LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — It's been eight years since the body of Terry Brisk was discovered on property owned by his parents in Morrison County, shot to death with his own hunting rifle.
Eight years of tips, running down leads and crashing into dead ends.
Eight years.
On Thursday, the anniversary of Brisk's death, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office gave the public another nudge, trying to stir up conversation or repressed memories that might somehow yield information that will lead to his killer. They dangled a $30,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, hoping loyalties involved in protecting someone may have changed or years of guilt have become too much to bear.
Investigators say Brisk, a 41-year-old father of four, was deer hunting alone at the time of his murder. Evidence gathered at the scene suggests the suspect was close in proximity at the time of the fatal shooting, and that an interaction took place before Terry was killed.
Law enforcement searched an area of approximately 10 acres looking for Terry's gun. It wasn't found until the next spring, and testing showed it was the weapon that killed Brisk.
In a news release sent out Thursday, Sheriff Shawn Larsen emphasized that every piece of information can be crucial, no matter how minor it may seem. He vowed to continue the department's commitment to bring closure for Terry’s family and hold the person who killed Brisk accountable.
KARE 11's Morgan Wolfe spoke with Terry's parents Frances and Virgil, in November of 2023, as the Morrison County Sheriff's Office began retesting evidence using new technology in hopes of finding a lead.
Anyone with information on the death of Terry Brisk or the person responsible is asked to call the Morrison County Sheriff's Office at 320-632- 9233, or contact Crime Stoppers of Minnesota either via their website, by calling 1-800-233-TIPS (8477) or texting a message beginning with TIP674 to CRIMES to 274637.