Minnesota Dad charged of executing daughter’s BF over abuse suspicion: cops

Authorities claim that a father in Minnesota killed his daughter's lover and buried him in a makeshift grave after becoming aware that his daughter was being molested. In connection with the death of Bryce Brogle, whose corpse was discovered on Sunday, Michael Lee Laflex, 45, of Brainerd, was charged earlier this week with second-degree intentional homicide. According to a criminal complaint, Brogle, 23, was originally reported missing on October 28 by Laflex's daughter, who informed authorities that she had not heard from her boyfriend since he had visited a storage facility with her father two days earlier. Police subsequently discovered drag marks, blood, and bleach on the storage unit's concrete floor. Laflex allegedly admitted to shooting Brogle at the storage unit and transferring his body with a sled, promising that he "would not be found," according to the family member.

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The criminal complaint stated that Brogle's landlord also informed law enforcement that the father had recently called him to inquire as to whether his tenant had harmed his daughter. Laflex stated that he was planning to kill Brogle and "had the grave dug" when the landlord said he had seen her with two black eyes. Authorities discovered Brogle's body the next day during a foot search after Laflex had been arrested on Saturday at the Crow Wing County Jail. Where exactly his remains were discovered is unknown. The Brainerd Dispatch reported that an autopsy determined he had been killed by a shot to the back of the head. Laflex is being held on $2 million unconditional bail.