On September 2, 1974, serial killer Theodore “Ted” Bundy abducted a young female hitchhiker from I-84 on the outskirts of Boise.
During an hour-long confession tape with Idaho investigators before his execution in 1989, Bundy said the girl seemed to be a runaway, possibly making her way to Montana. He believed she was running away from the Boise area. Bundy described her as approximately 16-18 years of age, white, about 5’6”, with light brown hair. She was carrying a green backpack and wearing a simple beaded necklace with black and light-colored beads resembling spaghetti. He had possibly picked her up near the Eisenmann exit, in view of ranch-style houses.
Ted Bundy later murdered her and disposed of her body. Her remains have not yet been found, and we do not know her name.
One challenge we face is the difference in technology and records retention from that era; it isn’t as simple as searching a specific date or timeframe for a missing persons case. We need your help.
If you remember someone who went missing around September 1974, or if anything in this description resonates with you, please contact us at 208-577-3102 or lmontague@adacounty.id.gov.
“I would love to know more about what you remember and what you have to say,” said ACSO Cold Case Investigator Tim Cooper. “I think this is one of those cases where we’re fifty years down the road, where the public is going to be a big part in solving this.”
For a more in-depth discussion of this case, including how it came to our cold case investigator’s attention, you can listen to the Ada County Sheriff Cold Case Files podcast on Spotify or YouTube.
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