The Spokesman-Review reports that 35-year-old Steven Pearsall got a ride to the Lewiston Civic Theater late in the evening of September 12, 1982. He had plans to practice his clarinet that night and had access to the theater through his job as a custodian there. According to The Charley Project, this former Air Force Corporal was never seen again. Interestingly enough, two women associated with Pearsall also disappeared that evening. Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller, 18, and her stepsister, Kristina Nelson, 21, were walking to a grocery store when they were last seen alive. The two women were college students, and both knew Pearsall from their jobs at the theater (per Fox News).
Pearsall has never been found, but the bodies of Miller and Nelson were discovered on March 19, 1984, in a wooded area off a road near Kendrick, Idaho. Their remains were skeletal at that point. Long lengths of cord were found near the two women. It was assumed that they were killed and then had their bound bodies rolled down the steep embankment off of the highway. Though still missing, Pearsall was ruled out as a suspect in the murders of Miller and Nelson.
A suspect was questioned at great length by investigators, but there was not enough evidence at the time to pursue charges. While the suspect’s name has not been released, it is known that they worked at the theater with the three victims.
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