Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/26/1996
- Missing From:
- Missing From Warren, Minnesota
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/13/1956 (68)
- Age:
- Age 40 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’4, 110 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A Pocahontas costume and a Mary Kay ring with diamonds in the shape of the letter “S.”
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Safranski’s ears are pierced. Her nickname is Voni. Some agencies may hyphenate her last name, as in “Lenhart-Safranski.”
- Details of Disappearance:
- On Halloween night 1996, a woman named Safranski went to a party at Mick’s Bar in Warren, Minnesota. Around midnight, her friend couldn’t find her. Witnesses saw Safranski leaving with a man named Kevin Skjerven in his black truck. Safranski vanished and was reported missing later that day.
Later that year, a belt from her costume was found near a road in Marshall County. Police searched the area but couldn’t find her. Skjerven, who has a history of sexual assault, said he left the bar with Safranski but doesn’t know what happened to her. He was never charged, and was released from prison in 2002 for other crimes.
Because Marshall County has many woods, Safranski’s body may be hidden there. She’s never been found, and the case remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Marshall County Sheriff’s Office 218-745-5411
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 10/26/1996