On the evening of September 12, 1982, 18-year-old Jacqueline Ann Miller, known as Brandy, and her 21-year-old stepsister Kristina Diane Nelson left Kristina’s apartment in Lewiston, Idaho, to walk to a nearby grocery store and never returned. That same night, 35-year-old Steven Pearsall, a janitor at the Lewiston Civic Theater, also disappeared after being dropped off at his workplace. Families held out hope until March 1984, when remains found near Kendrick, about 35 miles from Lewiston, were identified as Jacqueline and Kristina. Investigators determined Jacqueline had been murdered; Kristina’s cause of death could not be definitively established.

Authorities believe the three cases are linked and that the women may have encountered their killer at or near the Lewiston Civic Theater. A man who worked at the theater and was present the night of the disappearances has been described as a prime suspect and has also been linked to the 1979 disappearance of 12-year-old Christina White. Despite renewed efforts, including a 2017 push to apply DNA technology, no arrests have been announced.

Does anyone have information about that night or remembered seeing the women or anyone near the theater?