Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer

10/12/2025

When researching unsolved cold cases and making connections to a possible suspect, the information using different databases such as newspaper archives, genealogy sites and phone books become valuable to place a suspect in the area and map their movements. It also gives a glimpse into the victim’s life such as family ties, where they worked, community involvement and could any of these factors lead to crossing paths with the possible suspect.
Cold cases are being solved due to forensic science being able to get a DNA profile from small or degraded samples and being able to link possible suspects to an area in the time frame that the crime happened becomes a foundation to build a case.
The following newspaper articles are from the early 70’s, one dated September 4, 1970 and one showing the event happening in Saratoga, California and mention the suspect in the Lewis-Clark Valley cases.
If you have any information or a tip private message this page. All information is confidential and given to law enforcement.

Blessings to all
Gloria Crow-Bobertz

23/11/2025

It is wonderful to see the Lewiston Civic Theater, now known as The Castle, getting renovated. The building, although having a dark past, it is beautiful and a piece of Lewiston’s historical past. When I am in Lewiston I always go to the theater to reflect on my family member Kristina Nelson, and Brandy Miller & Steven Pearsall.
With the new renovations it will allow this building to start new memories and leave the dark past behind.

Blessings to all ~
Gloria Crow-Bobertz

Former home to Lewiston Civic Theater has been made structurally stable by new owner, but more work is needed at what is now called The Castle

20/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who gave information regarding the Kendrick Grade ! The information given has been very helpful.
If you have any information or tips regarding the cases please private message this page. All information given is confidential and given to law enforcement.

Blessings to all
Gloria Crow-Bobertz

14/10/2025

The photo attached to this post is the area where the bodies of Kristina Nelson and Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller were found on March 19, 1984 near mile marker 14.6.
The construction of what is known as the Kendrick Grade on Highway 3 began in 1985 according to sources and you can still see sections of the old highway and this gives a perspective of where the person would have parked to dump the bodies of Kristina and Brandy.
I am currently researching the history of this section of Highway 3 and would like to talk to people that worked on the construction and if any photos were taken.
If you have any information or photos of this area please private message this page. All information given is confidential and given to law enforcement.

Blessings to all
Gloria Crow-Bobertz

28/09/2025

Along with tips about the cases, people have messaged giving names of serial killers and that is appreciated. In order to do justice to the victims, research has been done on serial killers that were active in the Northwest during the time these cases happened, their MO, the states their crimes occurred, the method the victims bodies were disposed of and the dates of their incarcerations. Some serial killers will change their MO temporarily to fly under the radar, but revert back to their method that satisfies their twisted psychological needs or sexual gratification such as necrophilia.
While some serial killers have a higher IQ such as Ed Kemper (145), most have an average IQ, with organized serial killers having a higher IQ, disorganized having an average to lower IQ.
These are just a few of the serial killers that were active in Northwest during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
Harry Hantman aka Thomas Andrew Dorian, William Scott Smith, Wayne Adam Ford, Joe Kondo, Daniel Yates, Martin Lee Sanders, Warren Leslie Forrest, Keith Hunter Jesperson.
If you have information, tips or an encounter private message this page. All information is confidential and given to law enforcement.
Blessings to all
Gloria Crow-Bobertz

22/09/2025

During my visit to Lewiston I was contacted by several people that passed on tips, those are being followed up on and have been given to law enforcement. One of the tips was regarding the area where the bodies of Kristina Nelson and Jacqueline “Brandy” Miller were found on March 19, 1984 off Hwy 3 near mile marker 14.3, which is also known as the Kendrick Grade. This section of Hwy 3 had construction done to improve and widen the road in the early 80’s. I would like more information on the history and photos if available of this construction and any other road construction in the Kendrick area. The photos attached to this post are of the area now and were taken from Cedar Ridge Rd.
A heartfelt thank you to the folks that have given tips ! If you have a tip / information please private message this page. All tips / information given is confidential and given to law enforcement.
Blessings to all
Gloria Bobertz

09/09/2025

I am traveling to Lewiston, Idaho and reflecting on the death of the three of you, Kristina, Brandy & Steven, while I am on the road. Too often victims are forgotten, overshadowed by the person that took your life, a predator whose only life achievement is murder.
Kristina, Brandy and Steven your lives were cut short and you did not have the chance to taste life, but from the other side you have touched lives. Law enforcement who have not given up finding answers, you are now a part of their lives along with the people that continue to work on the forensic side of cases, journalists that tell the story of your short lives, the people that have memories of the three of you and have shared those memories. For myself your death has had an impact of my life taking me on a journey that has taught me many things, pushed me out of my comfort zone which has enriched my life and to connecting with others that have lost their family members to violence or they have never returned home, these people are family, not by blood, they share the loss of someone and that is the thread that brings us together.
While I am in Lewiston I will visit the Lewiston Civic Theater, the area off the Kendrick Grade where you, Kristina and Brandy, were found and to areas where you, Steven Pearsall, could be found. While visiting these places is not easy I feel that perhaps you are there with me visiting from the other side.
If you have a memory or tip please private message this page, all information is confidential and given to law enforcement.
Blessings to all
Gloria Bobertz

06/08/2025

The admin of this page would like to get more information about cold cases and the victims. Many cold cases are being solved due to the advances in forensic science and other tools available to law enforcement. Also getting the victim's picture (if available) and some information about them could trigger someone's memory, which could bring in tips.

