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Kristin Noel David

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Kristin Noel David

Case
#450
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Salt Lake City Field Office)
Cold Case · Open
45 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 #1

Unknown white male, approximately 30 years old, 5'10", 180 pounds, stocky/husky with beard (brown or reddish); may have altered appearance after crime

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vehicle
Lead #2

Brown van with yellow license plates and dark lettering; possibly had sliding passenger door and swing-out rear doors with windows; may have been customized

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evidence
Lead #3

Blue 10-speed bicycle, clothing, and personal items never recovered—where are these items and what happened to them?

Kristin Noel David, a 22-year-old University of Idaho senior, disappeared on June 26, 1981, while bicycling south on U.S. Highway 95 toward Lewiston, 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. Witnesses reported seeing her approached by a man in a brown van near Genesee, Idaho on the day she vanished, but the suspect and her bicycle remain unidentified and unrecovered after more than four decades.

Case
#450
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Salt Lake City Field Office)

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witness
Lead #4

Multiple witnesses saw suspect approach female cyclists on Highway 95 the same day; did other unreported encounters occur or go unrecognized?

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clue
Lead #5

Why were remains wrapped in April 1981 newspaper pages—was this deliberate concealment or incidental, and what does it suggest about timing or location of disposal?

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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

22-year-old bicycling south on U.S. Highway 95 from Moscow toward Lewiston, Idaho; witnesses reported her being approached by man in brown van near Genesee, Idaho

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1981-07-04

Remains Discovery Begins

Dismembered remains discovered in and along Snake River, 6 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 body parts recovered elsewhere along the Snake River

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Case Information

Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:September 11, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:September 11, 2026