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Law Enforcement Treat Professor's Death As Homicide

Soapweed

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Law Enforcement Treat Professor's Death As Homicide

By: Genell Rothleutner Posted at: 03/14/2007 09:13 AM


CHADRON – The discovery of the body of Chadron State College Math Professor Steven P. Haataja is being treated as a homicide.

Dawes County Attorney Vance Haug released this morning, “Due to the unusual circumstances and the condition in which the body was found, law enforcement is treating this case with an abundance of caution, and investigating it as a homicide.”

Haug said that the Nebraska State Patrol, Dawes County Sheriff’s Office and Chadron Police are requesting and welcome citizen input and information that may be helpful.

Haug said, “Please feel free to call the crimestoppers hotline at 308-432-0519 or e-mail information to [email protected]

Haataja was last seen on December 4 of 2006. His body was discovered in rural Dawes County on March 9, and an autopsy was performed in Scottsbluff the following day.

Haataja, who is from South Dakota, completed his doctorate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in August and began teaching at Chadron State this past fall.
 

Brad S

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This is a rougher neighborhood than I'd expected, Soapweed. Was last year north of Rushville another murder. seriously I read the Chadron death is being treated as foul play until proven otherwise. Fortunately Cherry County seems pretty quiet.
 

CattleArmy

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I thought when he disappeared they thought he might have taken his own life?

Brad S. north of Rushville is Pine Ridge and horrible things go on there a lot it seems.
 
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