1935 Triple Mitmoen Brothers Murder Suspects Acquitted
POPE COUNTY, Minn. — In May 1915, a visit to the farm of the three Mitmoen brothers near Ben Wade Township led to a shocking discovery. Andrew Knutson found the two oldest brothers, Sven and Johannes (John), dead in the house, while the youngest brother, Amund, was found dead in the barn. All three had been murdered, seemingly bludgeoned with a stone, and Amund possibly shot. Their bodies had gone undiscovered for several days. The …