Former candidate for ID governor investigated in 1984 Colorado cold case killing

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Idaho Statesman

Former candidate for ID governor investigated in 1984 Colorado cold case killing
BY RUTH BROWN
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 07:37 AM, UPDATED 1 HOUR 48 MINUTES AGO

A former candidate for Idaho governor says he is under investigation in the cold-case killing of a 12-year-old girl in Colorado 35 years ago.

Authorities last week searched the Twin Falls home of 68-year-old Steve Pankey, serving him a warrant that said investigators had probable cause to believe he kidnapped and killed Jonelle Matthews in 1984.

Jonelle was reported missing from her home in Greeley, north of Denver, on Dec. 20, 1984, after returning from performing a Christmas concert with her classmates, according to the Denver Post. At the time, Pankey and his former wife lived about 2 miles away.

Pankey, a 2014 Constitution Party candidate for governor who also ran in the 2018 Republican primary, disclosed the investigation this week in interviews with the Idaho Statesman. The search, Pankey said, came about a month after he gave police a DNA sample.
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Though Jonelle was reported missing in 1984, it wasn't until July 23 of this year that her body was found, according to Greeley police. (1)
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(1) https://greeleypd.com/recovery-of-jonelle-matthews/

Read more: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article234982707.html

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Just a reminder: being a suspect is a far cry from having been tried and convicted of doing something.

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God:

IDAHO: 2018 Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Is Suspected In 1984 Denver Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
September 13, 2019

https://www.joemygod.com/2019/09/idaho-2018-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-is-suspected-in-1984-denver-murder-of-12-year-old-girl/

[jeffreyi]

1. Geez.

Sorry for the harm and pain that the little girl had to endure, and her parents and family. If he's guilty, lock him up, throw the key away, and may he and his ilk all be captured and put far far away from innocent people.