Janice Morgan

This is especially tragic in hindsight, because it's possible Kristen was the young, injured, blonde woman James Archibald saw while he was driving. By the time her body was recovered, over a week had passed since Kristen David was last seen, and the trail had otherwise gone cold. Beyond her body, the only evidence was the newspapers and trash bags she was wrapped in.

This is especially tragic in hindsight, because it's possible Kristen was the young, injured, blonde woman James Archibald saw while he was driving. By the time her body was recovered, over a week had passed since Kristen David was last seen, and the trail had otherwise gone cold. Beyond her body, the only evidence was the newspapers and trash bags she was wrapped in.

Officials hoped they could salvage a DNA sample from the newspapers, but it would be a long shot. With the technology available in 1981, they'd need to get a sample, then compare it against a suspect's DNA. Meaning that, without a suspect, the evidence was useless. But law enforcement still had to try. Kristen David's case became a top priority for multiple jurisdictions.

Officials hoped they could salvage a DNA sample from the newspapers, but it would be a long shot. With the technology available in 1981, they'd need to get a sample, then compare it against a suspect's DNA. Meaning that, without a suspect, the evidence was useless. But law enforcement still had to try. Kristen David's case became a top priority for multiple jurisdictions.

Two states and three separate counties searched for her killer. Eventually, even the FBI got involved. Yet all this manpower uncovered nothing. No clues, no potential suspects. Kristen David's case hit a dead end. It was difficult for the community to swallow. The Lewis-Clark Valley was once a safe haven. Now it felt like the setting for a horror movie.

Two states and three separate counties searched for her killer. Eventually, even the FBI got involved. Yet all this manpower uncovered nothing. No clues, no potential suspects. Kristen David's case hit a dead end. It was difficult for the community to swallow. The Lewis-Clark Valley was once a safe haven. Now it felt like the setting for a horror movie.

Locals couldn't help but connect Kristin David's story to Christina White's, the 12-year-old who disappeared on her way home from the county fair two years before. What if Christina suffered the same terrible fate? It felt like anybody's daughter could be next. chilling thought that soon became reality. Less than a year later, three more people vanished from the Lewis Clark Valley.

Locals couldn't help but connect Kristin David's story to Christina White's, the 12-year-old who disappeared on her way home from the county fair two years before. What if Christina suffered the same terrible fate? It felt like anybody's daughter could be next. chilling thought that soon became reality. Less than a year later, three more people vanished from the Lewis Clark Valley.

On the evening of September 12, 1982, 21-year-old Christina Nelson and her stepsister, 18-year-old Brandy Miller, hung out at home in Lewiston. Both young women were known as kind and bubbly. Christina Nelson dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Brandy was in her senior year of high school. That evening, they decided to run some errands.

On the evening of September 12, 1982, 21-year-old Christina Nelson and her stepsister, 18-year-old Brandy Miller, hung out at home in Lewiston. Both young women were known as kind and bubbly. Christina Nelson dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Brandy was in her senior year of high school. That evening, they decided to run some errands.

They didn't want to worry their parents, so they left a note saying they were going to the shop. They walked out the front door and were never seen again. This was the third disappearance in an area where things like this never happened. Naturally, people thought it was related to the previous two disappearances. But something was different this time.

They didn't want to worry their parents, so they left a note saying they were going to the shop. They walked out the front door and were never seen again. This was the third disappearance in an area where things like this never happened. Naturally, people thought it was related to the previous two disappearances. But something was different this time.

Christina White and Kristen David both went missing while biking alone. Christina Nelson and Brandy Miller were two young women who vanished together. There's more. The same night Christina Nelson and Brandy Miller went missing, a local man also disappeared from Lewiston, 35-year-old Steven Pearsall. Police immediately noticed that Stephen didn't match the established victim profile.

Christina White and Kristen David both went missing while biking alone. Christina Nelson and Brandy Miller were two young women who vanished together. There's more. The same night Christina Nelson and Brandy Miller went missing, a local man also disappeared from Lewiston, 35-year-old Steven Pearsall. Police immediately noticed that Stephen didn't match the established victim profile.

Up to this point, they'd all been girls or young women. Stephen was a man in his mid-30s. For law enforcement, this was a red flag. Then another popped up. Stephen knew Christina Nelson and Brandy. He was a janitor at the Lewiston Civic Theater, where Nelson worked part-time and Brandy often stopped by. Detectives wondered, maybe Stephen was the killer they'd been looking for.

Up to this point, they'd all been girls or young women. Stephen was a man in his mid-30s. For law enforcement, this was a red flag. Then another popped up. Stephen knew Christina Nelson and Brandy. He was a janitor at the Lewiston Civic Theater, where Nelson worked part-time and Brandy often stopped by. Detectives wondered, maybe Stephen was the killer they'd been looking for.

He quickly became the prime suspect, not just in Christina Nelson and Brandy's case, but all three crimes. Officers talked to Stephen's girlfriend. She said on the night of his disappearance, they went to a party together. Afterward, she dropped Stephen off at the Civic Theater to do laundry and practice his clarinet. Apparently, the clarinet was Stephen's most prized possession.

He quickly became the prime suspect, not just in Christina Nelson and Brandy's case, but all three crimes. Officers talked to Stephen's girlfriend. She said on the night of his disappearance, they went to a party together. Afterward, she dropped Stephen off at the Civic Theater to do laundry and practice his clarinet. Apparently, the clarinet was Stephen's most prized possession.

According to his family and friends, there is no way he would have left town without it. And yet, police found his clarinet in Lewiston. They also discovered his car still in town, along with a number of uncashed paychecks. Detectives faltered. Maybe they had the wrong idea. As the days went on, a more likely scenario emerged. Steven wasn't responsible. He was probably a victim himself.

According to his family and friends, there is no way he would have left town without it. And yet, police found his clarinet in Lewiston. They also discovered his car still in town, along with a number of uncashed paychecks. Detectives faltered. Maybe they had the wrong idea. As the days went on, a more likely scenario emerged. Steven wasn't responsible. He was probably a victim himself.