Timeline of Events
Michelle MacDonald served a lawsuit on Michael Brodkorb, and Missing in Minnesota, alleging defamation, defamation per se, and defamation by implication.
Doug and Gina Dahlen each pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of parental rights for their role in the disappearance of two sisters from Lakeville, Minnesota.
Dede Evavold was sentenced in Dakota County to serve 180 days in jail and she will remain on probation for the next eight years for her role in the disappearance of two sisters from Lakeville.
Dede Evavold was convicted on six counts of deprivation of parental rights for her role in the disappearance of Samantha and Gianna Rucki. It took the jury at the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hasting less than an hour to convict Evavold on all criminal counts she faced.
Sandra Grazzini-Rucki was sentenced to serve 34 days in jail and for the following six years, she will serve 15 days in jail on November 18 for the next six years – the anniversary of the day her daughters were found, for her involvement in the disappearance of her two daughters.
The criminal trial of Dede Evavold, who has been charged with six felony counts of deprivation of parental rights involving the disappearance of two children, is scheduled to begin at the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hastings, Minnesota.
Sandra Grazzini-Rucki was found guilty on six counts of deprivation of parental rights related to the disappearance of her daughters, Samantha and Gianna Rucki. The sisters were taken near their home on April 19, 2013 during a custody and divorce proceeding involving their parents.
The criminal trial of Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, who has been charged with eight felony counts of deprivation of parental rights involving the disappearance of her daughters, is scheduled to begin at the Dakota County Judicial Center in Hastings, Minnesota.
ABC’s “20/20” broadcast their episode on the on the disappearance of Samantha and Gianna Rucki, called “Footprints in the Snow.”
The Dakota County Attorney’s Office announced criminal charges against Deirdre Evavold, Douglas Dahlen, and his wife Gina Dahlen for their involvement in the disappearance of Samantha and Gianna Rucki. Evavold and the Dahlens were each charged with two felony counts of deprivation of parental rights.
Samantha and Gianna Rucki are found living on a ranch in northern Minnesota – 944 days after they disappeared.
Sandra Grazzini-Rucki is arrested at the Star Island Resort and Club in Kissimmee, Florida. According to court documents, “Grazzini-Rucki requested that Deirdre Evavold be contacted after her arrest.”
An arrest warrant is issued for Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, who would later be charged with six felony counts of deprivation of parental rights involving the disappearance of her daughters, Samantha and Gianna Rucki.
Samantha and Gianna Rucki disappeared during a custody and divorce dispute involving their parents.
Michelle MacDonald makes her first appearance on behalf of Sandra Grazzini-Rucki in family court. MacDonald is the fourth attorney to be hired by Grazzini-Rucki for her divorce. Lisa Elliott continues to serve as David Rucki’s attorney.