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Former Idaho governor candidate indicted in 1984 killing

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Weld County District Attorney's Office
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Published 4:51 PM

DENVER (AP) -- A former longshot candidate for Idaho governor has been indicted in the murder of Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old Colorado girl who went missing in 1984.

Steve Pankey ran as a Constitution Party candidate for governor in 2014 and as a Republican in the 2018 primary.

Jonelle vanished after a holiday concert and in July 2019, a construction crew discovered her remains. Police officially labeled her death a homicide. Her 1984 disappearance attracted the White House’s attention at the time.

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