LeeAnna Warner, affectionately known as Beaner, was five years old when she disappeared in broad daylight within a two-block radius of her family’s Chisholm, Minnesota home. She’s hasn’t been seen or heard from in 18 years.
Courtesy of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Episode Info
If you know anything about the 2003 abduction of LeeAnna Warner, please call the Chisholm Police Department at 218-254-7915.
LeeAnna had a short bob cut when she was last seen at age 5. Photo Courtesy: Chisolm, Minnesota Police Department
LeeAnna had a short bob cut when she was last seen at age 5. Photo Courtesy: Chisolm, Minnesota Police Department
LeeAnna had a short bob cut when she was last seen at age 5. Photo Courtesy: Chisolm, Minnesota Police Department
A missing poster for LeeAnna Warner. Photo Courtesy: Polly Klaas Foundation
What LeeAnna might have looked like at 12 years old. Photo Courtesy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
An age progression photo shows what LeeAnna might have looked like as a teen. Photo Courtesy: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
A feature about LeeAnna appeared in the Aug. 3, 2003, issue of the Star Tribune. Photo Courtesy: The Star Tribune
An article in the Star Tribune on Sept. 14, 2003. Photo Courtesy: The Star Tribune
LeeAnna’s case was featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2006. Photo Courtesy: The Star Tribune
An article in the June 20, 2008 issue of St. Cloud Times. Photo Courtesy: St. Cloud Times
An article about LeeAnna’s parents featured in the Oct. 22, 2003 issue of St. Cloud Times. Photo Courtesy: St. Cloud Times
Mugshot of Bruce Christenson, an inmate who confessed to killing LeeAnna but later recanted. Photo Courtesy: Minnesota Department of Corrections
Episode Source Material
- WDIO Duluth: Special Report: The Ace of Hearts, by Baihly Warfield
- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Missing Person LeeAnna Marie Warner
- The Charley Project, LeeAnna Susan Marie Warner
- Medium, The Tragic Disappearance of LeeAnna Warner, by Jenn Baxter
- YouTube: MISSING: Where is LeeAnna Warner? Uploaded by Casey Hudson
- CBS News: Idaho suspect tied to Minn. girl?
- The Minnesota Department of Corrections, inmate information portal