Authorities seeking northwestern Minnesota man in connection with wife's death

Eric Reinbold was found guilty of pipe bomb possession in 2018.

July 12, 2021 at 12:22AM
Eric Reinbold.
Eric Reinbold  (U.S. Marshals Service/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities are looking for a northwestern Minnesota man who is the primary suspect in the homicide of his wife Friday.

U.S. marshals in Minnesota and North Dakota along with the sheriff's office in Pennington County, Minn., are seeking Eric Reinbold, 44, in connection with the death of Lissette Reinbold, a U.S. marshals news release said.

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to Reinbold's capture.

A federal warrant has been issued for Reinbold due to his violation of the terms of his supervision, the release said.

A federal jury in Fergus Falls in 2018 found Reinbold guilty of possessing pipe bombs at his hunting cabin near Oklee, Minn. A notebook in his desk detailed how to survive in the wilderness, build bombs and identify enemies. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

He also pleaded guilty in a 2015 case in which he rammed his truck into a car with his wife and kids inside.

Erin Adler

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Erin Adler is a suburban reporter covering Dakota and Scott counties for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working breaking news shifts on Sundays. She previously spent three years covering K-12 education in the south metro and five months covering Carver County.

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