The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker murders occurred between 1972 - 1973 in Sonoma County, California including California Bay Area and consisted of at least 7 victims. In 1975 the FBI added to the list of potential victims which all of which shared a similar MO and believed to be committed by the same perpetrator, bringing the total to 14 victims. Rosa Vasquez was added to the list of victims.
Rosa Vasquez lived at 834 Bush St, San Francisco, CA with a roommate Frances Almazan. Rosa was employed as a key punch operator at the Letterman General Hospital at Presidio in San Francisco. The last time she was seen alive was on May 28, 1973 according to the San Francisco Police Department and her body was found May 29, 1973 on Arguello Blvd near the San Francisco Park. She was found n**e and the only article of clothing that was found on her was her bra that she had been strangled with. Her autopsy revealed the presence of semen on various parts of her body.
Rosa Vasquez was one of 4 victims strangled / suffocated between May - July 1973 found within the city limits of San Francisco. According to a San Francisco Police Bulletin that was released in August 1973 there was strong evidence that suggested the same person / persons was responsible for their deaths.
If you have a memory of Rosa Vasquez or a tip please private message this page. All information is confidential and given to law enforcement.

01/08/2025

On Thursday August 1,1963 Diane Taylor went missing, she was last seen at around 2:10pm in the alley behind the Austin Y.M.C.A located at 501 N.Central Ave in Austin, Ill where she attended day camp at the Y.M.C.A.. Her body was found in an alley behind 1055 Lockwood Ave, Austin, Ill at 9:20am on Saturday August 3, 1963. Her autopsy findings lead law enforcement to believe that she had been murdered approximately 36 hours prior to her body being found and the cause of death was a stab wound to the heart. Diane’s navy blue shorts, white socks, white tennis shoes, blue cat eye framed glasses, 3 keys, 2 rings and her blue billford with her Y.M.C,A, ID were missing and have never been found.
On August 3, 1961 a report of a a teenager possibly 18-19 years old driving two door black Ford with damage to the left front fender above the tire was seen coming out the Lockwood alley at approximately 6:45am and another report of hearing a car stop and a car door slam around 6:30am - 6:45am.
Law enforcement conducted a door to door canvas of the Austin neighborhood looking for information or witnesses and over 750 male students at Austin High School were interviewed.
Chicago law enforcement reopened Diane Taylor’s cases and it is an active case. Advances in forensic science are solving cold cases and the biological evidence that has been gathered from Diane’s case is being tested in hopes that glean a profile of her killer.
If you have any information about the murder of Diane Taylor in 1963 please contact the Chicago Police Department 312-744-8261 or private message this page. All tips and information given is confidential and given to law enforcement

28/07/2025

Thank you Crime Ju**ie Podcast for covering Kristen David's 1981 cold case !

25/07/2025

Along with the prime person of interest in the Lewis-Clark Valley cold case murders, other potential suspects have also been looked at and this included serial killers that were active in the Pacific Northwest. Some of these serial killers are well known to the public include Ted Bundy, Robert Yates, Gary Ridgeway and Harry Hantman. Other lesser known serial killers such as Stanley Bernson, William Scott Smith and Joe Kondro were also active. This does justice for the victims by looking at all possible persons that could be responsible for their deaths and gives them a voice in a sense.
The victims should have more of a voice, some of them are just a blip in newspapers and on social media. This page will be shifting toward sharing more unsolved cold cases, starting with the Pacific Northwest states. The admin of this page will take tips on cases, all information is confidential and will be given to law enforcement.

24/07/2025

On June 29, 1979 Gayla Christine Schaper went missing east of Moscow, Idaho. She was last seen near her family farm, her husband Ken Schaper dropped her off there to feed horses. This location is near Linville Rd near the intersection of Hwy 8. Gayla’s husband Ken was looked at as a suspect when she first went missing, he took a polygraph test and was cleared as a suspect.
Larry Hagedorn lived close to the pasture Schaper disappeared from. In February 1994, his son, William Hagedorn, was convicted in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend and is serving a life in prison sentence. Larry was considered a person of interest in Schaper's case, Larry agreed to take a polygraph test regarding Gayla’s disappearance and allowed his property to be searched, he passed the the polygraph test and his property did not find any useful evidence.
Gayla is believed to have been abducted against her will and was last seen wearing a blue sweater over a gold v-neck shirt, blue Levi's jeans and sneakers.
If you have any information about Gayla Christine Schaper contact the Latah Sheriff Office 208-882-2216 or private message this page. All information is confidential and given to law enforcement.