A Minnesota man was arrested last week months after a woman was found dead inside her camper at a Wabasha County campground.
Barbara McBride-Law, 63, was found dead on August 30, 2025. Investigators soon learned that Stanley Alan Munstermann, 69, was staying with her for a few days prior to the discovery, KSTP reported.
Surveillance video showed him arriving on August 28 and leaving early in the morning on the day McBride-Law was found.
Investigators contacted him at his girlfriend’s home in Nebraska on August 31 to tell him of McBride-Law’s death. He told them that the two were high school friends, even though there was six years difference in their ages, and that they weren’t romantically involved. He further said he drank a lot on August 29 and blacked out. He said he didn’t remember entering or leaving McBride-Law’s camper.
He said he came to at about 3:30 a.m. driving on Interstate 90 (the video showed him leaving at 3:47 a.m.) and then drove on to Nebraska to see his girlfriend
Court documents say Munstermann made several suspicious comments to witnesses who spoke with detectives, including telling one person he thought he killed someone but wasn’t sure and couldn’t remember.
He reportedly made similar comments during a phone call while driving on August 30, telling that person he was afraid of himself. He told that witness he thought he left someone badly hurt but didn’t know who and that he wasn’t a good person.
An autopsy ruled McBride-Law’s died from homicidal violence, although police had not seen obvious trauma on her body, Law&Crime said.
Munstermann was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter on February 26. His arraignment is set for Monday.
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[Featured image: Stanley Munstermann/Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office]
