ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police suspect a man accused of murder in one chilling murder case may be connected to the earlier disappearance of another woman. St. Paul police spokesperson Mike Ernster said that Joseph Steven Jorgenson, who was arrested last week in an April murder case, was an acquaintance of 33-year-old Fanta Xayavong, who was last seen in July 2021. She was reported was missing this May. Xayavong was last seen with Jorgenson, Ernster said. Police, he said, need public assistance with information about Xayavong: (651)291-1111. “No tip or information is too small,” he said. Meanwhile Jorgenson remains in the Ramsey County Jail for the death of 34-year Mani Starren in April.
Xayavong. Last reported seen July 2021.