:  08/21/1952
Date Missing:  02/26/2009
Age at time of disappearance:  56
City Missing From:  Falcon Heights
State Missing From:  Minnesota
Gender:  Male
Race:  Caucasian
Height:  5'10'
Weight:  170 lbs
Hair Color:  Brown
Eye Color:  Hazel
Complexion:  Fair

Identifying Characteristics: Wears glasses, has scars from triple bypass surgery

Clothing: Brown leather jacket, red sweater, white shirt, blue jeans and brown shoe boots.

Jewelry: Watch

Circumstances of Disappearance: Hal went missing on the morning of 2/26/09. His red 2004 Chrysler Crossfire was found abandoned in St. Paul on 3/1/2009. There was no sign of foul play.

Medical Conditions:  Glasses, high blood pressure

Investigative Agency:  St. Anthony Park Police, MN - MN BCA
Agency Phone:  (612) 782-3350
Investigative Case #:  09-1493

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[Kelly]

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Falcon Heights man missing; sports car found in St. Paul

By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune

Last update: March 8, 2009 - 2:36 PM

Authorities are looking for a Falcon Heights man who has been missing for more than a week and whose car was found unoccupied several days ago in St. Paul.

Harold William Schroetter, 56, was last seen leaving his home early on the morning of Feb. 26, according to a crime alert issued by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

His car, a red 2004 Chrysler Crossfire, was discovered Sunday at Timberlake Road and Jackson Street in St. Paul. There were no signs of foul play detected with the recovery of the car.

The alert added that Schroetter "frequents area casinos."

Schroetter is described as white, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown leather jacket, red sweater, white shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the St. Anthony Police Department at 612-782-3350.

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[Jenn]

Link to Harold's profile on the Minnesota Missing Persons site:  http://minnesotamissingadults.com/

[Jenn]

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[Lori Davis]

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$50K reward offered in missing-person case

By BOB VON STERNBERG, Star Tribune
Last update: February 26, 2010 - 12:17 PM

A $50,000 reward is being offered in a year-old case that initially was considered a missing person, but now is being treated as a homicide. Updated 11:54 AM

Harold William Schroetter, 57, was last seen at his home in Falcon Heights on the morning of last February 26.

Three days later, the car was found a short distance away near the intersection of Timberlake Road and Jackson Street in St. Paul.

At the time, police said there were no signs of foul play, but the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reported Friday that investigators have found Schroetter's blood in the vehicle owned by the woman he had been living with.

That woman had reported Schroetter's disappearance and told investigators he might have gone to a casino in Onamia.

At the time of his disappearance, Schroetter was described as white, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown leather jacket, red sweater, white shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes.

Despite what the bureau called "an extensive investigation," Schroetter's body has never been found.

Investigators are asking residents of the Twin Cities, Mille Lacs County and areas in between to check their properties for any sign of Schroetter.

The reward announced Friday is being offered by Spotlight on Crime, a business-funded non-profit organization that posts such rewards in cold criminal cases throughout Minnesota.

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the St. Anthony Police Department at 612-782-3350 or the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 651-793-7000 or 877-996-6222.

[Lori Davis]

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$50K Reward Offered On Anniversary Of Missing Man

Feb 26, 2010 5:41 pm US/Central
ST. PAUL (WCCO) ―

[imghttp://llnw.image.cbslocal.com/30/2010/02/26/175x131/harold_schroetter.jpg[/img]http://Harold Schroetter, 58, of Falcon Heights, Minn., went missing on Feb. 26, 2009.
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

   
Harold Schroetter with his mother. He went missing on Feb. 26, 2009.
Minn. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension


Harold Schroetter, 58, of Falcon Heights, Minn., went missing on Feb. 26, 2009.
Minn. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

A Minnesota father has been missing for a year, and his family is asking for the public's help to find him.

Spotlight on Crime, a nonprofit group, is offering a $50,000 reward in the case. The reward will be given for information that leads police to the arrest and conviction of whoever might be responsible for Harold Schroetter's disappearance.

Schroetter was last seen at his home off Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights last February. His live-in girlfriend, Jacqueline Dubay, reported him missing to police when he didn't show up to an appointment with his lawyer.

