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Human remains discovered by construction workers in Colorado were identified on Thursday as those of a girl who went missing 34 years ago after performing at a Christmas concert.

The remains of Jonelle Matthews — who was 12 years old when she disappeared in December 1984 — were identified by police just days after construction workers found them while excavating for a pipeline, authorities said.

Jonelle, who would have been 47, was a 7th grader when she disappeared shortly after singing “Jingle Bells” with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert.

She was last seen at 8 p.m. on Dec. 20, entering her family’s simple ranch-style home.

No one was ever arrested in connection with the disappearance.

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https://nypost.com/2019/07/26/body-parts-idd-as-colorado-girl-who-went-missing-in-1984/
 
Greeley police investigating the 1984 disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews say they searched the Idaho home of Steve Pankey. Investigators called the former Idaho gubernatorial candidate a person of interest.

Pankey ran for governor of Idaho in 2014, as a Constitution Party candidate, according to the Idaho Statesman. He also ran in the 2018 Republican primary, the paper reported.

Pankey and his former wife lived about two miles away from Matthews’ home in Greeley when she was reported missing, according to the Statesman. He said he has not returned to Colorado since leaving in 1987.

Greeley police said Pankey made repeated efforts to speak with detectives throughout this investigation, but when detectives went to Twin Falls, Idaho, on Aug. 15 to speak with Pankey, he refused to speak with them.

Pankey said he voluntarily gave a DNA sample at the Twin Falls Sheriff’s Office just a few weeks after Jonelle’s remains were found this summer.

“I was hoping to be ahead of the curve,” Pankey told the CBS station in Twin Falls.
 
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