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In this photo provided by the Dakota County, Minn., Sheriff’s Department is Carrie Elaine Olson, 29, of Davenport, Iowa. Minnesota officials said Wednesday, April 9, 2014 that a body found in rural Dakota County Saturday has been identified as Olson. Authorities say she was last seen Dec. 28 at a 7-Eleven store in Rock Island, Ill. (AP Photo/Dakota County Sheriff’s Department)
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Oscar Pistorius, left, accompanied by police and unidentified relatives leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Oscar Pistorius, center, leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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State prosecutor Gerrie Nel during cross-examination of Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. The chief prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial on Wednesday urged the athlete to “take responsibility” for fatally shooting his girlfriend, telling him to look at a police photograph of a dead Reeva Steenkamp’s bloodied head that was displayed in court. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool)
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Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - Williams County, N.D. Sheriff Scott Busching sits at his desk in Williston, N.D. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Busching says the new county jail, which he oversees, is already overcrowded, with much of the crime tied to alcohol abuse and illegal drugs. He attributes the increase in crime to the growing population brought in by the latest oil boom in the region known as the Baaken, which includes northwest North Dakota and northeastern Montana. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - An officer guides a handcuffed man into a police car in Williston, N.D. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Officials at local law enforcement agencies throughout the region say a marked increase in population from the oil boom is stretching their resources. They also say crime, including drug trafficking, is up. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - A trailer sits in the backyard of a home in Williston, N.D., on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Federal prosecutors say the area outside the home, including this intersection and trailers in the backyard, was the site of an August 2012 drug-related assault planned by a ring known as "The Family." During the incident, prosecutors say group members beat another member of the group they thought might become a police informant. He was left for dead in a Montana field, but wound up in a North Dakota hospital, telling the FBI his story. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - This combination of undated images provided by the Williams County, N.D. Sheriff's Office in March 2014 shows, from left, Brian Dahl, also known as "Kodiak;" Jeffrey Jim Butler, also known as "Pops," and James Odeneal at the Williams County jail in Williston, N.D. Prosecutors say they are members of a Williston-based drug ring who called themselves "The Family" which federal prosecutors say distributed methamphetamine in northwestern North Dakota. (AP Photo/Williams County, N.D. Sheriff's Office)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - A patron walks into a bar in Alexander, N.D. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Baaken region, which includes northwest North Dakota, is known for its nightlife and drinking scene. Law enforcement officials say the region has had a growing crime problem, much of it related to drug and alcohol abuse. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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A military memorial for fallen soldiers is displayed prior to a memorial ceremony for shooting victims that President Barack Obama will attend Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Fort Hood, Texas. Last week's shooting rampage left four dead and more than a dozen injured. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Soldiers prepare for a service for the four killed and more than dozen injured in last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Fort Hood. President Barack Obama will attend the ceremony. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)