Remains ID'd of Idaho woman missing since 1988

Remains ID'd of Idaho woman missing since 1988


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RUPERT, Idaho — Investigators have identified the remains of an Idaho woman who went missing in 1988.

DNA from human skeletal remains recently discovered in Cassia County, Idaho, was found to be that of Norine K. Boyd, a Rupert, Idaho, resident who disappeared in 1988. Rupert City police were notified Monday of the match.

Detectives discovered the remains in Oct. 2012, while pursuing information connected to Boyd's disappearance. Detective Jeff McEwen with the Rupert Police Department and criminal analyst Diane Gines, assisted by a cadaver dog, discovered the skeletal remains in the City of Rocks area of the national reserve.

The case had recently become the focus of renewed attention after years of inactivity during which there were few clues to Boyd's whereabouts. The mother of three disappeared from her home shortly after Christmas in 1988.


We have all the support we need and we all feel at peace with this.

–Necia McDonald


Her gray Ford sedan was found at the Twin Sisters rock formation at the national reserve in March 1989. The vehicle's driver side door was unlocked, and cigarettes and Boyd's belt were found nearby, according to KBOI.

McEwen told the Twin Falls Times-News he and other detectives had logged hundreds of hours on the case over the years.

"When you work on a case for that long you develop attachments to it," he said. "We'll see in the coming days as we shut it down just what we feel. We do take some satisfaction that we've helped this family find closure in this case."

Boyd's family said they were happy to know where Boyd is now.

"This is good closure for us," said her mother, Necia McDonald. "We have all the support we need and we all feel at peace with this."

Investigators are looking into how Boyd ended up at the reserve. They are waiting for DNA analysis of a pair of aviator sunglasses found in her car that did not appear to belong to Boyd, hoping the results will lead them to a suspect.

Top image credit: KBOI


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