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MN JORDAN "MANNY" COLLINS: Missing from Twin Cities, MN - 8 May 2025 - Age 16 *Found Deceased* (2 Viewers)

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Officials believe Twin Cities boy's disappearance to be "against his will," person of interest established

Law enforcement officials say they believe 16-year-old Jordan Dupree Collins Jr., who went missing earlier this month in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was taken "against his will," and a person of interest has been established.
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Officials believe Twin Cities boy's disappearance to be "against his will," person of interest established​

Law enforcement officials say they believe 16-year-old Jordan Dupree Collins Jr., who went missing weeks ago in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was taken "against his will," and a person of interest has been established.

In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon held with Collins' family, Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise says he doesn't think this is a case of a teenager running away.

"We believe his disappearance is against his will. We fear worse," Wise said.

He didn't identify the person of interest, but noted no one is in custody and no criminal charges have been filed.

Wise says since Collins' disappearance, his cellphone has only been turned on once for three minutes. He hasn't talked to any family members or his girlfriend, and he hasn't logged onto social media. His mother, Ashley Berry, says her son also hasn't claimed his allowance through CashApp.

Berry held hands with other family members at the press conference before making a painful plea to find her child.

"If you have a soul, if you have a heart, just say something, please," Berry said. "I just know he's not lost. Wherever he is, he's somewhere that he doesn't want to be."

Collins — who is commonly known by the nickname, Manny — was last seen on May 8 near the 4900 block of University Avenue Northeast.


"Multiple individuals have been interviewed, and forensic evidence has been collected and is being processed," Wise said in a statement released after the press conference. "Coordinated searches have been conducted at parks and in the neighborhood."

Business owners and residents with surveillance cameras in the area are asked to review footage captured between May 8 and May 12, and submit photos and videos if they spot Collins or anything suspicious.

Wise says his office and police are being assisted in this case by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the FBI, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Northstar Search and Rescue — adding the agencies are "using all available resources to locate Manny."

"The family and law enforcement believe that somebody knows something," Wise said.


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Harriet Island is a very public and popular park and in St. Paul. Not surprised it wasn't him. I guess it's a good thing, still some hope.

I don't know how often people are pulled from the Mississippi in the Cities, or found, but it's not exacly an extremely rare thing. Or downriver.

Anyhow didn't seem to really fit how this case sounds. That body or location.
 
Only trying to help so want to add--Columbia Heights is Mpls. He was last seen in the 4900 block of University Avenue which is a pretty long running thoroughfare in the Cities but the 4900 block is also Columbia Heights. Also Mpls. Just for context. Doesn't mean of course he couldn't have been taken elsewhere and so on.

Now the Elk River landfill is outside the Twin Cities but does serve it.

The key thing I see is something is pointing them there. Or pointed them there. Whether looking for him or a weapon or who knows as they aren't sharing. I don't think a weapon would tell them much without a body, clothing might. More likely looking for him imo. We all know landfill searches take a lot and this is many weeks later. So what pinpointed the landfill...
 
GrandmaBear said:
Only trying to help so want to add--Columbia Heights is Mpls. He was last seen in the 4900 block of University Avenue which is a pretty long running thoroughfare in the Cities but the 4900 block is also Columbia Heights. Also Mpls. Just for context. Doesn't mean of course he couldn't have been taken elsewhere and so on.

Now the Elk River landfill is outside the Twin Cities but does serve it.

The key thing I see is something is pointing them there. Or pointed them there. Whether looking for him or a weapon or who knows as they aren't sharing. I don't think a weapon would tell them much without a body, clothing might. More likely looking for him imo. We all know landfill searches take a lot and this is many weeks later. So what pinpointed the landfill...
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Anytime they start searching a landfill I start wondering if there’s been some kind of a tip.
 
Kimster said:
Anytime they start searching a landfill I start wondering if there’s been some kind of a tip.
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Ditto, and added to that, it is usually afterwards by a bit and so I think maybe security cam footage of him near a dumpster, GPS, cell phone or something else has come back they are going by if not a personal sighting or individual's tip. It is a big undertaking so I think there's always more basis for it when a landfill search...
 
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Manny Collins search: Authorities return to Elk River landfill

It’s been more than a month since Columbia Heights teenager Jordan “Manny" Collins went missing. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office shared an update on Friday, saying that search efforts are ongoing as the investigation continues.
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Manny Collins search: Authorities return to Elk River landfill​

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office shared an update on Friday, saying that search efforts are ongoing as the investigation continues.

