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Man Charged With Hiding Corpse, Linked to 2001 Death

12/19/2025

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Benjamin Carl Hanson, 57, of Minnesota, is charged with hiding a corpse and felony theft related to a skull found in Wisconsin in 2002.
Alyce Catharina Peterson died in 2001.
Investigators identified her remains through advanced DNA testing in 2021.
Hanson is held at the St. Croix County Jail.

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Story summary

Benjamin Carl Hanson, 57, of Minnesota, is charged with hiding a corpse and felony theft related to a skull found in Wisconsin in 2002.
Alyce Catharina Peterson died in 2001.
Investigators identified her remains through advanced DNA testing in 2021.
Hanson is held at the St. Croix County Jail.