Medical Examiner Identifies Pregnant Woman Whose Body Was Found in a Burned Travel Trailer

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Jennifer Lewerenz

Nov 19, 2021 | 7:54 AM

KNSI News

(KNSI) — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the pregnant woman whose body was found in a burned out travel trailer earlier this month.

Police say 28-year-old Annysa Marie Zierhut was lured to 4th Avenue South and East 25th Street in Minneapolis by 27-year-old Jade Monet Rissell. Rissell is accused of beating Zierhut with brass knuckles, knocking her unconscious, and leaving her body in the trailer “for a few days” before setting it ablaze.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called to 35th and Hennepin Avenue South on November 8th, where the partially burned travel trailer was found. Investigators say Zierhut’s body was found propped up against a cabinet inside, and combustible gas was found on a mattress and on the body.

Rissell and Shannon Michael Benson have both been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder for Zierhut’s death and one count of murder for the death of her pre-born baby.

Zierhut was reported missing from the Anoka area late last month.

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