Episode 474: LeeAnna Warner

LeeAnna Susan Marie Warner was a 5-year-old girl from Chisholm, Minnesota who disappeared on June 14, 2003 while walking home from a friend’s house, just a block and a half from her home. She was last seen between 5:00 and 5:15 p.m. that afternoon, barefoot and wearing a blue denim dress. When LeeAnna didn’t return, her family and neighbors searched, and police were eventually called. Despite extensive efforts—including ground searches, bloodhounds, helicopters, and following more than a thousand leads—no definitive evidence of what happened has ever been found. Investigators believe she was likely abducted, but the case remains unsolved with no confirmed suspect. Over two decades later, authorities continue to treat LeeAnna’s case as an active investigation until she is found.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/a-mothers-dying-plea?utm_

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/state/chisholm-police-leanna-warner-latest/89-7b65ca79-dd54-4718-b3b6-205b2cf89aed?utm_

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/leeanna-warner-missing-chisholm-ncmec-age-progression-photo/?utm_

https://www.kaxe.org/local-news/2025-12-03/chisholm-reminded-of-unsolved-missing-child-case-after-bone-discovery?utm_

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/the-vault/the-vault-chisholms-leeanna-warner-5-went-missing-in-2003-her-case-had-a-big-impact-on-law-enforcement?utm_

https://www.twincities.com/2013/06/13/chisholm-leeanna-warner-vanished-10-years-ago-but-case-still-open/

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/state/chisholm-police-leanna-warner-latest/89-7b65ca79-dd54-4718-b3b6-205b2cf89aed

https://charleyproject.org/case/leeanna-susan-marie-warner

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