MURDERED: Kristin David
22-year-old Kristin David was missing for over a week before her remains were found in the Snake River. While her murder is often thought to be related to a series of other murders and disappearances in the late 70s and early 80s, investigators think she’s the victim of another mystery killer.
Snake River.
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Detective Jackie Nichols.
Courtesy: Detective Jackie Nichols
Timeline:
Kristin David is last seen leaving Moscow, ID on her bike to Lewiston, ID.
Around 11:00am – A witness sees a man in a dark brown van along Highway 95 talking with a girl on a bike.
Police conduct air and ground searches for Kristin David.
A fisherman finds several black bags containing a dismembered body, a human leg and a headless torso, in the Snake River. Police come back to the river the next morning for a systematic search and find additional bags.
The remains found in the Snake River are identified as Kristin David.
Moscow, ID
Where Kristin is biking from.
Lewiston, ID
Where Kristin is biking to.
Snake River
Approximately where Kristin’s dismembered body is found.
Highway 95
The highway where a witness sees a man in a dark brown van talking with a girl on a bike.
Red Wolf Crossing Bridge
Based on witness statements, investigators start theorizing that Kristin’s body was dumped off this bridge into the river.
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FBI
If you know anything about the murder of Kristin David, please contact the FBI office in Salt Lake City by calling 801-579-1400 or by submitting a form at tips.fbi.gov. You may also contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Lorelai Sykes
- Documents courtesy of the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office
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