Alayna Ertl | |
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 Photograph of Alayna Ertl provided by local authorities | |
| Born | Alayna Jeanne Ertl October 31, 2010[1] |
| Disappeared | August 20, 2016 |
| Died | August 20, 2016 (aged 5) Cass County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Strangulation and blunt-force trauma |
| Nationality | American |
Alayna Ertl was a 5-year-old girl from Watkins, Minnesota who was murdered after being kidnapped from her home on August 20, 2016. She was last seen alive at 2 a.m. Central Daylight Time and discovered missing 6 hours later. Following an investigation by local authorities and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) she was found deceased at Wilderness Park in Cass County.
The perpetrator was Zachary Todd Anderson. He pled guilty to first-degree murder while committing criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.