Father of Manny Collins arrested
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Jordan Dupree “Manny” Collins Jr. was last seen and heard from in May before his remains were found in a landfill weeks later.
After police found blood stains on the walls and floor of his apartment, a Columbia Heights man was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the death of his 16-year-old son, Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. His son’s body was found last month in a landfill.
38-year-old Jordan Dupree Collins Sr. made his first appearance in Anoka County Court Wednesday morning. He was taken into custody on Monday in connection with the disappearance and death of 16-year-old Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr.
The case of a Minnesota father charged with second-degree murder unfolds, following the disappearance and tragic death of his teenage son in May 2025.
A 16-year-old boy's body was found in a Minnesota landfill after weeks of law enforcement searching for him, and his father is the prime suspect in his death.
The allegations laid out by Anoka County prosecutors in a criminal complaint charging a Columbia Heights man with the murder of his son, 16-year-old Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. on Wednesday were “on the more extreme end,” according to a Minnesota-based expert in forensic psychology.