MUS-2026-266
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MUS-2026-266
Missing person
- Incident
- 1990
- Indexed
- Oct 15, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Eagan Police Department
- Location
- Eagan MN
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Christopher Kerze, 17, stayed home sick from school in Eagan, Minnesota, on April 20, 1990, left a note saying he would be back by 6 p.m., took the family van, and never returned. The next day the family received a letter postmarked Duluth saying he had lied about being sick to take the van. On April 22 the van was found abandoned near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, with no sign of Kerze. He remains listed as missing and the case is unsolved.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Apr 20, 1990
Left home in the family's blue Dodge Caravan. His note said he would return by about 6 p.m.
- Apr 21, 1990
Family received a letter postmarked Duluth saying he had lied about being sick to take the van.
- Apr 22, 1990
The van was found abandoned near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. No sign of Kerze.
- 2004
An anonymous letter postmarked Seattle told police to stop searching. Police could not authenticate it, treated it as a hoax, and kept the case open.
Key people
The people in the file.
17, of Eagan. Left home April 20, 1990, in the family's blue Dodge Caravan.
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