Bena Woman Linked to Trailer Fire that Left one Dead, Arrested

BELTRAMI COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) – The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says a person has been arrested in connection with a suspicious fire that left one person dead Tuesday night near Bemidji. First responders responded to a camping trailer fire and found the trailer engulfed in flames and were told it was occupied. Cass Lake firefighters extinguished the fire and discovered human remains inside.

During the investigation, deputies learned that a woman had ignited the fire and fled the scene. Cora Lee Quaderer, 34, of Bena, Minnesota, was arrested in Brooklyn Center Wednesday on charges of 2nd-degree murder and 1st-degree arson.

The body was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and identification.