SERIAL KILLER: The Lewis-Clark Valley Murders
In the late 70s and early 80s, the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley was rocked by multiple disappearances and homicides. Police at the time thought it was the work of one man, who has remained free. And despite a decades-long investigation, these cases remain unsolved.
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From top left to right: Kristina Nelson, Brandi Miller, Kristin David, Christina White and Steven Pearsall.
Courtesy: Gloria Bobertz. Credit: Asotin County Sheriff’s Office, National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer Facebook Page
Kristina Nelson and Jacqueline Miller, who goes by Brandi.
Courtesy: Gloria Bobertz
Detective Jackie Nichols.
Courtesy: Detective Jackie Nichols
The Red Baron.
Courtesy: Gloria Bobertz
Detective Jackie Nichols with her cadaver dog, Raven.
Courtesy: Detective Jackie Nichols
Timeline:
August 3, 1963
August 3, 1963
Diane Taylor’s body is found.
June 2, 1972
June 2, 1972
Antoinette Anino vanishes from a Santa Cruz boardwalk and her body is found a day later.
June 5, 1972
June 5, 1972
Lance Voss is arrested for breaking into a mortuary in Santa Cruz, where Antoinette was being held before her burial.
April 28, 1979
April 28, 1979
Christina White is reported missing.
June 26, 1981
June 26, 1981
Kristin David goes missing while riding her bike from her dorm to her parents house.
July 4, 1981
July 4, 1981
Kristin’s body is found in pieces in and along the Snake River.
August 31, 1982
August 31, 1982
Ricky Barnett vanishes.
September 12, 1982
September 12, 1982
Kristina Nelson and Jacqueline “Brandi” Miller go missing and Steven Pearsall vanishes after being dropped off at the Civic Theater.
September 19, 1982
September 19, 1982
Jennifer Vincent goes missing.
March 19, 1984
March 19, 1984
Remains are found at the bottom of a hill that are positively identified as Kristina and Brandi.
July 27, 1987
July 27, 1987
Claudette Volvo is found murdered in her Lewiston apartment.
Lewiston Civic Theatre
Where Steven Pearsall gets dropped off and is last seen.
Red Barron Pizza
The approximate former location of the pizza shop that Lance Voss says he was at.
Chicago, IL
Where Diane Taylor’s body is found.
Santa Cruz, CA
Where Antoinette Anino’s body is found.
Asotin, WA
Where Christina White goes missing from.
Moscow, ID
Where Kristin David is last seen leaving.
Snake River
Where Kristin David’s body is found in pieces.
Kendrick, ID
Where Kristina Nelson and Jacqueline “Brandi” Miller’s remains are found.
Grangeville, ID
Where Ricky Barnett goes missing from.
Washington State University
Where Jennifer Vincent is last seen traveling to her home in Spokane, WA.
Additional Info:
Contact Authorities If You Have Any Information
If you have any information about the disappearances of Christina White and Steven Pearsall, or the murders of Kristin David, Brandi Miller, and Kristina Nelson, you can contact the Asotin County Sheriff’s Department by calling 509-243-4717.
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Lorelai Sykes
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- The Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, ID): To catch this area’s most notorious serial killer, Lewiston police need to know how he lives, how he thinks and how he kills. In short, they need … a profile of evil by Rebecca Boone. Published August 27, 2000. Accessed September 5, 2024. https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/to-catch-this-areas-most-notorious-serial-killer-lewiston-police-need-to-know-how-he-lives-how-he-thinks-and-how-he-kills-in-short-they-need-a-profile-of-evil-3fa1e5b7
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