"And I'd just like to tell you a little bit about my dad," said Schroetter's son, Nicholas, at a press conference Friday morning. "Family was the most important thing for my dad."

Schroetter's son talked about the love he had for his dad, a father who kept an attitude of hard work in the Navy and in civilian life and also cared for his aging mother.

The younger Schroetter stated his clear passion to find out what happened to his father.

St. Anthony Police originally looked into the case, and now the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is involved in the disappearance.

Agents suspect foul play.

A few weeks after Schroetter disappeared, his car was found abandoned in a St. Paul housing development. He was no where to be found.

The case has grown cold for state agents who interviewed Dubay and then searched her car.

"We've basically come to a standstill," said Dave Bjerga, Assistant Superintendent for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

They found Schroetter's blood in the trunk, they say, but can't find his body.

Agents believe Dubay's brother, Jay Dubay, replaced that truck liner days before they found the car.

"And the information that we've gathered thus far indicates they're likely involved in the disappearance of Harold Schroetter," said Bjerga.

Dubay originally told investigator a year ago that Schroetter might have gone to visit Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia, Minn., and did not return.

This is why the effort to find him has grown statewide.

Agents are asking Minnesotans to check their property, especially in St. Paul and in Mille Lacs, for Schroetter.

Agents do believe that Dubay and her brother know what happened to Schroetter.
At the press conference Friday, Bjerga labeled both of them as "suspects" in this case. However, without a body and more evidence, they can't move forward with the case.

"We have flat run out of leads, and that's why we're turning to the public and the media for assistance on this," said Bjerga.

Schroetter leaves behind a son and a newborn grandchild.

"Help us find out what happened to him, so we can get some justice and some closure," Schroetter's son said.

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the St. Anthony Police Department at 612-782-3350 or the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 651-793-7000 or 877-996-6222.

[Jenn]

NamUs Profile for Harold: https://www.findthem....org/cases/5287

[Lori Davis]

Cold Case Revisited: Missing Mail Carrier Harold Schroetter

April 26, 2011 6:45 PM

It’s been more than two years since Harold Schroetter left his Falcon Heights home on a February morning. Schroetter, who was 57 years old, has not been seen since and police suspect foul play. A woman who lived with the postal carrier reported him missing.

Several days after he disappeared, Schroetter’s car was found near Jackson Street and Arlington Avenue in St. Paul.

Read more: http://minnesota.cbs...old-schroetter/

[Shannon]

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Judge declares man 'murdered,' but police seek more evidence for charges

Article by: JOY POWELL , Star Tribune
Updated: March 18, 2013 - 1:09 PM

Four years after postal carrier and Navy veteran Harold “Hal” Schroetter vanished, a Ramsey County probate judge has declared the Falcon Heights man dead — murdered on his way to his estate attorney’s office to remove his estranged girlfriend as beneficiary.

As with four metro women slain recently trying to leave relationships, Schroetter, 57, was kicking out his girlfriend. His body hasn’t been found.

But that hasn’t deterred investigators and police from pursuing leads to answer the question of what happened to him.

Investigators say the motive was an inheritance worth as much as $750,000. Ramsey County Probate Judge David Higgs recently blocked the girlfriend, Jacqueline “Jackie” Dubay of St. Paul, from collecting insurance or other benefits from the death.

“By a preponderance of the evidence, the court has determined that Jacqueline Dubay intentionally and feloniously murdered Decedent,” Higgs wrote in probate findings and conclusions filed Jan. 31.

Even though the civil probate court concluded that Dubay, 50, is responsible for Schroetter’s slaying, she hasn’t been charged in criminal court, which requires more evidence.

Dubay did not return calls seeking comment.

“I would like to see this case prosecuted because that would give closure to the family and hopefully bring the person who’s responsible for the crime to justice,” Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said. “But we need more evidence in the Schroetter case.”

A $50,000 reward is still being offered for information leading to an arrest and a conviction in the case.