Authorities said Friday, pending delays due to weather, they’ll continue to search the Waste Management landfill in Elk River related to Collins’ disappearance.

Several law enforcement agencies were at the landfill last week conducting a search in connection with the case. Authorities say they are unable to share specifics on what the searches have revealed so far, but they’re going through debris in search of possible evidence.

"Additionally, detectives are continuing their investigation through a variety of means such as interviews and forensic testing in order to bring answers," the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said on Friday.

Authorities said they continue to have a person of interest in the case. That person has not been arrested or charged, so law enforcement are not releasing his identity.
 
Well only one real educated guess as to who the POI is. If so, this is very unusual and with this child's age. Hard to even guess the real reasons. And the landfill search continues... Religion is mentioned. Can't imagine it being that big of a thing to kill over say if a child is not on the same page as you. However, now if one talks Daybell, well...

Really not enough to say more but it SEEMS we know who the POI probably is but has not been confirmed so who knows.

The Twin Cities area sure has their hands full lately as to crimes.
 
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Mother of missing Twin Cities teen offering $10,000 reward for his return

Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr. was last seen at his father's apartment in Columbia Heights on May 8.
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Mother of missing Twin Cities teen offering $10,000 reward for his return​

It's been 45 days since Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr. disappeared.

The 16-year-old boy was last seen at his father's apartment in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on May 8.

Ashley Berry, Collins' mother, isn't waiting to see what law enforcement finds. She's searching on her own and is hoping a $10,000 reward will help bring her son home.

Berry spends her days spreading the word about her son.

"I put them on people's mailboxes, on the cars, or I just pass them out to people," Berry said. "I'm like running out of options. I'm lost. I'm stuck. I guess I can keep passing out flyers every day, doing my own searches, but I don't know. I thought the reward was the next step."

Investigators say they continue to search for clues about Collins' disappearance. They are following tips from the public and interviewing people.

Federal and local law enforcement officials are searching a landfill in Elk River in connection with Collins' disappearance.

"I know they said something led them there, but I don't know what. Yeah, but they've been out there for days," Berry said. "It's horrifying, like I had to turn the news off when I seen it. Nothing good comes to my mind when I see that."

Investigators say they have a person of interest, but have not named them. Berry believes someone out there knows where her son is.

"I think someone knows something. I know for sure someone, the main person, knows something, but I think there are other people who know as well," she said.

For now, she is doing what she can so she can hug her only child again.

"This is the longest I've gone in 16 years without talking to you, and I want you to know how much I love you, and I'm sure you know you got a lot of people that is waiting for you and that cares about you, and I love you and I hope you are OK," Berry said.

Investigators told Berry they continue to interview people with information about Collins' whereabouts.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Only trying to help so want to add--Columbia Heights is Mpls. He was last seen in the 4900 block of University Avenue which is a pretty long running thoroughfare in the Cities but the 4900 block is also Columbia Heights. Also Mpls. Just for context. Doesn't mean of course he couldn't have been taken elsewhere and so on.

Now the Elk River landfill is outside the Twin Cities but does serve it.

The key thing I see is something is pointing them there. Or pointed them there. Whether looking for him or a weapon or who knows as they aren't sharing. I don't think a weapon would tell them much without a body, clothing might. More likely looking for him imo. We all know landfill searches take a lot and this is many weeks later. So what pinpointed the landfill...
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Did he have a phone? Maybe they are looking for that or whereever it last pinged?
 
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Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr., Twin Cities teen missing since May, found dead

A 16-year-old Twin Cities boy missing since early May has been found dead, authorities said Tuesday.
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Jordan "Manny" Collins Jr., Twin Cities teen missing since May, found dead​

A 16-year-old Twin Cities boy missing since early May has been found dead, authorities said Tuesday.

After nearly a month of searching the Waste Management Landfill in Elk River, authorities found the remains of Jordan Dupree Collins Jr. — known by the nickname Manny — there on Saturday, Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise said.

An autopsy has been completed, but Collins' cause of death remains undetermined, according to Columbia Heights Police Chief Matt Markham.


Wise said the search shifted to the landfill on June 4 after authorities "were offered information that led to a video, and that video showed some evidence that would suggest the body might've made its way into a dumpster and into a garbage truck."

