Bernard Wright Rusness and Peggy Joyce McKay were a 49 year old and 41 respectively from Wolf Lake, MN. They had been together several years and had a son. On the night of April 3, 1976, locals noticed the Rusness-McKay house on fire. Firefighters found the son dead inside. Yet, Bernard and Peggy's remains were not there. They were never seen again.

Charley Project:

https://charleyproject.org/case/peggy-joyce-parmenter

https://charleyproject.org/case/bernard-wright-rusness-jr

NAMUS:

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12305?nav

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12304?nav

Map Analysis:

https://youtu.be/8LfCunxeoUc

Unfound Page:

http://theunfoundpodcast.com/2022/09/20/peggy-mckay-and-bernard-rusness-when-the-smoke-clears/

If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Bernard Rusness and Peggy McKay, please contact the Becker County Sheriff's Office at (218) 847-2661.

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