“The investigators and the prosecution have a strong suspicion about who committed this murder, but the reality is that we have to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Choi said. “And we know through past experience that obtaining a conviction when you don’t have a body raises a whole host of issues in terms of provability.”

The Schroetter case differs from that of Kira Trevino, who was last seen on Feb. 21. Her body hasn’t been found, either, but authorities did find “copious” amounts of her blood in her St. Paul home — enough to charge her husband, Jeffery D. Trevino, with second-degree murder. “In the Schroetter case, you don’t have a lot of blood and there’s potential for explanation of a number of things,” Choi said. “We just keep plugging away.”

What do siblings know?

Investigators want to talk with anyone who spoke with or saw Jackie Dubay or her brother, Jay Dubay, in late February 2009.

Jay Dubay, 44, of Lake Park, Minn., allegedly replaced a liner in his sister’s trunk a week after Schroetter disappeared. Schroetter’s blood was found elsewhere in the trunk, said St. Anthony Police detective Tim Briski and agent Mike Wold of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Cold Case Unit.

The investigators say that the siblings are lying for each other and that they declined polygraph exams.

Investigators, St. Anthony Police Chief John Ohl and probate papers say Schroetter was preparing to boot Dubay and her three daughters from his house in the 1300 block of W. Larpenteur Avenue.

Schroetter was worried, he confided to his estate attorney during a phone call on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. He set up an appointment with her for his day off, Feb. 26, 2009, to change beneficiaries and get a notice of eviction for Dubay.

“He told her that he had mentioned to Jackie that he was going to change his beneficiaries and she made a veiled threat that ‘You better think twice about doing that,’  ” Briski said. “He wanted to get it on record in case something happened; he wanted her to know.”

Schroetter had caught Dubay using his credit card, Briski added.

Schroetter had told post office co-workers that he was breaking off with Dubay and that she had threatened to frame him on bogus child-porn charges, investigators and a co-worker said.

On the last weekend he was seen alive, Schroetter saw his son, Nick Schroetter, 32, and gave him some personal items. He told his son he was changing his will and beneficiaries and mentioned he’d been threatened, but downplayed it.

When he missed his Thursday morning appointment with St. Paul attorney Laura Hage, she spent the day trying to reach him on his cellphone.

The next day, Hage called his house. Dubay answered. She said Schroetter wasn’t there. The attorney told her to report him missing or she would. Dubay called police.

“She claims that she slept in the basement that night and heard him up in the kitchen getting ready at 6 a.m. and then he left,” Briske said. “She had told us that he had planned on doing some northern Minnesota casino junket, and she assumed that he was gone doing that.”

His car, however, was seen that afternoon in his driveway, one of many inconsistencies that investigators noted.

Finding his car

Co-workers knew something was wrong when Schroetter didn’t return after his day off. “He never missed a day,” Briski said. “He was ex-military, always on time.”

On the evening of March 1, 2009, police found Schroetter’s car a couple blocks from the Post Office branch on Arlington Avenue near Rice Street where he worked. The red Chrysler Crossfire was left with its doors unlocked — something his family said he wouldn’t do — in a lot on Jackson Street at Timberlake Road.

Investigators want to talk with anyone who saw such a vehicle in that area or who saw a white Chrysler 300, the model of car driven by Jackie Dubay.

On March 5, 2009, Jay Dubay picked up a $252 trunk liner from a car dealer, replacing one in Jackie’s car days before a police search, Wold and Briski said. Two spots of Schroetter’s blood remained in the scrubbed trunk, they said.

Wold said that Jackie Dubay gave a “lame” excuse that Schroeder cut himself while changing lights but that one blood spot was deep inside the trunk.

From around Feb 26 until March 5, 2009, when St. Anthony police interviewed them, the siblings exchanged 250 to 300 texts and numerous calls, but apparently didn’t text before or after that, Wold said.

Jay Dubay did not return a reporter’s calls.

Nick Schroetter and his mother, Bonnie Schroetter, who divorced Hal in 2000, pray for a break in the case.

“It’s an open wound,” Bonnie Schroetter said, adding that Hal deserves a military burial at Fort Snelling. “And it can’t close because you know that they’re out there, and they need to be held accountable.”