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A man from Minnesota has been taken into custody following the discovery of a woman’s body inside her camper at a campground in Wabasha County.
Barbara McBride-Law, 63, was found deceased on August 30, 2025. Authorities quickly connected Stanley Alan Munstermann, 69, to the scene, as he had been staying with her in the days leading up to her death, according to KSTP.
Security footage captured Munstermann arriving at the campground on August 28 and departing early on the morning McBride-Law’s body was discovered.
The following day, August 31, investigators located Munstermann at his girlfriend’s residence in Nebraska to inform him of McBride-Law’s passing. He claimed they had been friends from high school, despite their six-year age gap, and insisted there was no romantic involvement. Munstermann also stated he had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol on August 29, resulting in a blackout. He could not recall entering or leaving McBride-Law’s camper.
Munstermann recounted regaining awareness around 3:30 a.m. while driving on Interstate 90, with video evidence corroborating his departure at 3:47 a.m. He then continued his journey to Nebraska to visit his girlfriend.
Court documents say Munstermann made several suspicious comments to witnesses who spoke with detectives, including telling one person he thought he killed someone but wasn’t sure and couldn’t remember.
He reportedly made similar comments during a phone call while driving on August 30, telling that person he was afraid of himself. He told that witness he thought he left someone badly hurt but didn’t know who and that he wasn’t a good person.
An autopsy ruled McBride-Law’s died from homicidal violence, although police had not seen obvious trauma on her body, Law&Crime said.
Munstermann was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter on February 26. His arraignment is set for Monday.