A father is set to go on trial in the death of his 16-year-old son, Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr., on Thursday in Anoka County .
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. is charged with one count of second-degree murder. His son was missing for more than two months before his remains were found in a landfill in Elk River, Minnesota, in June 2025.
Collins Jr. had been staying with his father in Columbia Heights when his family and girlfriend lost contact with him. His mother reported him missing to the Columbia Heights Police Department on May 12, four days after she last heard from him when he reacted to a text message she sent…