The person at the center of this case
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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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Unknown White male, approximately 30 years old, 5'10", 180 pounds, stocky/husky with beard—hair and beard described as brown or reddish. Did he change his appearance after the crime?
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vehicle
Lead #2Well-kept brown van with yellow license plates and dark lettering, possibly with sliding passenger door and swing-out rear doors with windows. Was the van registered to the suspect, and were the plates legitimate?
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witness
Lead #3Multiple witnesses reported seeing the suspect approach female cyclists on Highway 95 the same day. Why have these witnesses not led to identification, and are there unreported encounters?
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. Her dismembered remains were discovered in the Snake River near Clarkston, Washington, eight days later, concealed in black plastic bags and wrapped in newspaper. The killer remains unidentified—witnesses reported seeing her approached by a man in a brown van near Genesee, Idaho, but the suspect's identity and the circumstances of her death have never been solved.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (Salt Lake City Field Office)
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evidence
Lead #4Kristin's blue 10-speed bicycle, clothing, and personal items were never recovered. Where are these items, and could they provide forensic evidence?
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clue
Lead #5Why were the remains wrapped in April 1981 newspaper pages? Does this indicate the suspect's location or occupation during that period?
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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 alive
22-year-old bicycling south on U.S. Highway 95 from Moscow toward Lewiston; witnesses reported her being approached by a man in a brown van near Genesee, Idaho
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1981-07-04
Remains discovered in Snake River
Dismembered remains found 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 but not all of David's remains were recovered elsewhere along the river
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:July 23, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 26, 1981
Last Updated:July 23, 2026