Jerry Allen Mikkelson
- Age
- 20
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
#wy-1987-10-18-mikkelsonTier-1 extracted
Jerry Allen Mikkelson
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Oct 18, 1987
Recovery location
Walden, WY
Coordinates
43.0760, -107.2903
Days open
14,112
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn Oct. 18, 1987, Jerry Mikkelson’s body was discovered on a Forest Service Road located 15 miles north of Walden and 5 miles from the Wyoming border. Mikkelson was wearing a vest with the initials L.B.L written on a tag inside of the vest. Through soil samples found in his hair, it is believed that Mikkelson was murdered in Wyoming and brought to Colorado. Mikkelson’s remains were exhumed by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, CBI and DCI on June 28, 2023. The exhumation resulted in new DNA samples and the discovery of a surgical titanium rod in the right femur. Mikkelson’s family was able to confirm he had broken his femur six years before his death, which resulted in the titanium rod. According to the missing persons report filed by a family member, Mikkelson willingly left his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Aug. 8, 1983. It is believed Mikkelson spent time in Pittsburgh; Olathe, Kansas; Wyoming; and possibly Colorado. He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds at the time of his disappearance. Mikkelson had brown eyes and brown hair that had a naturally curly/wavy texture.
Modus operandi
Tier-1Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 43.0760
- Longitude
- -107.2903
- Precision
- Landmark
- Address
- Forest Service Road, 15 miles north of Walden, CO Walden Colorado, Walden, WY
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- Address
- Walden