Former Idaho gubernatorial candidate says he is under investigation for the murder of a 12-year-old girl whose remains were found more than three decades after she vanished from her home.
Investigators believe he kidnapped and killed Jonelle Matthews in 1984, he told the outlet. Her remains were found in July.He told the Idaho Statesman that he was home with his then-wife on the night Jonelle vanished.
“I never met Jonelle, I never met her family, I didn’t know she existed or disappeared until Dec. 26 ,” he told the outlet, adding that he decided to publicly reveal he's being investigated"to be transparent."The Twin Falls Police Department declined to comment on the case when contacted by NBC News on Saturday, referring questions to the Twin Falls Sheriff's Department and the Greeley Police Department in Colorado.
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