On July 27, 2013, the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of suicide threats for a male individual. The suicidal male was not able to be located on the day of the report. A search for the male was conducted around the last known area. Family had contact with the suicidal male the morning of his disappearance. A search party containing the following agencies were involved:
McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, United States Forest Service, North Dakota Game and Fish, United States Border Patrol, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Civil Air Patrol and the Bismarck Mounted Police.
On Sept. 28, 2013, our office received a call from a hunter who discovered human remains south of Watford City. The remains were later determined to be those of Duncan Templer. The remains of Duncan Templer were transferred to the North Dakota Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy was conducted, ultimately resulting in the manner and cause of death to be undetermined. The origin surrounding the death of Duncan Templer was investigated by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, however, remained to be undetermined in nature.
On Dec. 20, 2024, the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a family member of Duncan Templer who requested the case be re-opened. The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office has decided to re-open the death investigation case of Duncan Templer. Our goal is to determine the possible cause and manner of death, and to provide the family of Duncan Templer the closure they have been seeking for all these years. We want to reiterate to the public that this is not being considered as an open homicide investigation, rather an open death investigation.
We are asking the public to contact the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office with any information surrounding the death of Duncan Templer. If you do have information regarding this case, please call the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office a 701-444-3654 and request to speak to a Detective within our Investigations Division.
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