Wright County Sheriff’s Office Asks for Public Assistance with 1974 Cold Case

The following was provided by the Wright County Sheriff's Office

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has recently assigned deputies to investigate the cold case of a 1974 disappearance of a juvenile rural Monticello resident.

Belinda VanLith, 17-years-old at the time of her disappearance, was last heard from in the morning hours of June 15, 1974 while house-sitting at a residence on the northern edge of Eagle Lake in Wright County (located approximately six miles west of Monticello). Her disappearance is believed to be the result of foul-play, according to the Wright County Sheriff's Office.

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is requesting anyone with information about this case to contact Detective Lindquist at 763-682-7879 or Sgt Lutgens at 763-682-7637.