Lewis Clark Valley Serial Murders: Five People Murdered or Missing

Victims of the “Cold Valley” Serial Murderer: Christina White, Kristine Nelson, Steven Pearsall, Brandy Miller, and Kristin David. Photo courtesy of KLEW News

Lewis Clark Valley Murders and Disappearances

Beginning in 1979, a series of murders and disappearances occurred in the normally peaceful Lewiston-Clarkston metropolitan areas of Idaho and Washington. The crimes haunted the victims’ families and communities and baffled investigators.

Today, authorities believe these cold cases are linked to one suspect, but no arrests have been made.

Christina White vanished on April 28, 1979, on her way home from a friend’s home. Photo courtesy of NCMEC.

Christina White: Missing

On April 28, 1979, Christina “Chrissy” White, 12, went to the Asotin County Fair before biking to her friend’s home. A few hours later, Christina called her mother crying, saying she felt sick from the heat. She had suffered from heat stroke, so her mother told her to use a cold washcloth to cool down and then come home, which was only a few blocks away.

When Christina did not call back, her mother assumed she had returned to the fair. Between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m., Christina was riding her 10-speed bicycle in the 500 block of 2nd Street. When her mother went to look for her, she was not at the fair.