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2/18/2021 Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews | Daily Mail Online Privacy Policy Feedback Thursday, Feb 18th 2021 2PM 25°F 5PM 23°F 5-Day Forecast Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz Australia Femail Health Science MoneyDATEV FILED:ideo T ravelFebruaryShop 24, DailyMailTV2021 3:43 PM Latest Headlines Covid-19 Royal Family Crime Boris Johnson Prince Harry World News Headlines Most read Games Login Former Idaho governor candidate is a Site Web Enter your search 'person of interest' in the kidnapping and disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews after her skeletal remains were found in an oil field Steve Pankey, 68, a former candidate for Ohio governor says he is under investigation for the murder of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews Matthews disappeared after she came home from a school Christmas concert in Greeley, Colorado, on December 20, 1984 Pankey says that at the time he and his former wife lived about two miles away, but that he did not know Jonelle or her family Oil field workers discovered her remains at a site in rural Weld County, Colorado, on July 23, nearly 35 years after her disappearance Authorities last week searched Pankey's home in Twin Falls, Idaho, serving him with a warrant that states probable cause for kidnapping and killing the girl The search, according to Pankey, was conducted about a month after he gave police a DNA sample Greeley Police say law enforcement officers have never made a request to obtain Pankey's DNA. However, he is remains a 'person of interest' in the investigation By RALPH R. ORTEGA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 00:21 EST, 14 September 2019 | UPDATED: 10:28 EST, 14 September 2019 248 117 shares View comments Like Follow DailyMail DailyMail Follow Follow @dailymail DailyMail 28 Follow Follow MailOnline Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7462801/Former-Idaho-governor-candidate-person-kidnapping-Jonelle-Matthews.html?printingPage=true 1/13 2/18/2021 Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews | Daily Mail Online A former candidate for governor in Idaho has admitted that he is under investigation FEMAIL TODAY for the killing of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews, whose remains were found in an oil Kamala Harris' field 35 years after the girl went missing. stepdaughter Ella Emhoff makes her runway debut at New Steve Pankey, 68, who ran for governor of Idaho on the Constitution Party platform in York Fashion Week after 2014, and who also ran in the 2018 Republican primary, says his home in Twin Falls signing with IMG Models - a month after was raided by authorities armed with a search warrant last week. the inauguration The investigators serving the warrant had 'probable cause' to believe Pankey had Kim Kardashian kidnapped and killed Jonelle, he tells the Idaho Statesman. shares sweet snaps of daughter North, seven, as she gets glammed... after posting clip of her eldest making Ramen for sister Chicago and cousin Dream RHONJ star Teresa Giudice, 48, poses with her four daughters - ages 20 to 12 - who are almost as tall as her: 'The love is forever' Charlie's Angels vet Jaclyn Smith, 75, reveals the secret to staying so young looking as she whips up a magic green elixir in her kitchen... recipe included Celeste Barber roasts Kendall Jenner by recreating THAT lingerie selfie everyone says is Photoshopped... after taking a swipe at her sister Kylie in a parody video From Amal Alamuddin to Chrissy Teigen, the women who became even BETTER known than their rich and famous husbands SPONSORED The ultimate fat- burning dish: Fitness queen Kayla Itsines, 29, reveals her number one go-to meal - and it's VERY easy to make Sofia Vergara exudes casual chic comfort as she runs errands in ripped jeans and platform heels The Colombian actress, 48, was spotted in Beverly Hills Bethenny Frankel provides emergency assistance to Texas residents through her BStrong disaster relief foundation amid deadly winter storm Steve Pankey (above), 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 Hilaria Baldwin by authorities armed with a search warrant connected to Jonelle Matthews' killing commemorates meeting husband Alec '10 years ago today' with heartfelt https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7462801/Former-Idaho-governor-candidate-person-kidnapping-Jonelle-Matthews.html?printingPage=true 2/13 2/18/2021 Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews | Daily Mail Online Instagram post... after returning to social media following fake heritage scandal EXCLUSIVE Katy Perry's evangelical preacher parents spent $178k of DONATIONS on lavish trips in one year - leaving their religious charity with just $7k in cash Jonelle Matthews (above) was 12 when she disappeared after coming home from a school Christmas concert 35 years ago 40,000 shoppers cut through the clutter: From the cleverest cleaning gadgets to the tastiest snacks, we reveal their 41 picks for Product of the Year 2021 SPONSORED Rush Limbaugh's fourth wife Kathryn, 44, is set to inherit his $51MILLION Florida mansion amid carve up of his $600m estate following his death from lung cancer They'll have 19 in no time! Jessa Duggar, 28, announces that she's https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7462801/Former-Idaho-governor-candidate-person-kidnapping-Jonelle-Matthews.html?printingPage=true 3/13 2/18/2021 Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews | Daily Mail Online Oilfield workers (above) discovered Jonelle's remains at a site in rural Weld County, Colorado, pregnant with baby number FOUR - and on July 23. Hers had been Weld County's coldest missing persons case, according to the reveals she quietly Colorado Bureau of Investigation suffered a miscarriage last year Michael B. 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He rented the neo-Gothic property in 1954 The young girl had just returned home from performing in a Christmas concert with Olivia Munn thanks the the Franklin Middle School Honor Choir in Greeley, Colorado, before disappearing on internet for helping the December 20, 1984. NYPD to track down and arrest a man who allegedly attacked her Oilfield workers more than three decades later would then discover Jonelle's remains friend's mom in the street at a site in rural Weld County, Colorado, on July 23. Hers had been Weld County's coldest missing persons case, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. For ALL the showbiz news on the internet, go Pankey, while the girl was still alive, had lived about 2 miles away from her home in to Newzit.com Greeley, with his then wife. SPONSORED He said he was a youth minister at Sunny View Church of the Nazarene, also in Greeley, and claimed he knew people at the church who knew Jonelle's family. He, Christina Anstead however, did not know the girl's relatives. honors her grandmother in a heartfelt post after restoring her maiden 'I never met Jonelle, I never met her family,' he told the Statesman. name to Haack The 37-year-old reality star detailed why she's When Jonelle disappeared, Pankey claims he was at home with his then-wife and that reclaiming her name they were packed and ready for a trip to California to visit family for the holidays. They were to leave the next day by 5am to visit his parents in Big Bear Lake, and not to return to Colorado until the day after Christmas. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7462801/Former-Idaho-governor-candidate-person-kidnapping-Jonelle-Matthews.html?printingPage=true 4/13 2/18/2021 Former Idaho governor candidate is a 'person of interest' in kidnapping of Jonelle Matthews | Daily Mail Online A campaign poster is show above for Steve Pankey, 68. He ran for governor of Idaho on the Constitution Party platform in 2014, and also ran in the 2018 Republican primary 'I didn't know she existed or disappeared until Wednesday, December 26 (1984),' Pankey said, claiming he heard the news of Jonelle's disappearance on radio news. Pankey also made the startling revelation that that four years after moving to Greeley Jason Priestley, Ian in 1973, he was accused in the 'date rape' of a 23-year-old woman he was seeing. Ziering, and Brian Austin Green share a Pankey at the time was 26. fierce group hug as they relive the good old days over mini 90210 reunion The sex was consensual and prosecutors dropped the charges, he says, but authorities in Greeley never forgot him because of the allegations. Drew Barrymore 'Once you're accused of something like date rape, you're forever stigmatized,' he celebrates her 46th birthday with surprise tells the Statesman.