"Hundreds of searchers from over 30 different agencies" combed through the landfill to find Collins, Wise said.

"I assure you it's a sobering experience to work in a landfill like that only to discover someone else's child," he added.
 
FINALLY.

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Father of Manny Collins arrested in connection to teen's death

Manny's body was found at the Elk River Landfill on June 28, nearly two months after he was last seen alive.
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Father of Manny Collins arrested in connection to teen's death​

Officials have made an arrest in connection to the death of 16-year-old Manny Collins.

Collins's father, Jordan Collins, Sr., is booked in the Anoka County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to the jail roster. Manny was last seen at his father's home in Columbia Heights on May 8. Charges have not yet been filed.

Following Collins Sr.'s arrest, Berry said she had a feeling all along that Manny's father was involved. "I felt like it was something he wasn't telling me from the beginning when he acted like he was helping us look for him and then he disappeared," Berry said over the phone. "It's 100 red flags. It was just a lot of signs. I felt it, like, I knew."

Berry added that she hopes justice will be served in her son's case.

Missing 16-year-old boy found dead in landfill, MN cops say. Dad in custody
Now, deputies have taken the 38-year-old father of Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. into custody in connection with his son’s death, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said in a July 7 Facebook post.

He is held in Anoka County Jail, according to records, but deputies said he has not been formally charged. McClatchy News is not naming the father because he has not been charged.
 
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Charges: Father of 'Manny' Collins charged with second-degree murder, evidence of decapitation found in autopsy report

According to the criminal complaint filed on Wednesday, preliminary autopsy findings showed there was "evidence of decapitation by knife" and classified his death as a homicide.
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Charges: Father of ‘Manny’ Collins charged with second-degree murder, evidence of decapitation found in autopsy report​

The man arrested in connection to his son’s death has officially been charged in Anoka County.

Early Wednesday morning, court records show 38-year-old Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. was formally charged with one count of second-degree murder for allegedly killing his son, 16-year-old Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. of Columbia Heights.

During his first appearance, a judge set Collins’ bail at $2 million with conditions (turning over his passport, no weapons and not leaving Minnesota) and at $3 million without conditions. The state argued Collins is an “incredible risk to public safety”, and he’s a flight risk because he’s transient. His next court date has been scheduled for Aug. 4.

Manny Collins was reported missing back in May, and his remains were found nearly two months later. According to the criminal complaint filed on Wednesday, preliminary autopsy findings showed there was “evidence of decapitation by knife” and classified his death as a homicide.



Three days later, police searched Jordan Collins Sr.’s home and found items with stains appearing to be blood in garbage cans that were in a living room closet. In addition, police say they found multiple butcher and hunting style knives in a bedroom closet, as well as a mattress which had pieces missing from it on the bedroom floor. Under it, the document says there were missing pieces of carpet and carpet padding.

On May 17, police say they learned the blood stains found on items during the search two days beforehand matched Manny’s DNA. This resulted in more testing inside the apartment, where blood was found on the wall of a bedroom. That blood was also confirmed to be Manny’s.

On Monday, the complaint says Collins Sr. was at a bank, and that same day, he spoke with police. There, he said he cut the mattress covering and missing carpet sections because he was cleaning up his own blood. However, none of his blood was found inside the apartment. He also told police, the knives found in his apartment were indeed his, and they were used to butcher goats and sheep.
 
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Father accused of killing teen son Manny Collins asks to move murder trial

The public defender for Jordan Collins says media coverage of the case makes it impossible to find a non-biased jury in Anoka County.
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Father accused of killing teen son Manny Collins asks to move murder trial​

The father accused of murdering his son, Manny Collins, is asking a judge to move his trial out of Anoka County.

The request by the public defender for Jordan Collins Sr. was filed in court on Thursday, known as a motion for a change of venue. The defense team argues there’s too much media coverage of the case, and for that reason, Collins cannot have a fair and impartial trial in Anoka County.

Assistant Public Defender Kayla McKeeth listed reports by local news outlets, including KARE 11, that covered aspects of Manny’s disappearance, death and the charges against his father. She called the reports “prejudicial material.”

In the documents, McKeeth also mentioned social media posts by Manny’s family members. She wrote, “These social media posts were not only incriminating, but they also were seen and interacted with by many members of the public.”

Collins’s public defender concluded the letter by saying a company has been hired to survey the community for their “predetermined thoughts” on the case. The results of the survey are expected to be public.
 
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