The Washington County Sheriff”s Office and the Hastings Police Department have officially announced the identity of the man found on Ravenna Trail on February 2 as 74-year-old William Michael Eickholt of Denmark Township. He was identified after a DNA match, according to the release. Investigators are asking the public for help in assisting the investigation by:
– residents and business owners in the area of 127th Street and Manning Avenue checking their security cameras between midnight on February 1 and 9:50 AM on February 2
– anyone with information about Mr. Eickholt”s activities leading up to the fires at his property on February 1, which are believed to be related to his disappearance and later death
– anyone who witnessed a vehicle at or near his property on Saint Croix Trail on January 31 or February 1
– anyone who witnessed a vehicle at or near the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail between midnight on February 1 and 9:50 AM on February 2.
If you have any information on any of these above instances contact the Hastings Police Department at 651-480-2300 or the Washington County Sheriff”s Office at 651-439-9381. No detail is too small to report.
Eickholt”s cause of death was not provided by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner”s Office in Minnetonka. Multiple agencies continue to assist in the investigation
