Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office
A 45-year-old Minnesota dad’s bail has been set at a cool $2 million after prosecutors accused him of “executing” his daughter’s boyfriend and burying him in a makeshift grave.
Michael Lee Laflex of Brainerd was charged with second-degree intentional murder in the death of 23-year-old Bryce Brogle, whose body was found Sunday on public land. He had been reported missing two days prior by Laflex’s daughter, who told police she hadn’t seen her boyfriend since Wednesday, when he’d left to visit a storage unit in Crow Wing County. According to a criminal complaint obtained by The Daily Beast, Laflex, who had rented the unit, had gone with him.
Investigators who descended upon the unit with a search warrant were quick to declare it a crime scene, finding blood on the concrete floor, as well as marks indicating something had been dragged. A bottle of bleach was also recovered, according to the court filing.