The person at the center of this case
Kristin Noel David
Cold Case · Open
44 years waiting · since 1981
KRISTIN NOEL DAVID
Justice for Kristin Noel David — the trail went cold in 1981, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Unknown white male, approximately 30 years old, 5'10", 180 pounds, stocky build with beard (brown or reddish); may have altered appearance after crime
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vehicle
Lead #2Brown van with yellow license plates and dark lettering; possibly customized with sliding passenger door and swing-out rear doors with windows; unknown if suspect was registered owner
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evidence
Lead #3Why were remains wrapped in April 1981 newspaper pages—does this indicate the suspect's local connection or occupation?
Kristin Noel David, a 22-year-old University of Idaho senior, disappeared on June 26, 1981, while bicycling on U.S. Highway 95 near Genesee, Idaho. Her dismembered remains were discovered in the Snake River near Clarkston, Washington, beginning July 4, 1981, wrapped in newspaper and concealed in black plastic bags. The case remains unsolved; investigators seek information about an unknown suspect driving a brown van who was seen approaching female cyclists on Highway 95 that day.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (Salt Lake City Field Office)
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witness
Lead #4Multiple witnesses saw suspect approach female cyclists on Highway 95 on June 26, 1981—could any provide additional identifying details or recall the van's specific features?
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clue
Lead #5Blue 10-speed bicycle, clothing, and personal items never recovered—where were these items disposed of, and could they help identify the suspect?
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Source Narrative
Homicide Victim June 26, 1981 Lewiston, Idaho - Clarkston, Washington Kristin Noel David, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Idaho, was last seen alive on Friday, June 26, 1981, while bicycling from Moscow, Idaho southward on U.S. Highway 95 towards Lewiston, Idaho.
On July 4, 1981, David's dismembered remains began to be discovered in and along the Snake River six miles west of Clarkston, Washington, in an area just west of Silcott Island. Some, but not all, of the remains were recovered elsewhere along the river the next day.
The remains had been concealed inside black plastic bags and some of the body parts were wrapped in pages from various April 1981 editions of the local newspaper. David’s blue 10-speed bicycle, clothing, and other personal items were never recovered.
Early in the investigation, multiple individuals traveling Highway 95 on the day of David’s disappearance reported seeing a female cyclist matching David’s description being approached by a man driving a brown van on the west, or southbound, side of the highway just outside Genesee, Idaho. Additional reports suggest the same man also spoke with or approached different female cyclists or pedestrians along Highway 95 the same day.
Timeline of Events
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1981-06-26
Kristin David last seen bicycling
Kristin Noel David, age 22, last seen alive bicycling southbound on U.S. Highway 95 from Moscow toward Lewiston, Idaho
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1981-06-26
Brown van sighting
Multiple witnesses reported seeing a female cyclist matching David's description being approached by a man driving a brown van near Genesee, Idaho; same suspect reportedly approached other female cyclists that day
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1981-07-04
Remains discovered
David's dismembered remains began to be discovered in and along the Snake River, six miles west of Clarkston, Washington, near Silcott Island, concealed in black plastic bags and wrapped in April 1981 newspaper pages
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1981-07-05
Additional remains recovered
Additional remains recovered elsewhere along the Snake River; bicycle, clothing, and personal items never recovered
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:June 7, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:June 7, 2026