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Kristin Noel David
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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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 the crime
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vehicle
Lead #2Brown van with yellow license plates and dark lettering; possibly had sliding passenger door and customized features; unclear 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 had access to or collected local newspapers?
Kristin Noel David, a 22-year-old University of Idaho senior, disappeared on June 26, 1981, while bicycling south on U.S. Highway 95 from Moscow toward Lewiston, Idaho. Her dismembered remains were discovered in the Snake River near Clarkston, Washington, beginning July 4, 1981, wrapped in plastic bags and newspaper. An unknown suspect in a brown van was seen approaching female cyclists on Highway 95 that day, but he remains unidentified and at large.
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witness
Lead #4Multiple witnesses reported the van approaching female cyclists on Highway 95 that day; were all encounters the same suspect, and did anyone note additional details about the van or driver?
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clue
Lead #5Blue 10-speed bicycle and all clothing never recovered; where were these items disposed, and could they still provide forensic evidence?
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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
22-year-old senior at University of Idaho last seen alive bicycling south on U.S. Highway 95 from Moscow toward Lewiston, Idaho
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1981-06-26
Brown van encounter reported
Multiple witnesses reported seeing a female cyclist matching David's description being approached by a man in a brown van outside Genesee, Idaho on Highway 95
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1981-07-04
Remains discovered in Snake River
Dismembered remains of Kristin David 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
Some additional remains recovered along the Snake River; blue 10-speed bicycle, clothing, and personal items never recovered
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:October 22, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:October 22, 2026