#DC-0182
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr.
On trial · allegations
last updated 15 September 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
15
Open questions
4
Charge
2nd-degree
Trial start
10 Sep 2026
Venue
Anoka County
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Timeline of what's confirmed15 entries
mid-April 2025
Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. had been living at an apartment building near the 4900 block of University Avenue Northeast in Columbia Heights with his father, according to his mother.
CBS Minnesota
8 May 2025
Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. was last seen near the 4900 block of University Avenue Northeast in Columbia Heights.
CBS Minnesota
8 May 2025
A criminal complaint cited by CBS Minnesota said Collins Jr.’s girlfriend last spoke with him by video call around 2:30 a.m.
CBS Minnesota, citing criminal complaint
12 May 2025
Collins Jr.’s mother reported him missing to the Columbia Heights Police Department after last hearing from him four days earlier.
CBS Minnesota, citing criminal complaint
13 May 2025
Authorities obtained video showing a garbage truck emptying a dumpster behind the apartment building, according to a criminal complaint cited by CBS Minnesota.
CBS Minnesota, citing criminal complaint
15 May 2025
Police searched Collins Sr.’s apartment and found bloodstained items in garbage bags; DNA from those items and blood on a bedroom wall matched Collins Jr., according to a criminal complaint cited by CBS Minnesota.
CBS Minnesota, citing criminal complaint
29 May 2025
Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise said officials believed Collins Jr.’s disappearance was against his will and that a person of interest had been established; no one was then in custody and no charges had been filed.
CBS Minnesota
4 June 2025
A search at the Waste Management Landfill in Elk River began after law enforcement received information that led to video suggesting evidence might have entered a dumpster and garbage truck.
CBS Minnesota
6 June 2025
The Columbia Heights Police Department, Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and FBI were among agencies involved in the landfill search.
CBS Minnesota
28 June 2025
Authorities found the remains of Jordan Dupree Collins Jr. at the Waste Management Landfill in Elk River.
CBS Minnesota
7 July 2025
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr., then 38, of Columbia Heights, was taken into custody in connection with his son’s death; the sheriff’s office said he had not yet been formally charged.
CBS Minnesota
9 July 2025
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. was charged with one count of second-degree murder in Anoka County; the charge is an unproven allegation.
CBS Minnesota
9 July 2025
Collins Sr. appeared in court and bail was set at $3 million without conditions and $2 million with conditions.
CBS Minnesota
25 June 2026
CBS Minnesota reported that Jordan Collins Sr. was expected to represent himself at trial.
CBS Minnesota
10 September 2026
Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. was set to go on trial in Anoka County on the second-degree murder charge; the charge remains an allegation unless and until proven in court.
CBS Minnesota
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Has testimony begun, and what witnesses have been called since the trial date?unconfirmed in trusted reporting found · unconfirmed
Has the court ruled on any self-representation, standby counsel, or trial-management issues?unconfirmed in trusted reporting found · unconfirmed
Has a verdict been reached after the reported 10 September 2026 trial start?unconfirmed in trusted reporting found · unconfirmed
Did prosecutors file or obtain any aggravated charge after saying they would pursue one?unconfirmed in trusted reporting found · unconfirmed
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