Post by LadyBlue on Nov 7, 2012 12:19:39 GMT -5
RUPERT, Idaho -- Human remains found in south-central Idaho may belong to a woman who went missing in December of 1988, Rupert police said.
Detective Jeff McEwen and criminal analyst Diane Gines were working on Norine Boyd's case when they discovered the remains Friday in the City of Rocks National Reserve. The investigators said they were pursuing information in the area with the help of a cadaver dog when the remains were found. McEwen said they're now waiting for the results of a DNA test to confirm the identity.
Boyd, a mother of three from Rupert, was last seen on Dec. 20, 1988, about two weeks after police obtained a warrant charging her with stealing $992 from a local man.
She'd called her father that day and sounded upset, according to old news reports, and when he went to her apartment, he found her door ajar, Christmas music playing and presents for her children on the table. Gift-wrapping supplies were also out, but Boyd was nowhere to be found.
Hikers found Boyd's gray Ford sedan at the City of Rocks the following March. Investigators found Boyd's belt and cigarettes on the ground nearby, and empty beer cans, an empty sleeping pill bottle and some illicit drugs inside the car. They also found a pair of aviator sunglasses outside the vehicle, but Boyd's family didn't believe the glasses belonged to her.
After the car was found, law enforcement officers organized an unsuccessful two-day search for Boyd. Then they waited for the snow to thaw to see if her body could be found.
The department never forgot about the cold case, however. McEwen, Gines and other detectives have worked the case for years, and Chief James Wardle made it a priority when he took the job earlier this year.
The Rupert Police Department told Boyd's family about the discovery, and the family issued a prepared statement Tuesday morning.
"The family of Norine Kay Boyd would like to thank all the officers and Diane Gines for all the hours and hours of investigation they performed to give the family closure after 24 years and bring the body of Norine Boyd home. Rest in Peace, Norine. You are finally back home," the family's statement said.
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Detective Jeff McEwen and criminal analyst Diane Gines were working on Norine Boyd's case when they discovered the remains Friday in the City of Rocks National Reserve. The investigators said they were pursuing information in the area with the help of a cadaver dog when the remains were found. McEwen said they're now waiting for the results of a DNA test to confirm the identity.
Boyd, a mother of three from Rupert, was last seen on Dec. 20, 1988, about two weeks after police obtained a warrant charging her with stealing $992 from a local man.
She'd called her father that day and sounded upset, according to old news reports, and when he went to her apartment, he found her door ajar, Christmas music playing and presents for her children on the table. Gift-wrapping supplies were also out, but Boyd was nowhere to be found.
Hikers found Boyd's gray Ford sedan at the City of Rocks the following March. Investigators found Boyd's belt and cigarettes on the ground nearby, and empty beer cans, an empty sleeping pill bottle and some illicit drugs inside the car. They also found a pair of aviator sunglasses outside the vehicle, but Boyd's family didn't believe the glasses belonged to her.
After the car was found, law enforcement officers organized an unsuccessful two-day search for Boyd. Then they waited for the snow to thaw to see if her body could be found.
The department never forgot about the cold case, however. McEwen, Gines and other detectives have worked the case for years, and Chief James Wardle made it a priority when he took the job earlier this year.
The Rupert Police Department told Boyd's family about the discovery, and the family issued a prepared statement Tuesday morning.
"The family of Norine Kay Boyd would like to thank all the officers and Diane Gines for all the hours and hours of investigation they performed to give the family closure after 24 years and bring the body of Norine Boyd home. Rest in Peace, Norine. You are finally back home," the family's statement said.
www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/10/human_remains_found_in_idaho_l.html