Huisentruit Family Disputes People Magazine PI Claims
The family of Jodi Huisentruit, the Mason City news anchor who vanished in 1995, is pushing back hard against a People magazine story claiming a private investigator had their blessing to look into her case. Family members say Steve Ridge was never hired by them, does not have their endorsement, and is twisting the truth about his involvement in the decades-old disappearance.
What did People magazine claim about the Huisentruit investigation?
People published a story on June 29 stating that private investigator Steve Ridge had been hired by Huisentruit's family to investigate the cold case. The family immediately disputed that claim, saying it was completely false.
After hearing from the family, People updated the article to say Ridge had pursued his investigation with the family's