A district court judge in Kandiyohi County will decide whether Algene Vossen should be committed as a mentally ill and dangerous person. He was found not competent to stand trial on a second-degree murder charge for the 1974 stabbing of a Willmar woman in her home.
Forensic psychologists, social workers and a family caregiver were among those offering testimony in a civil commitment hearing for Algene Vossen, charged with murder two years ago following a cold case investigation of a 1974 homicide in Willmar. He has been found incompetent to stand trial due to memory and other cognitive impairments that hinder his ability to consult with counsel or recall facts in the case.
The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office has filed a petition for the civil commitment of Algene Leeland Vossen, 81. He is hospitalized in Des Moines, Iowa, and has no permanent address. He was found incompetent to stand trial on a murder charge in the 1974 stabbing death of Mae Herman.