The Trail Went Cold - Episode 147 - The Lewis Clark Valley Murders

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

September 12, 1982. Lewiston, Idaho. 21-year old Kristina Nelson and her 18-year old stepsister, Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller, leave Kristina’s apartment, but never return. That very same night, 35-year old Steven Pearsall vanishes after being dropped off at his workplace, the Lewiston Civic Theatre, where Kristina had previously held Steven’s job as a janitor. The disappearances are believed to be connected and a year-and-a-half later, Kristina and Brandy’s remains are found at the bottom of a ravine. Investigators explore potential connections with two other cold cases which took place within the Lewis-Clark Valley: the 1979 disappearance of 12-year old Christina White and the 1981 murder of 22-year old Kristin David. They turn up a promising person of interest who seems to link these cases together, but there is not enough evidence to charge with any of the crimes. Was a serial killer responsible for the murders of all five of these victims? Join us for this year’s final Halloween-themed episode of “The Trail Went Cold” which explores one of the craziest stories we’ve ever covered: the Lewis-Clark Valley Murders. This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is brought to you by Away. For $20 off a suitcase, go to awaytravel.com/cold and use the promo code “Cold” Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/steven-r-pearsall http://charleyproject.org/case/christina-lee-white https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/22/lewiston-law-enforcement-gives-fresh-look-at-unsol/ https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/lewiston-clarkston-couple-create-documentary-on-late-70s-serial-killer/413396771 https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ids-cold-valley-doc-explores-unsolved-lewis-clark-murders-disappearances-you-can-only-hide-for-so-long https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/ava-baldwin-kathryn-baldwin-abducted-from-san-antonio-2015 https://www.altereddimensions.net/2014/lewis-clark-valley-serial-killer-lewiston-clarkson-asotin-washington-idaho-killer-remains-free https://www.facebook.com/LCVSK/ https://vimeo.com/51442715 “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Trail Went Cold is brought to you by Away.
0:03.0	Away makes first-class luggage at coach prices that allow you to charge your phone on the go.
0:08.0	For $20 off a suitcase, go to away travel.com slash cold and use the promo code cold.
0:15.0	Enjoy the show.
0:17.0	September 12, 1982.
0:21.0	Lewiston, Idaho.
0:23.0	21-year-old Christina Nelson, and her 18-year-old step-sister, Jacqueline Brandy Miller, leave Christina's apartment
0:30.1	to go to the grocery store, but never return.
0:33.0	That very same night,
0:35.0	35-year-old janitor Stephen Pierce saw vanishes
0:38.0	after being dropped off at his workplace,
0:40.0	the Lewiston Civic Theater,
0:42.0	where Christina had previously held his job.
0:44.4	The disappearances are believed to be connected
0:47.4	in a year and a half later
0:49.0	Christina and Brandy's remains are found at the bottom of a ravine.
0:53.4	Investigators explore the possibility that these crimes are connected to two other cold cases from
0:58.6	the area, the 1979 disappearance of 12-year-old Christina White and the 1981 murder of 22-year-old
1:06.1	Kristen David. But even though there is a promising person of interest who links the
1:10.8	cases together, no one is ever charged with the Lewis Clark Valley murders.
1:16.3	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, I'm not. Oh, uh, and uh, uh, yeah. Oh, uh, okay.
1:34.0	Ah, okay.
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