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Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in the kidnapping and disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews after her skeletal remains were found in an oil field
A former candidate for governor in Idaho has admitted that he is under investigation for the killing of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews, whose remains were found in an oil field 35 years after the girl went missing.
Steve Pankey, 68, who ran for governor of Idaho on the Constitution Party platform in 2014, and who also ran in the 2018 Republican primary, says his home in Twin Falls was raided by authorities armed with a search warrant last week.
The investigators serving the warrant had 'probable cause' to believe Pankey had kidnapped and killed Jonelle, he tells the Idaho Statesman.An armed SWAT team searched his condo and car and seized his electronic devices and financial documents, he said, leaving him in shock, reports the Statesman.
Twin Falls police confirmed they executed the warrant on Wednesday. Greeley police also issued a statement confirming that Pankey was a 'person of interest in the murder investigation of Jonelle Matthews.'
The young girl had just returned home from performing in a Christmas concert with the Franklin Middle School Honor Choir in Greeley, Colorado, before disappearing on December 20, 1984. Source
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