(CNN) More than 35 years after a 12-year-old girl disappeared in Greeley, Colorado, a former Idaho gubernatorial candidate has been indicted in her death. Steven Pankey was indicted in the kidnapping and killing of Jonelle Matthews, who went missing in December 1984, Weld County, Colorado, District Attorney Michael Rourke said Tuesday. Jonelle Matthews was 12 when she disappeared in 1984. Jennifer Mogensen holds a poster of her adopted sister, Jonelle Matthews after her remains were discovered in 2019. He said the office has also been in contact with Jonelle's family whose reaction was "one of genuine relief and excitement at this development."

Source: CNN October 14, 2020 08:03 UTC