In June 1987, twenty-two year old Anita Carlson was working the late shift at Pete’s Place West, a gas station and convenience store just outside Bemidji, Minnesota. Anita had recently graduated from Bemidji State University with honors and was building toward a future in broadcasting. But sometime after customers last saw her around 11 p.m., Anita disappeared.
The next morning, her car was still behind the store. Her purse was inside. The store was in disarray. Days later, Anita was found in a wooded area off State Highway 89. Her murder remains unsolved.