More than six weeks after 16-year-old Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. disappeared, police in Minnesota have made a heartbreaking announcement. Columbia Heights Police Chief Matt Markham addressed the media in a news conference on July 1. Markham said the family last saw Manny on May 8, 2025, and reported him missing on May 12. Police began a large-scale search and investigation and spoke to several people about Manny and his potential whereabouts. Those interviews led investigators to the Waste Management Landfill in Elk River, Minnesota, where they located human remains.
Police began searching the landfill on June 4, and Markham said they located a human body “this past weekend.” The police chief said investigators completed DNA testing and “sadly, the body has been identified as belonging to Manny Collins.”
Though a coroner completed an autopsy, officials have not yet determined a cause of death, and further testing must be done, the chief said during the news conference. He added that teams continue to investigate the landfill and look for evidence.
Ashley Berry, Manny’s mother, shared her frustration on Facebook early on in the investigation but vowed not to give up…