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Why is She Often Considered the Victim of a Serial Killer? #CrimeJunkie #truecrime #serialkiller

August 02, 2025 / 01:29

This episode covers the mysterious disappearance and murder of 22-year-old Kristen David, who went missing in Moscow, Idaho in 1981. Key discussions include the circumstances of her disappearance, the discovery of her body in the Snake River, and the investigation that followed.

Kristen David was last seen on June 26, 1981, while biking from her university dorm to her parents' house in Lewiston. Eight days later, her remains were found in pieces, wrapped in newspaper and placed in garbage bags. The investigation revealed little forensic evidence due to the time her body spent in the water.

The only significant clues included local newspapers from Lewiston dated April 1981, which were used to wrap her body. There were also reports of a big brown van seen near the area, which may have been connected to her abduction. Speculation arose regarding Lance Foss, who was rumored to have owned a brown van at the time.

TLDR

Kristen David's 1981 disappearance and murder remain unsolved, with few clues and speculation surrounding a brown van.

Episode

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So, the other case is that of 22-year-old Kristen David. On June 26th, 1981, Kristen goes missing while riding
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her bike from her dorm at the university in Moscow, Idaho to her parents house in
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none other than Lewon. Like Christina, both she and her bike just who gone. But unlike Christina, Kristen gets found
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eight days later on the 4th of July. Her body is found in pieces in the Snake River. Her body parts were wrapped in
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newspaper and placed in black garbage bags. Now, she'd been in the water for some time, so finding forensic evidence
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was pretty much a no-go. They don't know who took her. They don't know where she
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was killed. They don't know much of anything. The only clues they had in her case were the newspaper that she was
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actually like wrapped in. They were local papers from Lewon dated April of 1981.
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And police got a couple of sightings of maybe a big brown van that was maybe stopped on the side of the road with her
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and her bike, but they never figured out who the driver was. Though, and this is
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one of those very loose connections to Lance Foss, it's been speculated that maybe he had a brown van at the time. I
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guess he had a lot of vehicles, but we're saying Brown van not officially confirmed.

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Episode Highlights

  • The Disappearance of Kristen David
    22-year-old Kristen David goes missing while biking from her university to her parents' house.
    @ 00m 02s
    August 02, 2025
  • Tragic Discovery
    Kristen's body is found in pieces in the Snake River, wrapped in newspaper.
    “Her body is found in pieces in the Snake River.”
    @ 00m 28s
    August 02, 2025
  • Unsolved Mystery
    Despite some sightings, the identity of Kristen's abductor remains unknown.
    “They don't know who took her.”
    @ 00m 44s
    August 02, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Both she and her bike just who gone.
    Why is She Often Considered the Victim of a Serial Killer? #CrimeJunkie #truecrime #serialkiller
  • The only clues they had were the newspaper she was wrapped in.
    Why is She Often Considered the Victim of a Serial Killer? #CrimeJunkie #truecrime #serialkiller

Key Moments

  • Mysterious Disappearance00:05
  • Body Found00:28
  • Unsolved Case00:44